South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-03
By JAMES C.. KELLY


War adopted by beigeont European nations have
lean people under restrictions equivalent to martial law that the
entire subject should be carefully reviewed by conservative @
Any assertion regarding conditions in the
tries must be taken with grain OF SALT since the rigid censorship
maintained by these nations has prevented the transmission OF
dependable
1t seems practically certain from the best information obtain
able this time that partial prohibition has been adopted by
Russia and France England during the
present crisis has refused to sanction prohborv order Tr-
key has prohibition just as II has had for many years.
Russia and France have adopted similar war measures both
designed check the the stronger liquors RuSsas decree
aimed at vodka strong concocon made often from pot
toes and containing over nifty per cent alcohol There IS no
authentic information the effect that Russia has abolished the
mdr alcoholic drinks France has placed absnthe containing
about eighty cent alcohol under the ban but the lighter
fermented liquors still being sold and encouraged by the
government.
Of one thing certain and that the fact that alcoholic
beverages part of the regular ration in all the armies with
the exception of the Turkish forces The German army, whose
efficiency admitted by trend and Toe consumes vast quantities
of daily The Frenchman bearing brunt of the battle
in the West receives his regular ration of the mild of his
native land The British soldier is served with supplied by
his government.
In recent article the British Medical Journal says:
e rum ration is issued tOce eCee approximately to all ranks
and additional half ration supplied each Of the other days
to the an the trenches During the cd lnced oeather
full ration Of has been issued daily the the trenches.
eve hare asceained that achile the of is prohibited IN
Russia medicinal dose ISSUED to the troops at the front Al
cohoI IS also ISSUED to the Austrian army and hare to be-
here that the issue Of the ration Of spirits to the German army has
not been stopped"
Robert R. Mccormick correspondent of the Chicago T-
bune in recent dispatch from Ypre to his paper said:
81 aconder If wte thousand uord about drink IN the
allied armies aDithOut taking
,ood easy rrite inspired stuff either side of that
uered question.
81 could truly 81y for instance that IN a stay Of fire days nth
French and English had not seen drinks Of hisky taken
~ could sag ,O equal truth that nine ont of ten men in both
armies 100000 out Of 100000 men, the fighting lane drink
alcoholic beverages every day.
Just they served beef and biscuits
"Wkeher the cheers him his trials iGtes his
tared nerves. oheer 1T gives ham fight eadies has
hand and dS his eye must LeGe those ruth fired U5eWs the
subject to decide. am uriting facts, not propaganda
Furthermore, at every attended, both French and British,
the officers all drank the wine Of the country
"Euery French soldier IN camp in the trenches gen bottle
Of aOine for supper every night
"Of duty the British soldiers drink beer when they get IT,
Strong drink available IN many places, but IS not IN demand
an the the front soldier Of either
army 1ChO gave any sign Of ntoricao AdU