Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-21
MILITARY ZONE
LIMIT RAISED TO
TEN.M|LE RADIUS
Restricted Area is Increased
by New Army Order as
Aid to Morale of
Soldiers.

Lieutenant Mclaughlin of the
United States public health service
has transmitted to Superintendent
Ringer of the police department a
copy OF new orders issued by Sec.
rotary Baker Of the War department
in connection with protecting SOL
diers from immoral influences. The
restricted zone has been increased
to a radius of 10 miles of all camps,
cantonments, forts, posts and other
rendezvous of the army and navy
The new regulations 'in support
of the policy of absolute repression
of prostitution in the vicinity of
army and navy camps" follow:
Limits Extended.
within q radius Of 10 miles Of all army
and navy CAMPS, stations, posts. forts, etc,
prostitution or the. aiding or abetting Of
It In any way is declared unlawful Here.
tofore the zone was but five miles in
width. The change is significant. because
many important camps and stations are
located more than five miles. but less than
10 miles from the nearest large city.
The new regulations were agreed upon
representatives
Of the War and Navy departments, the De-
partment Of Justice. and of thee training
camp commissions.
The following regulation are established
by the secretary OF war, to continue during
the present emergency, and shall supersede
all former regulations issued under the
aforesaid authority:
/. Ten miles from any military camp,
station, fort, post, eantonment, training
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rs the distance determined to be needfui
to the efficiency and welfare Of the army,
within which II shall be unlawful to en-
gage In prostitution or to aid or abet pros
titution or to procure or solicit for pur-
poses or prostitution, or TO keep or set up
house of Ill fame, brothel or bawdy house,
or to receive any person for purposes Of
lewdness. designation. or prostitution into
any vihicle. conveyance, place. structure
or ubilding, or to permit any person to re-
main for purposes Of lewdness assigna-
ton, or prostitution in any vehicle, con-
feyance, place, tructure or building.
Rule TO Be Enforced.
2. To suppress and prevent violation Of |
the aforesaid act within 10 miles Of any |
military camp, station, fort. post, canton
ment, training or mobilization place, d. |
recting, taking, or transporting. or Of |
fering to take or transport, any person, |
for immoral purposes, to, or assisting by |
any means any person for such purposes
TO find, any prostitute or any house Of i'll |
fame, brothel. or bawdy house, with knowl-
edge or reasonable cause to know of the |
character OF the person or house, is hereby
prohibited.
3. To suppress and prevent violation Of
the aforesaid act within 10 miles Of any
military camp, station, fort, post, canton
ment. training or mobilization place, en-
tering or residing In, for immoral pur-
poses, and house Of i'll fame, brothel, or
bawdy house, is hereby prohibited.
4. All prior violations Of former regua-
lions and all penalties incurred hereunder
shall be prosecuted and enforced in 1.-The
same manner and with the same effect as
II these superseding regulations had not
been established.