Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-02
Decree Dry Zone
Around Arsenal

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Judge Advocate General and the war
Department's Commission on Trainine
Camp Activities, also provide that nc
liouor shall be furnished to soldiers OF
sailors in private houses. even thouen
the enlisted men may be members OF the
family or bona -f1de guests.
Heretofore II was permissible 70 give
liouor TO both officers and men OF potn
branches Of the service in private houses
outside Of the five-mile zones estaol,sneo
oround ali army cantonments. The new
order affects officers as we'll as enlsteo
men. .,,
Under the old regulations small
camps or guard posts with only two or
three hundred men permanently on
duty were not affected by the dry-zone
order, that applying only to divisional
camps. embarkation camps, onicers
training camps, staff corps, training
camps and few shipbullding plants
Text Of Regulations
The new regulations, which supersede
all former regulations except the regu-
lation Of March 2, 1918, relating to the
Island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii,
are as follows:
First Around every military camp
at which officers and enlisted men, not
fewer than two hundred and nifty in
number. have been or shall be stationed
for more than thirty consecutive days,
there shall be for the purposes set forth
In this regulation a zone five miles vide,
except that within the existing limits
Of an incorporated city or town, WITHIN
which the sale of alcoholic liquor shall
not be prohibited by the State or local
law, the zone shall not include any ter
ritory more than one-half mile from the
nearest boundary Of such camp. Alco-
holic liquor, including beer. ale and
wine, either alone or without any other
article, shall not. directly or indirectly,
be sold, bartered, given, served or know
inely delivered by one person to an
other within any such zone, or sent.
shipped, transmitted, carried or tram
ported to any place within any such
zone. provided that regulation shall not
apply to the giving or serving OF such
liquor In private home to members
Of the family or bona fide guests, other
than members Of the military forces. or
to the sending. shipping, transmitting.
carrying or Transporting of such liquor
to a private home for use as aforesaid
provided above that this regulation shall
not apply to the sale or gift OF such
liquor by registered pharmacists to IL
censed physicians or medical officers of
the United States for medical purposes,
or to the sending, shipping, transmit
ting, carrying or transporting of such
liquor to registered pharmacists, licensed
physicians, or medical officers Of the
United States for use as Aforesaid.
'Second-Alcoholic liquor including
beer, ale and wine, either alone or with
any other article. shall not, directly or
indirectly, be sold. bartered, given.
served or knowingly delivered to any
officer or member of the military forces,
within the United States. their terri
tories or possessions, or any place under
their control except to medical officers
for medical purposes or when admin
istered by or under the direction Of a
licensed physician or medical officer.
''Third-The sale Of supply Of intoxi-
eating liquors to licensed physicians and
medical officers for medical purposes,
and the possession. use, administration
thereof by such physicians and officers
for medical purposes, at any military
station, cantonnient, camp, fort or post
is permitted.
"Fourth-All prior violations Of for
mer regulations and all penalties in
CURED hereunder shall be prosecuted
and enforced in the same manner ano
with the same effect as II these super
cedins regulations had not been estab-
lished.
WOODROW WILSON,
president Of the United States.
NEWTON D. BAKER,
Secretary Of War"