Influenza Death Rate Reaches 32 Among Soldiers

• Seven deaths yesterday at Camp Travis• 32 deaths recorded in Southern Dept. • Authorities say epidemic is checked, based on decreasing numbers of new cases reported• 62 trained women with various degrees of nursing experience report to Sam Houston Base Hospital; 100+ (figure illegible) nurses serving already, but 20 of them have contracted the disease; the surplus will be sent to other facilities in need• High demand for nurses attributed to the necessity of nursing over medical attention with influenzaNewspaper article1