Show I I DENY i DRUNKENNESS IN INI I 1 I FORCES OF U. U S. S Preachers Preacher's Charge That Army and Navy Men l Spree in ill London Branded False London Jan Much 7 7 Much Indignation has been caused among American arm army and na navy officials and other Americans in London because of or reports circulated in the United States that American soldiers soldiers soldiers sol sol- diers and anel sailors in Europe were drinking drink drink- drinking ing to excess ss This Indignation has been intensified b by a H charge made In his sermon at the city temple Sunday S by the Rev ne neDr Dr Joseph Fort Newton of or Iowa tho the pastor of or drunkenness among arnonI American soldiers in I England When hen I see ee American boys bors staggering staggering stagger stagger- In ing in iii the street drunk I hate London was one of ot the Utterances of or Dr Drew Newton New New- ew ewton ton Vice Admiral William Willlam S S. S Sims commander commander commander com com- mander of the American naval forces I and Col Cot S S S. L H H. H Slocum military at nt- nt tache of or the American embassy In to London London Lon Lon- don dun to today a declared the tho char charges es false Admiral Sims said there never was a time in American history when there was wats to so little drunkenness among the American mellan fighting forces Thin Thc ns Americans did not come to Europe Ku- Ku u- u rope to get et drunk Admiral J Sims Sinus con con- This w war ar is a serious bu business business busi busi- l- l nC ness 8 with wins them Colonel l Slocum al also o declared d that he had never er seen a R drunken American fighting man on this tills side of or the water Waller Walter ues Page the American am am- ambassador and the secret secretaries of or the em em- embassy has bassy the American consul general and the officials of or the consulate all made similar assertions The Rev ne neDr Dr Newton In a statement toda today said that ho he was called recently recent recent- ly Ij to Eagle hut hut the V V. V M M. C C C. A A. A headquarters headquarters head head- quarters and ano that there lucre were three American soldiers there who were wore so o Intoxicated that time the they could not takeoff take takeoff off their clothes and go to bed bedAn bedAn bedAn An investigation in today showed ll that It was the general ener 11 opinion that an any drunkenness on this side of or American soldiers an and sailors IB 11 s confined to a few felt Isol Isolated ted cases and that Dr Newton Newton New- New ton ton i remarks arc are deprecated b by BritIsh British British Brit Brit- ish officials I Make Charges Washington Jan 7 The The board of or temperance ance prohibition and public morals of or tho the Methodist I t Episcopal r church hurch has haH Issued a statement sta charIn charging char In ing that drunkenness and amid disease u Nease e are filling guardhouses and hospitals In InFranco Franco France with American soldiers b by the thousands The board asserts th that l the tho brewers have gotten gottell the lie the ear o of the war department de authorities |