The sun., 1917-04-18
Mayor Issues Order RevOk-
inc All Night and Special
Licenses.
TO CLOSE BACK DOORS
Midnight Shows. Hotels,
Cabarets and Big Res
taurantS Included.
CLUBS TO FALL IN LINE
Action Based on Patriotic Mo-
tiyc> and ProprietOrs Cen
orally Favor 1t.
CLUBS TO FALL IN LINE


throughout t,c vor,d will come :, IN
end May /. Mayor Mitchell. in one of the
most .v,earin, ordcrs of ito ri,a o,..,
,,
'''"'"' "'''''"''' e' last '''s"' '"'' "''er
that date until after the war the sale of
lquor throughout the city must stop at
o,,,ocl, i, tho morning This ,r,,,,d..
Sa"ohs' ho'eis' ro"I saruehs' restaurants
and cabaret places. Every all night
license will be revoked. The Nayor has
,,.. ,o,,os,,d o,,.,, ., IT.. A..
W
INC order ana mas received assurances
from many of the leading organizations
tha, his request will no granted
p.,t,u,. .,,,
US '''e' anu 'e"'"u-
rant proprietor IN the c''y agreed 10 the
Mayor plah ana PROMISED MN IuIl sup
port IN carrying out the order. They
readily assented to the Mayors view
mat at thls time, "heh the hatlon Is en-
deaNof'ng 10 OBTAIN recruits Tor tne army
ana navy ana "hen tne serious tnought
OF the American people shouid pe con-
'ehtrateu on inc prooiern OF putting 'his
country III position properly 10 oetehn
useh'. II II no 'nne TOT people 10 sit up
All iisht ur'uhihs ana "a'c"iis eap''e'
performances
.. n..
There is to be absolutely no exception
to the order. The Mayor irsends TO see
10 II that the order is carried out TO tne
letter. Big restaurants. which no" oper-
ate rntil : \. NJ. under special license
under club charter. granted by the
bur,tlaa, ,,,onn rbs boidars of these
.o-c.,I,,i ,,,,i, ,,har,er. uiu not a,,.nnt
n test mo v,lidity Of the charters
IT, hi. .,a,a,,an, ;ss,,nJ Ias, nipbt the
N,,'or s,,d.
81 have decided to cance, for the period
of tho war ali exis.ipp an night licences
,or IN. sale Of intoxicstine drinks. This
artio, viii harnm. affective Nav I. and
amlies tn every place holding such a
uermit. whether IL he a hotel. restaurant,
saloon cabaret or roof garden. and
meaus TIA, these nlaces nust all close
uror,n,Iy a, tho hour txed nv law. which
ia n'cioc,,
This action 7 have taken because our
countrv is now engaged in war and at
such A time it would seem not only
lacking in good taste. hut lacking also
IN a proner sense Of the roesent crisis,
for thes. places TO remain open for dane
ing and drinking as heretofore Such A
whom We arc asking our Young men TO
enlist In the army and navy and risk
their lives in Inc defence of their coun-
rrv. and when All the earnest men and
women Of the country are deyotIng all
heir thourhts and energies to the SER
vice of Tho nation
Annroxed nv Men Affected.
49,
ruuaIty may shortiy become gen
eril necessity. 1t is well to Degin It's
pra't'e voluntarily ana peiore heces-
suF 'o'npeIs H. me CONSERVATION oi
our resources natona' anu porsonA''
hui,ah ana material shou'o pes'n nov.
we nave come 10 tifhe OF nat'o"a'
sacr'n'e. II Is nut proper tha' 'ne peo'
we OF mis- great city. Wnich hAH leu III
ana the assertion or our hatioha' Iisn,n
ness IN face tho national crisis sobe>.ly
and with some measure OF pcrsonal self
sacrince
II am haony ~ he able TO announce
that my doris,ou has met with the full
approval ~ tho renresentatiyes OF the
hotel and rcstauran, mems assoc,a tons
They have prornised mo their complete
cooperstion IN carving II out. Like all
good ri'izons ,hcv recognizc the seemli.
ness and necessity Of th,s .tep.
NAV hc served IN ur,ys,c clubs mot