Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 338, 13 December 1918 — Page 11

PAGE ELEVEN , AS r-v "FLU" SERIOUS HUNGER DRAWS THE MAP AGAIN IN U. S.

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM FRIDAY,DEC. 13, 1918.

Famine Conditions

Food Shortage approchmo' famine Point

Serious Food Shortage? Sufficient Present rood Supply Bui Fulurc Serious

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WASHINGTON, Dec 13. Warning to the country that the Influenza epi

demic i.i bv no means prided and that t

all possible precautions against the'

disease should be taken has been issued by Surgeon-General Blue, of the public health service. Reports received by the service

show recrudescence of the disease as i

practically from one end of the country to another, and in his statement Dr. Blue advised the closing of the publlo schools on the first sign of the reappearance of the epidemic. He said the disease apparently now tended to occur more frequently among school children. "Our main reliance," Dr Blue said, "must still be the observance of precautions by the individual persons. He should cover up his coughs and sneezes and insist that others do the same."

FIVE DIE IN WRECK

CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 13 Five persons were killed when an lnterurban railway car jumped track and crashed into two automobiles.

A food map of Europe today shows not a single country in which the future does not hold threat of serious difficulties and only a small part of which 1? not rapidly approaching the famine point. With the exception of the Ukraine only those countries which have maintained marine commerce have sufficient food to meet actual needs until next harvest, and even in the Ukraine, with stores accumulated on the farms, there is famine in the large centers of population. Belgium and, northern France, as well as Serbia, appear on the hunger map distinct from the rest of Europe, because they stand on a different relation from the other nations to the people of the? United States. America has for four- years maintained tho rmall ' war rations of Belgium and northern France, and is already making special efforts to care for their increased ofter-the-war needs, which, with those of Serbia, must be included in tills plan, are urgent In the extreme and must have immediate relief. The gratitude of the Belgian nation for the help America has extended to her during the war constitutes the strongest appeal for us to continue our work there. The moment the

I German armies withdrew from her

soil and she was established once more in her own Beat of government, the little nation's first thought was to express her gratitude to the Commission for Relief in Belgium for preserving he lives of millions of her citizens. Germany, on the other hand, need not figure in such a map for Americans, because there is no present indication that we shall be called on at all to take thought for the food needs of Germany. Germany probably can care for her own food problem if she is given access to shipping and is enabled to distribute food to the cities with dense populations, which are the- trouble centers. ; England, France, the Netherlands and Portugal, all of which have been maintained from American supplies, have sufficient food to meet immediate needs, but their future presents serious difficulties. The same is true of Spain and the northern neutral countries Norway, Sweden and Denmark whose ports have been open and who have been able to draw to some degree upon foreign countries. Most of Russia is already in the throes of famine, and 40,000,000 peo-

50 PERCENT SCHOOL PUPILS DEFECTIVE

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the 25,000,000 boys and girls of

school age have physical defects that

mpede normal edvelopment, Williard

S. Small, school hygiene specialist of the federal bureau of education, said in an address today before the American Public Health association. After declaring that the nation's need of "physical education" is Imperative, the speaker pointed, out that 2,500.000 men in the first draft were disqualified for active military service because of physical defects, and added: "Being unfit for military Bervice, Ihey were therefore unfit .to render full service in any capacity. They were unable to get full returns from life iu work and happiness." The physical education needed must assume phytical activity as the basic think, the speaker added. There must be wholesome physical environment, individual physical examination and record, and medical supervision of schools. "It should provide for all persons between six and 48 years of age. It should extend its benefits to youth above the compulsory school afce. It tibould provide federal aid to permit Htates to carry on effective systems of physical education. This federal aid thould be limited to preparation of teachers for skilled service and payment for skilled service.

Spectacular Act at the Murray This Week Owing to the time, consumed and the expense of the feature act, the bill playing at the Murray this last half is composed of two acts instead of the usual three. While the quantity may be lessoned, the quality is there in profusion, and a capacity house passed favorable comment upon the bill last night Conwell and Miller present a blackface act, interspersed with eccentric dancing which scored a tremendous hit. These boys work along the style of Mclntyre and Heath, and they know the art of gleaning laughs. Brothers and Sisters Shannon, in the "Tale of Four Cities," offer what is probably the most pretentious act seen here this season, the scenic display being elaborate. The performers have youth, personality and ability and comprise an offering more than worth while. Lina Cavalier! in "A Woman of Impulse" is the screen offering today and Saturday.

Eldorado, Ohio Robert Saucrs and family, Verna

Copp and family, Mrs. Miriam Copp, Tlrs. Earl Copp, "all of West Alex-

if r.ndria, Edward Trick and family, and

jvnss jeaneire irica were aunaay , guests of Harve Emrick and family. ....On account of the illness of Miss KiUie Waldren, teacher of the second room of the West Manchester school, Mrs. E. A. Holcomb has been rmployed to toaeh that room. She begun her duties Monday ... .Frank Fpitler and daughter, Mrs. Bessie ; Hooter called on Mr. and Mrs. M. L. i Coovert, Sunday evening. .. .Bert Eddins and wife and Wm. Oswalt and family called on George Troutwine and family, of West Manchester, Sun-! day afternoon. .. .Charles Campbell and family called on Frank Campbell and family Sunday evening A baby' boy, weighing eight pounds, arrived at tho home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ilarshman Saturday night.... Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stayton and daughter Vir-1 ginla and Mr. and Mrs. Orla Brinlejn and son Granville spent Sunday at the home of their aunt, Mrs. William '

Llthlser of near Eaton. .. .Albert Wehrloy and wife visited with Mrs. Andrew Wehrley and daughters Sunday. .. .Daniel Richard and wife were

Sunday guests of Jacob Wehrley and j family.... H. A. Spltler and family j called on Henry Miller and family Sun- j

day -afternoon . . . .Harley Shock is the owner of a Saxon roadster. .. .Ernest Richard spent Sunday afternoon with Milo Heath and family Frank Petry

and family spent Sunday with John,

Robson and wiie....n. A. spitler made business trip to Dayton ThuratffyV. ..Mrs. Earl Miller and daughters of Richmond are visiting with Andrew t.,,-v ami family . Forrent Robin

son spent Monday with Frank Petry J and family. . . .The sick in this vicinity I are Improving. .. .Several from this j place visited the scene of the wreck-1 ed bridge near West Alexandria Sun-j day.

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pie there are beyond the possibility of help. Before another spring thousands of them must inevitably die. This applies aa well to Poland and prac

tically throughout the Baltic regions, with conditions more serious in Finland. Bohemia, . Serbia, Roumania and Montenegro have already reached the famine point and are Buffering a heavy toll of death. The Armenian population la falling each week aB hunger takes its toll, and in Greece, Albania and Roumania so serious are the food shortages that ftmine is near. Although starvation ia not yet imminent, Italy, Switzerland, Bulgaria and Turkey are in the throes of serious stringencies. In order to fulfil America's pledge in world relief we will have to export every ton of food which can be handled through our ports. .This means at the very least a minimum of 20,000,000 tons compared with 6,000,000 tons pre-war exports, and 11,820,000 tons exported last year, when we were bound by the ties of war to the European allies. , If we fall to lighten the black spots on the hunger map or if we allow any portions to become darker, the very peace for which we fought and bled will be threatened. Revolt and anarchy inevitably follow famine. Should this happen we will see in other parts of Europe a repetition of the Russian debacle and our fight for world peace will have been in vain.

Cuba has found a labor problem hardly less serious than that of the United States.

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