Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-03
VODKA BANISHED
FROM TRA|NSO ON
SIBERIA RAILWAY
RESULT HAS BEEN TO PUT MAMCHU-
RIA LARGELY INTO PROHlBl-
TON RANKS.
BEFORE WAR VODKA WAS SOLD IN
ALL STATIONS AND DINING CARS.
NOW SOFT DRINKS ONLY.
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iIarhin. Mancuria. Dee. y. Russia II
Punishment VII liquor has driven vodka
from the trains ani " tio n &C the Trans
Siberian RAILWAY AMI i'll consequence has
particularly PIT mrcn 1T Marchuria into
he prohibition ranks. Being the chief
artery uf business the Russian railway
* the center of most activities in Cen
trai and Northern Manclnr.1 In many
OF the smaller places thr raiiwa. sta
ti,n clf" and part are the only social
center. Before lhc war voIkl WAS >Fid
I'D all stations lut iH ihy lt me ears.
Now the patrons NJ the railway refresh
mcnt stands must -nniint 'hrIr drink
ing Ia non alcoholic beverages.
IA present the railway is used priira-
rily rs u route for war supplies and
troops, and the successful enforcement
Of the non-liquor regulation i of such
vital Importance that Russian officials
are very alert. Vodka il ~mueg'rtl cc
ca~ipnallv into railway property rot
withStanding I'LL precautions hur rail
WAY employees. passengers nnC troops i'll
transit across NHnchHri have iii n or
p%ortUmitv tc obtain ". The mili.rrv
So completely iu charge III The railway
property that liquo- s~mug.'rr~ soon
rome 10 grief.
Absolute Sohriety On The part OF rail
way EMPLOYEES is vital at this time when
every moments DELAY is serious To the
Russian army The le~pntrIiur nf mn
milton and troop trains on y single
tracked line requires The greatest care.
Sending these trains from Nlndivo~tnk
~ Moscow i'll much more difficult than i'll
would Tx ~ send them from European
Russia ~ ~Nladivc>tuk. During the Rus
So-IapancSc War the railway was
equipped for rush service eastward CON
>equcntlv the switches and Sidine> are
more convenient for trains bound for
the Pacific coast.
Passengers riding on the Trans ii
bcrian line are never permitted a. for
"et the railway il II strategic line. Hr
Tor" z train crosses Il bridge soldiers
enter the ears. throw omen the doors VI
compartments. make sure there nrc rr
windows open amt then signal the train
~ proceed. NJ the opposite end ~ The
bridge the soldiers leave the train. ~
hri |"rtuuity is afforded Rr~~ia's ono
mics To throw dynamite or other cxplo-
Slves which might wreck one If the hrid.
"cS now 50 essential To the Russian army
sturdy Russian soldiers. already
equipped with high fur caps ana sheep.
skin coats. stand guard even Nv the most
remote prairie stations. Every mile w
the line IL under heavy patrol ana there
H. little opportunity for persons not
piled with proper -rclcntial. Ia cncroacE
upon military property.
Passports of %ncutralS entering Rrs.
sian territory nj this time must ioqr au
oath. certified 20 before n diplomatic or
consular agent If the country to which
The bearer belongs. 10 the effect that a.
was born IN thnt country and ~ NOT y
naturaiizcl citizen. This cCrtifi~atior
iS necessary before y Russian legation
or consulate VIII stamp \ passport fnr
travel IN Russia When 4 train enter,
Russian territory the conductor rollnct.
passports along with tickets and thcS,
are ScfntiuiZcd carefully and retained
uhtlI the kuSs'an 0f~ialS are Statistic,
aS tc the identity OF the bearer
Livery guest entering a Russian hote'
= also required 10 turn over his pass
nori when Tx registers. This Il. sem i,
ms nm Eccn"r ~ the police officials WI.
hold the hotel Keepers responsible I'll,
their guests. The police Stnmn ~ntis
Factory passports ana return them ~ III,
hotels where the bearers live GnoSt,
are Immediately advised IN Pu>SiaI
towns that they must net Ice away from
their lodgings after midnight aud prr
q found wandering about after tla
hour are subject to arrest.
IS troops are in t%raiuiu" "a man,
n"lniS along the TranS-Siberinn an,