Number of New Influenza Cases Shows Decrease

• Health officer of Schenectady warns against relaxation of vigilance• Dr. Arthur Sautter of Albany announced from an incomplete report of 102 new cases and 14 deaths in Albany yesterday, with 5,000 cases fully reported• Sautter says “the conditions are looking more favorable each day” and “there is a decided falling off in the number of cases and we look for constant improvement with the steady cooperation of the public”, then “it is generally conceded the epidemic is under control”• Yesterday, most churches observed the ban on public meetings • Deaths include Herman Sellers, Mary Sager, Fred Decker, C.W. Cooper, Arthur Griffith, Mary Smith, and Irene Ackerman• Albany Guild for Public Health Nursing have broken all records for Sunday care• Each nurse is said to be caring for at least 20 patients a day during the 22 days of the epidemic with Miss Katherine Donnelly and Mrs. E. Ray among those aiding the nurses• Several Albany ladies and the Goldsmith Restaurant have contributed to the effort by donating needed articles• Motor car services for the nurses in their visits are strongly encouraged and many Albanians contributed to the cause• Albany Orphan Asylum reports one new case of influenza, bringing its total to 92, and there have been no deathsNewspaper articl