Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-30
SENATE PASSES BONE DRY" AMENDMENT
Calls for National Prohibition June 3O 9l9 to Continue
 Until the American Army is Demobilzed-Vests the
 President With Power to Create Dry Zones at Any Time.

president of the United States for the purpose of conserving the man power oi the nation and to increase efnclen- cy in the production of arms. muni- tions, ships, food and clothing for the army and navy. it shall be unlawful to sell for beverage purposes any dis titled spirits. and during said time no distilled spirits held in bond shall be removed therefrom for beverage pur- poses, except for export.
 After May 1. 1919. until the con elusion of the present war and there after until the termination of demo- Utilization. the date of wnicE shall be
 determined and proclaimed by the president of the United States, no l grains, cereals, fruit or other food products shall be used in the manu- | facture or production of beer, wine, or other intoxicating malt or v1nouS
 liquor for beverage purposes, l After June 30. 1919. until the con clusion Of the present war and there
 after until the termination of demo- bilization, the date of which shall be
 determined and proclaimed by the
 president of the United States. no
 beer, wine. or other intoxicating mat | or vinous Eqlor shall be sold for beV-
 craze purposes, except for export The commissioner of internal revenue IS | hereby aauthorized and directed to prescribe rules and regulations, suo- | feet to the approval of the secretary of the treasury, in regarl to the manufacture and sale of distilled splr- its and removal of distilled spirits lheld in bond after June 30. 1919, until this act shall cease to operate. tor
 other than beverage purposes; also
 in regard to the manufacture. sale and distribution of wine for sacra- mental medicinal or other beverage uses.
 After the approval of this act no
 distilled malt, vinous or other inLox-
 icating liquors shall be imported into
 the United States during the eontln- uance of tht present war and period , of demobilization.
 Any person who violates any of
 the foregoing provisions shall be pun ished by Imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by fine not exceeding 1 $1 900 or by both such Imprisonment ; and fine.
 Provided. that the president of the 1 United States be and hereby is au- thorized and empowered. at any time
 after the passage of this act, to es- , tablish zones of such size as he may deem advisable about coal mines, nu- \ milton factories, shipouildIng plants,
 and such other plants for war ma
 terial as may seem to him to require such action whenever in his opinion 9 the creation of such zones is neces- sary to- advisable in the proper prose- I cution of the war. and that he is : hereby authorized and empowered to Q prohibit the sale. manufacture. or dis . tribution of intoxicating liquors in . such zones, and that any violation of
 the presidents regulations in this re- : gard shall be punished by imprisen- : ment for not more than one year: oI f by fine of not more than s1.000, or by V both such fine and imprisonment. I Provided, further, that nothing 1T 2 this act shall be construed to inter . fere, with the power conferred upon : the president by section Is. of the t food control act, approved August 10 r 1917"
 When the agriculture bill comes be- Il fore the senate tomorrow a sharr t. fight on it's appropriations, alleged tc :: be extravagant and unnecessary. is e planned by several senators, but gen q eral opinion was that the measure = would be passed before adjournmen' Il without further action on the prohi- c bition clause.