Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-14

In addition. Commissioner Goodrich to-
day notified the city mar>hals in San Be
nIto. Harlineen. Mercedes. McAlen and
Mission that. since those towns are the
sites of army camps. they also come with
in the provisions of the proclamation. and
their saloons must close immediately. Rio
Grande City. also. il j. understood. viii
have To close it, saloons.
All Of which means that the towns If the
lower border are to be completely dry. al
least for the duration Of the war.
1t was understood today that some
Brownsville ~aloonmen either have applied
for or have been granted concessions for
the establishment Ut one or more saloons
al Santa Cruz. just opposite Brownsville,
International ferry station. and also AT the
Mexican end OF the International bridge
While there are some point, III the city
of Brownsville that are a nalf mile from
Fort Brown. city ordinance fixes the "a
loon area within certain number OF blocks
in the business district and prevents the
of saloons in those districts.
There j. also some question a. To whether
the soldiers stationed at the quarterma ~ter
depot and al the Brownsville electric light
and water plant are considered a. scamp
ed at those places within the meaning of
the proclamation. In the event they are
in camp, in the opinion Of members of the
board of city commissioners, then II will be
impossible, ii i believed. 10 find u location
within the city limits of Brownsville that
j. outside of the half mile limit from an
army camp. This !, where the procIama-
ton further prevents saloons, for II states
that no saloon shall exist within five miles
Of an army camp when i J. outside of an
incorporated municipality Therefore. said
city commissioner today, II 40 location
in accordance with the proclamation can
be found in the city limits, a saloon will
not be permitted within five miles of the
city of Brownsville.
The city engineer probably will be call
ed on IL determine distances.
The same regulations affect every other
town in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
The following l. the text Of President
Wilson's proclamation on the subject:
/. Under authority of section IL of
the act ITO authorize the president to
increase temporarily the military e-tnb-
lshment cf the United States" the fol-
lowing regulations are established by
the president:
mo person, whether acting lndIyld-
uallv or a. an officer. member, agent,
representative or employe ~ 4 corpora
ton, partnership, or association, or a
an agent. representative or emPloyc of
an individual. shall. III or within five
miles of any military camp. except a.
hereinafter provided. sell or barter, IL
rectly or indirectly, either alone or with
any other article, any alcoholic liquor,
including beer ale or wine. To any per
son, or give or serve any such alcoholic
liquor TO any person, except that tins
prohibition against serving of wines or
liquors in a private home ~ members Of
the family or ID bona iide guests there
in other than officers or members Of the
military forces; and no person, whether
acting individually or a. 4 member, Of
iicer, agent, representative or employe
Of any corporation, partnership Or as
sociation. or a. an agent. representative
or empioye of an individual shall send,
ship, transmit of transport IN any man
ner. or cause 10 be shipped, transmitted
or transported in any manner, any alco-
l.,lic liquors including beer, ale or wine,
III any place within five miles of any
allitary camp, except Tor use n ms