Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-14
NAVAL ORDER
FOR DRY" ZONE.
Full Text Of Secretary Daniels
Order Closing Annapolis
Saloons.
EFFECTIVE SATURDAY.
Detail Regulations Governing
Non-Use Of Alcoholic Drink
During Present War.

During Present War.
For the information of the hotel
and saloon keepers of the town and
for the benefit also of those who like
TO take their private or public nip.
and at the instance of the Federal au-
thorities, the following detailed state
ment of the provisions of the recent
ly issued dry order of Secretary of
the Navy Daniels turning Annapolis
into a Sahara, is herewith published
in full:
THAT the President of the United
States, as Commander-in-C Chief of the
Army, is authorized to make such
regulations governing the prohibition
Of alcoholic liquors in or near mill
tary camps and to the officers and en-
listed men of the army as he may
from time TO time deem necessary or
advisable Provided, that no person,
corporation, partnership, or associa-
tion shall SELL supply, or have in his
or its possession any intoxicating or
spirituOus liquors at any military sta
ton, cantonment, camp. fort. post,
officers or enlisted mems club, which
is being used at the time for military
purposes under this act, but the Sc
cretary of War may make regulations
permitting the sale and use of in
tOxicating liquors for medicinal pur-
poses. 1t shall be unlawful to sell
any intoxicating liquor. including
beer, ale or wine, to any officer or
member of the military forces while
in uniform, except as herein prOvid-
ed. Any person, corporation, part
nership, or association violating the
provisions of this section or the
unless otherwise punishable under
the Articles of War, be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and be punished
by a fine of not more than $1,000 or
months, or both.
That in constituting the provisions
of Sections II and Is of the selective
draft Act approved May IS, 1917, the
word Army shall extend to and in
clude Navy; the word military shall
include naval Article of War shall
include Articles for the Government
of the Navy; the words camps, sta
ton. cantonment, camp, fort. post,
officers or enlisted mems club in
Section u, and camp. station, fort.
post. cantOnment, training. or mo-
bilization place, in Section Is. shall
include such places under naval juris-
diction as the President may pre-
scribe, and the powers therein CON
ferred upon the Secretary of War
with regard to the military service
are hereby conferred upon the Secre-
tary of the Navy with regard to the
naval service.
Under the authority of Section II
above, as amended. the following
regulations are established by the
President. to continue during the
present emergency:
There is hereby established a zone
five miles wide. circumjacent to the
boundaries of every place under ma
! val jurisdiction specified below: Al
coholic liquor. including beer. ale and
wine, either alone or with any other
article, shall not. directly or indirect
~. be sold, bartered. given. served, or
knowingly delivered by one person to
another within any such zone. or sent,
shipped. transmitted, carried or trans
ported TO any place within any such
zone. Provided. that this regulation
shall not apply to the giving or serv-
ing of such liquor in a private home
to members of the family or bona fide
guests, other than officers or mem
bers of the naval forces. Provided
also. that this regulation shall not ap-
ply TO the sale or gift of such liquor
by registered pharmacists to Ii
censed physicians or medical officers
of the United States for medical pur-
| poses, or to the administering of such
| liquor by or under the direction of
| such physicians or medical officers of
the United States for medical pur-
poses, or to the sending, shipping,
transmitting, carrying or transport
ing of such liquor to registered phar-
macists, licensed physicians or medi-
cal officers of the United States for
use as aforesaid"
Section two of the order sets forth
the cities and zones affected by its
provisions This list includes Annap-
oils
"Outside of said zones. alcoholic
liquor, including beer, ale and wine
either alone or with any other arti-
Gle. shall not. directly or indirectly
be sold, bartered. given, served, OF
! knowingly delivered 10 any officer OF
member of the naval forces. except
when administered for medical pur-