The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-13
NO TREATING NOW
IN FULL FORCE
IN LONDON
King Signs Decree Putting in
to Effect Stringent Anti
Booze Buying Laws in
Greater City.

associated Press Correspondence)
London, Sept. 24.-"At n meeting
Of the privy council at Buckingham
palace today the king signed an or
der applying the regulations respect
ing the sale OF liquor In the districts
OF the Metropolitan area"
This rather cryptic announcement,
appearing IN black-faced type In to-
days London papers. meant that the
long expected "no-treating' order h.
now in operation throughout the
greater city and that "a great change
must he made IN the social habits Of
the people.
Though designed mainly TO check
tho custom Of providing free liquors
to soldiers from the fTont-especial-
Is those who are about tu depart
again for the trenchcs-the order
nevertheless IN applicable To every
body, and its violation Will bring up
on the offender heavy fine " impris-
onment or both. Hereafter, except
in the privacy OF the home, the Lon
d,ner may not share "a bottle or half
bottle with "a friend There IL but
one exception and that 10 at meal
times. Then a host may provide
lANINlbls bhA III III NNAANNAAFH WfAHAN hANf
clubs the words. What will you.
have?' are taboo.
Even the exclusive army clubs are
affected, and members are asking
many questions. For example:
Can members wager whiskcy and
sodas on "a card game?
Can drinks be ordered 10 seai q
compact, or for t0astf
" .. fDa.. I..H.Hssa Fa- Tho NVanf
TO be denied a parting drink with
his fellows
Can % glass accidentally upset be
roHllodr
saloon Keepers are very doleful oye
The outlook. They say that, with
treating barred. the whole atmosphere
of tho saloon viii he changed Few
men. u IL argued, like To drink alone.
and a tremendous slump In trade ~
predicted.
What constitutes J meal with which
one NAV buy drink Tor his friend Will
doubtless ave 90 be defined by the
courts. Whether 70 meal will consist
OF the a%ntiquntod sandwich 80 fam
linr in the United states remains to
be seen. There 81 Of course, the
patont subtermRc hy which one man
may give tho person he wishes To
treat tho amount required before
they enter the saloon; but tn would
he cumbersome. commercial and
hardly popular,
Police regulations. u IN said on
good authority. are bout Ia he issued.
| closing an night boz London. durinr
the entire period cot the lf This
reform takes place tt Will come IH q
result OF q protest hy military au-
thorities that the night club evil.
has turned what ought 20 ne % per
/ iod Of rest and cooperation for on
| GERS on leave from the front into d
| prolonged dchouch which leaves th'
men In a worse condition than whei
they came across from the trenches
70 b. commonly known that in mos
Of the night clubs, evasion ~ the n
O'Clock Iaw has been developed 20
fine art and thai drinks can be easily
obtained at an hours Of the day ane
niRht.
"Thev all look az innocent as tam'
doves when we appear. We have ~
doubt In our minds that liquor H. oh
tainable az MANY night clubs, ant
that IL quite another matter from go
Ing into "a witness box and swearing
to specific Instances While We arr
given supervision NJ these places VI
have no power To do anything eXcep
y TIA ough he courts The only 3 tie
fatory remedy is 10 close them al
down a. long as the war lasts