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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY A Brazilian steamship destroyed a submarine a few miles off the Atlantic coast Thursday accord ¬ ing to the crew of the ship which arrived at an Atlantic port yesterday The submarine was sunk after two shots had been fired the second making a direct hit on the deck of the Uboat The explo ¬ sion of the shell was followed by a giant geyser of water which shot ICO feet in the air according to the crew crewWith With a grand total of more than 40000 cases and approximately 800 deaths from Spanish influ ¬ enza reported in Ohio the state department of health yesterday sent notices to local health boards throughout the state suggesting that immediate orders should l e issued for the closing of theaters motion picture houses schools churches and all indoor gatherings to prevent further spread of the epidemic epidemicPostmen Postmen within a few days will assume the task of delivering telegraph messages classed as night letters in cities and towns where postal deliveries ore maintained Officials of the postoffice wire control committee who have worked out the system think such messages can be given quicker delivery by postmen in business sections while even in resi ¬ dential sections the delivery will be as expeditious expeditiousThe The cleaning up of the Argonne forest lias been completed by the American troops No Germans now remain in that great wooded area according to the latest reports from American headquarters in France FranceThe The German minister to Bulgaria left Sofia yes ¬ terday after confiding German Interests in that country to the representative of Holland it was announced yesterday by the Frankfort Gazette
