https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84031081/1918-07-26/ed-1/seq-2/

Several epidemics are sweeping Germany influenza is prevalent, typhus is epidemic in Berlin and malaria in Baden. The German army is being undermined by the epidemic. Federal control of all US labor is proposed to ensure there are sufficient workers for the war effort.

Source: "Several Epidemics Sweeping Germany," Albuquerque Morning Journal, Albuquerque, New Mexico, July 26, 1918. Page 2, Column 2.