The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-09
CAR or RUSSIA

The monarchs of Europe and their
armies are climbing on the water
Since King George of England.
Lord Kitchener and David LLOYD
George. Chancellor of The Ex-
chequer. declared themselves in IA
vor of total abstinence and ordered
all alcoholic beverages from their
palaces. and Kaiser Wilhelm, ac-
cording 70 Berlin dispatches. gave
UP al alcoholic drinks and no"
quencnes his thirst with lemonade.
and nj fhe start of the great conflict
the Gar ofrRussia put ban on
vodka for his troops and the French
government declared against an
sinthe and pun an absolute prohibi-
ton on its sale in the republic.
VIA; effect will /; have upon uni
versal prohibition? As an after
mafh a general order was issued
through Egypt recently against
troops drinking absinthe and as an
echo from another hemisphere
comes the report that General VII
Ia. military dictator of Mexico. has
declared he and his army as being
in the future. steady riders on he
water wagon"
From Berlin comes the dispatch:
~Tne Kaiser has been converted 10
feetotalism after experimenting up
on himself as 10 the effect of absi'-
pence from all liquors on his capact-
" for work He is said 10 have &C.
cided 10 drink no more and take
lemonade as substitute beverage.
The Kaiser previously had care
FULLY studied statistics on alcohol
ism in IFS relation 10 suicide, crime
aud accidents. Wien swearing IN
troopsNat Wilhelmshaveu The Kaiser
delivered a lecture on temperance
and drank a toast in water. In
1918 he Told students n military
school. u expect Won 10 reduce
your CONSUMPTION of alcohol 10 4
mark eJi degree
DRINK IN THE
TRENCHES.
Reports are :hai soldiers in The
trenches are still being served wines
and beer BY both The French and
German commissarIes and recent
dispatch told of 4 great debauch o!
a German regiment that captured i
French village and looted its store
rooms where champagne ana other
wines were stored. Dispatches te!i-
inr of the menu of German and
mentioned an allotted amount OF
vine or beer 10 each man each day.
Al the outset of The war The Rus
SIAN government placed its ban on
vodka II was maintained thai This
rather strong and intoxicating drink
had demoralizinE effect on the
army. Al about fhe same time
France declared against a5sInthe
and prohibited lis sale throughout
the Republic
More recently the matter OF total
abstinence has become a great IS
sue in England. Chancellor LLOYD
George declared in an ADDRESS 'ha'
the worst foe the country haG 20
contend With was not the Germans
hui alcohol. King George then dc
cIared a ban on intoxicantS IN his
home and Lord Kitchener followed
anti Their example has been fol-
LEVIED generally.
The general complaint IN Ing
land was not-that alcohol anected
tbc men in the trenches, but that
those left at home 10 follow the com
mcrcial pursuits were IndulSinS 10
such an extent that they were IN
capable of performing their duiles.
This Indirectly affected the troops
"a tbar the men left at home were
hose charged with The shipment OF
.mmunition and supplies. But few
sLiIIcd hands have been left at homo
.nd tbcy- while intoxicated and una
hIe 70 perforrn their duties. have de-
jsyed shipments of necessities TO
fbe army on the continent. THESE
Charges were made IN Chancellor
IJovd- Georges speech IN Parlia-
mont and Immediately the question
was taken up throughout the BRUSH