Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-02
LIQUOR BUSINESS
WELL CONTROLLED
Central Control Board Of Brit
ish Government Rules 38
Million People.
NEW WORD FOR CHAPLAIN
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Call Him Fire Extinguisher;;" ;"
Now English Are Caring
for the Horses.
NEW WORD FOR CHAPLAIN
(By Reciprocal News Service)
(Relayed by X. c. Office)

LONDON - (By Mail) - The CEN
trail control board set up by the
British government to control the
liquor traffic in Great Britain during
the war now applies its regulations to
$4,000, 900 people - nineteen twenti-
eths of the total population. The
board has just completed its second
year of work and claims as one
product of its work a great increase
In -sobriety.
There has been a great fall in con-
victions for drunkenness In London
and the great boroughs they have de-
clined from $4,000 in 1914>to 1900
in 1916. Those who may seek an ex-
planation In the calling up OF men
for the army are met by the fact that
the figures for women have decreased
In almost the same ratio as for men
and this at a time when women
have more money and liberty for in
dulgence than ever before. Excessive
drinking which comes short of drunk
enness, but interfercs with effic-
iency and timekeeping, has also
been restrained. as the Industrial out
put proves.
The new English authority has re-
stricted the hours for the sale Of
Intoxicating llqdor reduced the
strength Of spirits from 25 degrees
under proof of so degrees under
proof. forbidden the practice of
treating that is, one person paying
for drink for another person) and. in
certain areas, has assumed direct
control Of all public houses, closing a
number of unsuitable and superflu-
Gus housesSlnd putting all the others
under management not Interested
in the profits of the sale of drink
This last work has more than justi-
fled itself In securing in the areas
named a greater efficiency of service,
In the houses OF public refreshment
md In an improved state OF public
order and sobriety. SO far the finan-
cial results OF this experiment have
not yet been ascertained but the pre-
liminary evidence points to the ex-
pectation that they will show these
excellent reforms need not be pur-
chased by pecuniary sacrifices.
An Irish Presbyterian chaplain
serving with the British troops in
France tells of a delightful incident
In which he was personally con-
cerned:
1T was drawing on to dusk when
/ pass with my pack on my bacl, thru
the sand-b bagged entrance to SIm-
bled remnant Of farmhouse which
acts as headquarters Of the company
with which l am due to make my
first tour Of the trenches.
II feel all the excitement of boy
going to sschool for the first time
when he passes the porter lodge of
that realm OF mystery; at last he
feels thoroly in for it,
Hardly have I swung thru when
/ hear the sentry say to a sergeant
packing the mess gear: so we're
taking the old fire extingusher into
the trenches this trip and know at
once that II has got about that | am
to beAon trench strength for the next
four days"
The British army takes extraordi-
nary pains to safeguard the health of
its horses and mules, and some sta
tistics which have just been issued in
England show that the measure of
success is considerable The work is
in the hands of what is called the
army veterinary corps, and a report
of their work shows that a total
wastage among horses and mules OF
the British forces at home and in the
eXpeditionary forces abroad Is less in
ratio than that of peace time. 1t was
only 13 per cent OF the total animal
strength for the year 1916 compared
with 14.S per cent in 1912. More
losses from enemy gunfire and all
other causes. This is a remarkable
achievement especially in view Of the
fact that the bulk of the animals are
greatly exposed to weather. testing
of stamina which they are spared in
peace times
The British army had no veterinary
CORR a the time of the South Afri-
can war in l5s9-1902 and the mortal
ity amongst horses and mules then
exceeded 55 per cent This was, as
is now known, not at all attributable
TO climatic conditions for in the Ger
man Southwest Africa campaign Of
1914-15, when the South African
Union government included in their
forces veterinary corps, the animal
mortality dropped to 9,09 per cent.
The sea transport of horses and
mules has been brought by the Brit
ish army veterinary corps to a high
degree of efficiency. One veterinary
surgeon recently reported to the war
office his experiences in a voyage
with a thousand horses. The animals
had unremitting attention and altho !
they were much distressed with the
high temperature during a part of
the voyage they were all landed
safely, and practically all of them in
better condition than when they were |
embarked