https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1918-06-16/ed-1/seq-1/

There is a serious outbreak of influenza in Berlin, Germany. Publication of the numbers is forbidden. In Venezuela journalists are being thrown in jail at the encouragement of the Germans.

Source: "Influenza Breaks Out Seriously in Berlin," Harrisburg Telegraph, June 17, 1918. Page 8, Column 2.