Milford chronicle., 1918-07-05
BAN ON LIQUOR FOR
SOLDIERS EXTENDED
Men in Uniform Now Prohibited from
Obtaining Liquor in Private
Homes. New Zones Made

Upon recommendation by Tepresen-
tatives of the Attorney General the
Judge Advocate General Of the army
and the War Department Commission
on Training Camp Activities, Presi-
dent Wilson and Secretary Baker
have made new regulations which
prohibit the furnishing of liquor to
officers and men of the army any
waere in the United States, even with
in private homes, it was announced
officially today by the War Depart
ment Commission on Training Camp
Activities. Serving OF liquor to SOL
diers who are members of the family
or bona fide guests in private homes
outside the extra cantonmeDt zones,
has heretofore been permitted.
The revised regulations also estab-
lish dry zones around every camp
where as many as 25O men are station
ed for more than thirty days. The
old regulations provided such zones
only around divisional camps, EN-
barkation camps, officers training
camps and a number of specified
training camps for various staff corps.
The Revised Regulations.
The new regulations, which super
cede all former regulations except
the regulation of March 2, 1918, re-
lating to the Island of Oahu, Terri
tory of Hawaii, are as follows:
Around every military camp at
which officers and enlisted men, not
less than two hundred and fifty in
number, have been or shall be sta
toned for more than thirty consec-
utive days, there shall be for the pur-
poses set forth in this regulation a
zone five miles wide, except that with
in the existing limits of an incOrpOrat-
ed city or town within which the sale
of alcoholic liquor is prohibited by
the State or local law, the zone shall
not include any territory more than
one-half mile from the nearest bOun-
dairy of such camp. Alcoholic liquor,
including beer, ale and wine, either
alone or without any other article,
shall not, directly or indirectly, be
be sold, bartered, given, served or
knowingly delivered by one person to
another within any such zone, or sent
shipped, transmitted, carried, or tran
spOrted to any place within any such
zone, provided that regulation shall
not apply to the giving or serving or
such liquor in private home to mem
bers Of the family or BONA fide guests,
other than members Or military forces
or to the sending, transmitting, ship
ping, carrying or transporting OF such
iiuuor to a private home for use as
aforesaid provided above that this re-
gulation shall not apply to the sale
or gift of such liquor by registered
pharmacists or licensed physicians or
medical officers of the United States
for medical purposes, or to the send
ing, shipping, transmitting, carrying,
or Transporting of such liquor to reg
istered pharmacists, licensed physi-
clans or medical officers of the United
States for use as aforesaid.
Must Have Doctors Order
2-Alcoholis liquor, including beer,
ale and wine, either alone or with any
other article, shall not, directly or in
directly be sold, bartered, given, serv-
ed or knowingly delivered to any Off
Ger or member of the military forces,
within the United States, their terri
tories or possessions, or any place
under their control, except to medi-
cal officers for medical purposes or
when administered by or under direc-
tion of a licensed physician or medical
officer.
3-The sale Of supply of intoxicat-
ing liquors to licensed physicians
and medical officers for medical pur-
noses. and the possession, use and ad-
ministration thereof by such physi-
clans and officers for medicinal pur-
poses, at any military station, canton
ment, camp, fort or post is permitted.
All prior violations OF former
regulations and all penalties incurred
hereunder shall be prosecuted ana
enforced in the same manner ana
with the same effect as if these sup
erceding regulations had not been es-
WOODROW WILSON,
President of tue United States.
NEWTON d. BAKER,
Secretary of the War.