Camp Sherman Puts On The Lid Against The Flu

• Associated Press, Chillicothe, September 28—• Medical officers are sure that the illness is not Spanish influenza, although symptoms are similar.• Soldiers are prohibited from attending theaters, movie houses, and other public venues. Y.M.C.A. and Knights of Columbus functions have been affected.• Majors McCord, –Frielander, and –Oates are setting standards to prevent an epidemic.• All men in the camp must gargle twice daily with a solution prepared by medical staff.• Majors Oates and –Pollack, the camp surgeons, believe that it is impractical to quarantine camp. • Major Frielander is respected for having discovered the pneumococcus Frielander bacillus that causes pneumonia. He declared that this bacillus is not responsible for illness at Chillicothe.• Military police have been stationed at movie theaters to prevent military personnel from entering.• The base reported four pneumonia deaths, including the patients’ names and home cities.Newspaper article