Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-08
INCREASE ZONE
TO FIVE MILES
ABOUT ARSENAL
Sale of Liquor Now Prevented
Within Prohibitory Vice Dis
trfct in Rock Island.
BECAME EFFECTIVE JUNE "a
Affects Trl-cities As Well As Ter
ritory in This City. says
United States Marshal.

A five-miIe probihitory zone Is
now established about Rock Island
arsenal
This became effective June Y,
when the president and Secretary
OF war Baker signed new regula-
tons pertaining to the sale Of in
toxicating liquor near camps
where at least ESQ soldiers are sta
toned for 80 days or more.
The Official bulletin from WASH .
{nrtDn on July 2, contained the .
new regulations, but not until sat
urday did Deputy United States
Marshal John Coburn, in charge OF
the local federal office, issue the
information for local publication
Heretofore the zone about ROCK
island arsenal, where the sale OF
LIQUOR was prohibited, extended
for onIv one-half mile. Outside o.
that zone. the federal officials had
M jurisdiction or rather could not
nrevent the sale of liquor provid-
inc the violator had paid the
annual revenue tax. The cases
where bootleggers were involved
were purely state and city matters
The new regulations now place
the bootlegger liable to city. state
and federal prosecution.
The original five-mile zone, es-
fahlished at the time the one-haf
mile prohibitory liquor zone was
made, applied only to vice. With
in five miles Of the arsenal, vice
ri every description was prohibit
ed bv the federal laws. This vice
zone is still effective.
Under the new ruling the sale d.
rectIy or indirectly, the giving
away. except to members Of prl-
ya+e family or bonafide guests,
which do not include members OF
the military force Of the United, is
forbidden. and also prohibits the
TRANSFORMATION OF liquor into the
zone except for strictly family use
Rock Island, Moline, Davenport
Pertendorf and East Moline are a.
fected by the new regulations, cop
les OF which have been given to
United States Commissioner G. L
walker, by Deputy Marshal Co
burn.
New Regulations.
The new regulations which su-
percede all former regulations ex-
cent the regulations Of March ?
1918. relating to the Island OF
Oahu. Territory of Hawaii, are as
follows
/. Around every military camT
at which officers and enlisted mel
not less than go in number, have
been or shall be stationed for more
than 30 consecutive days. Their
shall be for the purpose set fort
in this regulation zone . mile!
wide. except that within the exist
ing limits OF an incorporated cit,
or town within which the sale 0
alcoholic liquor shall not be pro
hibited by the state or local Law
the zone shall not include any ter
ritory more than one-half mil
from the nearest boundary Of sue
camp. Alcoholic liquor, includin
beer, ale, and wine, either alon
or with any other article, shall no.
directly or indirectly be sold, bar
tered. given, served or knowlngl
delivered by one person to anothe
within any such zone, or sen
shipped. transmitted, carried @
transported to any place With
transported to any place within
That this regulation shall NJ
apply to the giving or serving
such liquor in q private home
mem bers of the family or bona fld
guests. other than members Of Ii
military forces, or to the sendtn
shipping, transmitting. carrying,
transporting Of such liquor to
private home for use as aforesaid
provided also, that this regulate
shall not apply to the sale or gi
Of such liquor by registered pha
macists. TO licensed physicians
medical officers OF the Unite
States for medicinal purposes,
to the sending, shipping, transmi
ting. carrying or transporting
such liquor to registered pharm
cists, licensed physicians, or mec
cal officers OF the United States +
use as aforesaid.
WOODROW WILSON,
president Of the United States.
the White house June y, 1918.
NEWTON d. BAKER,
Secretary of War"