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Show SALOON MEN 10 GET i FiraiG Presumed to Know That Law Prohibiting Sale to Soldiers Is in Effect. EXPECT NO TROUBLE Authorities Expected to Exercise Ex-ercise Judgment in Enforcing En-forcing Zone Restrictions. With the warning having gone out from Washington that the serving of intoxicants intoxi-cants to men of the United States military forces in uniform will not be tolerated, tol-erated, and with police notice that the provisions of the army actvwill be rigidly rig-idly inforced, no further misconception as to the meaning of the law and its application is expected. Local saloon men are understood to have accepted the Inevitable nd to have instructed their barkeepers to refuse drinks to soldiers and officers. It Is pointed out that no further notice or interpretation of the army inhibition inhibi-tion respecting sales of liquors to men in uniform is to be expected from Washington. Wash-ington. The law has been in effect since May IS and it is not necessary to give special notice to liquor dealers to obey the law; they are presumed to know that the law is in force and to govern themselves them-selves accordingly. Considerable latitude is allowed United States marshals in the enforcement ot the instructions relating to the prohibited zones about federal or state military camps, arsenals and armories, munitions plants and workshops. The instructions are found difficult of enforcement in cities where there are a number of armories and munitions plants and where the prohibited pro-hibited zones overlap. Must Use Discretion. It is expected by the department of justice that the United States marshals will use judicious methods in enforcing the army law and exercise judgment in t he issuance of permits to aliens to enter the forbidden areas. Local recruiting officers were interestfd yesterday in The announcement from Washington that the adjutant genera Is i office had given out the statement that i citizens who have enlisted for training camps and have agreed to accept appointment ap-pointment in the officers' reserve corps in such grades as may be tendered hy the secretary of war sha il be pa id $100 a month. There are numerous Utalms who wil come within the S'.ope of this announcement. an-nouncement. In response- to an inquiry from the Nations 1 Woolg rowers' associa tion. the forest service in Washinzton yesterday announced ihat storkgrowers having national na-tional grazing preferences will be per mitted. if they enlist in the ftrrny or navy, to retain their preference without with-out use of the range during the period of their enlistment. Blocked in Attempt. I,ocal armv attaches were interested In the news from San Francigco that an attempt to get a ruling on the consti-tutionality consti-tutionality of the selective draft, act liad failed tn the supreme court of California. Application had been made for a ruling that the drift act passed by congress and slened by President Wilson was unconstitutional uncon-stitutional in that it involved "Involuntary "Involun-tary servitude." The a pplication was made for a writ of prohibition by Ferdinand Ferdi-nand Claudius, a resident of Oakland, to prevent the mayor nf that city from registering reg-istering him on June 5 under the provisions pro-visions of the selective draft. Within ten minutes after the application was signed by the attorney for Claudius, Chief Justice Jus-tice Angelotti had handed down a denial. de-nial. The attorney has threa tend further court proceedings, but local army officers regard the Incident as closed. |