The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-07
ALL PROMISE COOPERATION
Mayor Pfen1rig, Capt. Rose and City At
torney Slater Tell Saloon Mer Fed
eral Regulations are Being Violated
in Kenosha-Dry Order Possible.


have the town go dry.
This was the formal order given to
the retail saloon keepers of Kenosha
at a meeting held at Eagles Hall on
Monday afternoon.
The meeting was called by Mayor
Pfennig, following the receipt of com
plants that soldiers from Camp Her
ring had been securing liquor in Keno
sha. It was called in a spirit Of fair
ness to the saloon men in order that
they might know that an order of the
Federal Government was hanging over
Kenosha and that this order would
provide for the indefinite closing Of
every saloon in the city so long as
Camp Herring opened its doors for the
reception of soldiers of the United
States army.
Captain Rose, commandment at Camp
Herring was present at the meeting
and he told the saloon men that he
did not desire to ask for drastic
order closing the saloons in the city
but he declared as we'll that he would
not hesitate to ask for such an order
if soldiers continued to get liquor in
the city.
City Attorney, John G. Slater was
present at the meeting to explain the
law to the retail liquor dealers. He
declared that saloons in the city were
operating by suferance since the open
ing of Camp Herring and that the gov
ernment without complaint and without
evidence that liquor had been sold to
soldiers could make an order forcing
the closing of every place in the city
where liquor could be obtained.
The liquor dealers present were I'M
animous in their declaration that they
had not sold liquor to soldiers. They
admitted that there was a possibility
that there had been some "slaekers''
in their number who have violated the
government provision against selling
to soldiers but they declared that it
was the intent of the saloon men of the
city to follow the law to the letter.
1t was announced that a saloon man
had ordered the arrest of man on
Sunday evening after the man had
purchased liquor for one Of the men
from Camp Herring. It was suggested
by the saloon men thai it was pos
sible thas the drug stores in Keno
sha were selling liquor to minors and
Mayor Pfennig announced that the
druggist of the city would be called
for a similar meeting and that they
would be advised that an Immediate
revocation of pharmacist license would
follow the discovery that any liquor
had been sold to soldier.
The saloon men with q, view of avoid
ing even the appearance of evil de-
clared that they would be willing to
make a ruling which would eliminate
entirely the sale Of liquor in bottle ex-
cept to people well known to them
In complaints received by the Mayor it
was reported that overcoats conven-
iently hung near bar rooms by Of
hSl0ip VI tAO dl la HdO Uteu buo re-
ceptacles for bottles of liquor which
had been slipped into pockets without
the consent or knowledge of the officers
in question.
Saloon men present at the meeting
declared that they had no idea where
this sort Of violations of the law could
have taken place.
Captain Rose has declared that there
has been a considerable drunkenness
among the men at the camp and that
as commanding officer he would not toll
crate a continuance of conditions for
a minute.
It is an open secret that a former
Commanding officer at Camp Herring
had an order from the government to
eliminate the saloon danger in Kenosba
but he did not put the order into eff
feet on account of the fact that he
was assured that the saloon men would
make an organized effort to see that
liquor was neither sold or given to
men in the army.