Show MOTELS HOTElS I ARE lOSING MONEY MOMEY IN IM lONDON I BECAUSE OF WAR AR WARBy By Dy S. S FORREST United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON Oct 16 By 15 By mall London's big west-end west hotels and fashionable restaurants restaurant are most of them operating at a a loss This is because the most bibulous hour and a half of ot the entire twenty twenty- four falls within the period when the war restrictions do nto permit the sale of drinks This magic period is from 11 p. p m. m to 1230 in the morn- morn Ing It Is the gay hour that follows the closing of ot the theatres theatres the the hour of midnight suppers of ot flowing wine and equally flowing lowing money It Is the one hour out of ot the ty-four ty that to the fashionable ca- ca ca caterer caterer spells the difference between profit and loss Savoy Passes Dividend The direct result of ot the war regulations regulations regu regu- lations prohibiting the sale of liquors after atter 10 at night Is the Savoys Savoy's an announcement announcement announcement an- an that will there be no In Interim Interim interim In- In dividend adding that the fu future future future fu- fu ture Is not encouraging S Th The Charlton admits a heavy de decrease decrease decrease de- de crease in business The last balance sheet of ot even such a popular and usually well paying place as Remane's Romano's Romanos Romanos Romano's Ro Ro- manos mano's shows a loss of ot and no dividend The previous sheet registered registered registered regis regis- a profit of ot and a 10 per percent percent percent cent dividend The difference the proprietors tors In Insist Insist In- In aist cannot be charged to lack of ot pat pat- The hotels are as full as In peace times While the submarine blockade of ot the western coast and such incidents as that of the Lusitania Lusi- Lusi I tania have kept away many rIchI rich I Americans the war has brought thousands of ot other visitors to London i who take their places The hotels are tilled filled with officers and officers' officers wives The latter especially espe espe- daIly have come up to London to stay till tm their husbands husbands' come back from the front Every officer on a afew afew afew few days' days leave spends It In London i They all aU pay just as muc much money f tot for their rooms and their regular meals as do the Americans They would I pay Just as much for their midnight wines and suppers if It they had the chance May Sell Soft Drinks They can sell seU mineral mineraI waters with the little midnight theatre after-theatre suppers suppers suppers sup sup- pers but not wines Unfortunately minerals have two great The profit Is a mere flea bite as compared that of wines and liquors and their consumption In Increases increases increases in- in creases neither the for tor appetite food nor drink Incidentally mineral waters leave the diners In full possession possess on of ot their faculties and diners In that condition have an unhappy faculty of keeping possession also also of ot their pocket books |