Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-07
Five Mae Dry Zones
 f6und Naval Camps
THE EIGHT PERMANENT TRAlN-
 ING STATIONS.
SALE OR GIFT OF LIQUOR
Order is to Be Enforced Irrespective of Whether There is an incorporated City or Town Within Those Limits New London Base Not Designated.

Washington, March 6.--F'ive mile dry zones around the eight permanent naval training stations and camps, IT, respective Of whether there is an in. corporated city or town within those limits, was ordered today by Secre- tary Daniels. Other orders may be issued later, but for the present no change is made in the regulations gov. erning conditions around other camps.
 Under the authority of the selective service law the secretary forbids the sale or giving away of liquor within five miles of the Great Lakes training station, near Chicago; the training stations at Norfolk, Va, and Hampton Roads, the training camp at Mare Is- land, Caiif., the training station at Newport. R. l.. and the marine stations at Quautico, Va, and Port Royal. $. c.
 As in the case of army camp zones all exception is made of the serving of liquor in private homes to members of the family or guests. The state ment said.
 Tn the vicinity of Vallejo, Calif., is the navy yard at Mare Island includ : ing a large training camp. At pres ent there are at Mare Island about majority are young lads recently en- 1 listed.
 Met With Stubborn Opposition. "A determined effort has been made l be. hby the department and the com mandant at Mare Island to cause an improvement in the liquor situation l at Vallejo. but action of the local au- thorities, and the wishes of the de- partment have been stubborniy op. 1 posed by those interested in the con. tlnua ton of this evil and no remedia results Of any significance have beer realized. As early as last August this matter was a subject of grave consid- ' eration and under date of September s, 1917. i'll a letter reciting the wretch. Cd conditions with regard to liquor Lin Vallejo, the commandant states as Ifo,lows:
 l Pending the cleaning up of Valle, Ijo and the. establishment Of improved 1 conditions by the municipal authori. ties the eommandant is. limiting lib. l erty 10 that city to men wno navi families there. or are residing in tn, city,"
 I In another letter the Mare Islan, l commandant wrote of having person, ally arrested an enlisted man in tn Back room of a resort in Wallet, known as the iLiberty Inn
 This Liberty Inn. formerly the Is5eidefberg Inn,," the letter coiitin tned, shas changed its name but no it's business. It is kept by German Who is henchman of the aferesai, brewer Ca German who is reputed t practically control the saloon elemen ofs Vallejo and the municipal govern rnent) and I have had these premise under suspicion for. a long time an have reported my observations to tn | II ,af ;1,I- f;r,a apartment of justice, San Francisco.'
 Newport Training Station.
 In regard to Newport, the secretar quoted communications from the com mandant of the naval district fror the Newport ministers. from the wa
 can-3 community service com1nitte and the chief of ordnance, urging tha intoxicants be barred.
 Tn the vicinity of the city of New
 port" he said "are located the maya
 training station, at which there are a
 present approximately $500 enliste men, and the naval torpedo station at which. although there are onl about 400 enlisted men, very larg quantities of high explosives ar stored, the safety of which is seriousl jeopardized by the possibility of in toXicated men either civilians or CT
 listed force in it's vicinity. The crew
 of ships visiting Narragansett ba should also be considered among thos
 affected.
 Representation have been made D the authorities atsthe training static
 that, in spite of every effort on thei
 part, and in spite of the detail of nu
 merous naval patrols throughout th city, the tliouoT Nsnace continues un ahaf fed and ic oop\taptlv ,,pdorr,1 ;,, ;,, the physical and moral welfars of til
 naval personnel. Practically all of th }, personnel at the training station al [ young lads, very recently enlisted, WI are receiving their first training in tf navy, and who are of that impression 1 able age which makes it most neces
 sary that under. these new condition
 for them they, should not be exposed 1 [ insidious temptations