The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-07
Frnnce-1014,

EHnlAN~-AVAHs
Augusta few days after the out
break Of war the Military Governors
Of Paris and Lyons prohibited the sale
OF absinthe In their territory.
On August Is the French govern
ment en1oined Projects to take the
same step in their departments.
France-1015,
February 1.-THE President of the
French Republic issued a decree pro-
hibitins the sale Of absinthe through
out France
The French Chamber Of Deputies,
by 4s1 votes to So. passed bill SUP
pressing for all time the manufacture.
sale and expectation of absinthe. Sim
lar drinks" to absinthe were also
prohibited. The Senate ratified the
measure.
April-General Joffre forbade the
sale OF spirits to the French army In
tho war zone.
June-General Goiran forbade the
sale Of spirits to the soldiers of the
French, British and Belgian armies
in Normandy.
July-General Gallieni, military gov
Ayuor OF Paris. forbade the sale OF
spirits to the troops in the Paris
command.
October-The sale Of liquor before
noon forbidden. and sale to women
and children prohibited. Right Of
private manufacture OF alcoholic IL
QuoTs repealed.
Though evident drunkenness is
unusual in France" says Arno Doech,
ain certain parts of tho country the
workmen are never thoroughly sober.
They are always under the false slim
citation OF alcohol"
Russta-l9f4.
July 31-By order of the Car 'all
wine shops. beer saloons and govern
msnt vodka shops were closed" dur
Ing mobilization. The order prohibit
ed. during this period, the sale OF all
antoxicants, except In first-class hotels
and restaurants.
hibited the sale Of vodka and all
spirits until the end OF the war
October 1.-THE Tsar, In answer to
. great petition from the Russian
people asking that the prohibition of
the State sale Of vodka should be
made permanent said Il have de.
cidsd to prohibit forever in Russia
the government sale OF vodka
october 2s - Local government
bodies throughout Russia were en-
powered to petition for the prohibit
lion OIL tHo sHIH OIL Iii StFoEE 6illfE
This power OF petition has been free
ly used Petitions have usually beer.
granted. 80 that in most OF the prin-
cipal cities the sale of wines and beer
has been severely restricted or pro-
limited
The Russian government acquired
the business OF selling vodka la 1894.
On February 10, 1915. NJ. Kharitonoy
tho Russian treasury controller. said
IN the Duma: Russia has entered
the path OF resoiute conflict with the
ancient national curse, intemperance,
which weakened the will. strength
destroyed its well being" on Janu-
AIRY 80, 1914 the Tsar had sent an
historic letter to NJ Barck. the new
Minister OF Finance, in which he said;
''It In not meet that the welfare of
the exchequer should be dependent
upon the ruin of the spiritual and pro-
luctive energies OF numbers OF my
loyal subjects
& Because OF prohibition, Russia was
able to complete her initial mohiiiza-
14oa In sixteen tinrs instead Of u
month, and was actually under war
wesks in advance of the day tina.
either Germany or Austria had count
I'd on. In August, 1915. Professor
ParSs, the official British eyewitness
with the Russian forces. said Il can
state with certainty that there IL no
one case of drunkenness in the whole
Russian army
In 1913 the state savings banks OF
Russia showed savings of $500. 900
-rubies. or about half that sum In dol
lars. In 1914 the amount WAS ao,-
SOC 900 rubles. In the first four
months only OF 1918 the amount was
1875 100000 rubles. The increase was
evidently due to prohibition.
The amount of revenue surrender :
I'd by the Russian governmer-
was approximately $500. 900, geo. All
sources testify to the benefits OF tbs
policy.
Germany.
II IL known that:
"a During the first period OF
mobilization q. e., until Auguat IL.
1910 the sale of alcohol was forbid
den in German towns. There were
wild scenes OF intoxication when the
order was withdrawn
ca The sale OF spirits to soldiers