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Show FRENCH WINES CHEAP IN RUSSIA alcohol, thia being the Rusalan conception concep-tion of "light wlnee." In Petround the reatauranta are II-cenaed II-cenaed to aell wine to patrons, but In Moacow It la only openly procuruhle In the ahope. Reataurant diners either brlna thetr own. or buy It aurreptltioua-ly aurreptltioua-ly from waltera at high prlcea. The aovlet government derlvea a large revenue from the aale of winea Prewar Stocks Fast Being Depleted in Moscow MOSCOW, Oct. IS Prewar stocks ot FYench mines that thirsty American, would find almost priceless are rapidly diminishing In Russia. The newly opened government retail wine stres do a rushing business -in Moscow and Petrograd and soon-, connoisseurs fear, l only Ruslan wines wl.l ba left In 1 stock. After the soviet government abolished abol-ished total prvhlblton and placed the country on a wine and beer basis, all of tile atocka of burgundiea, bordeatik and champagnes which were aealed up, when the csar. early In the war. am- , creed prohibition, and other private! stocks, which were confiscated by the bolshevlki. were placed on the mar-j mar-j ket. Some went to private dealers, I but by far the largest share haa been J reserved for the irovernment shops. 1 The principal one of these la Moacow I la an elaborate establishment, wl'h ; uniformed footmen at the doors. Before Be-fore it lonir lines of carriages may be seen at certain hours of the day. anff It xenerally Is thronited with buyers In. these a:orea good French claret is still to be had at tha equivalent of about $1.60 per bottle, while excellent champacnes, some of them of particularly particu-larly food yeara, are sold at from ti to f a quart. Russian wines, produced In the Caucasus Cau-casus and in the Crimea, caa be had at from 60 cents a bottle for claret to about tt a bottle for excellent port and Madeira types There are larwe stocks; of these on hand, and the South Rusalan Rus-alan vlneyarda are producing more this year. It la still Illegal to aell vodka, and ajootle(i(jlng is quite prevalent prev-alent In aloaeww. Occasionally a drunken man Is to he seen In the ' streets. The hlirh power spirits that j ara sold aurreptitloualy are generally! Impure and have tha usual disastrous) effects, but thoae in the know have, little difficulty In securing good Rus- ; slan cognac at from 11 to 14 a bottle.: Tha legal limit, however, is 20 per cent j |