Show russia becomes temperate the prohibition of selling brandy in the government monopoly shops was introduced throughout the hus HUB empire from the beginning of the war on tho the day of mobilization and liaa has now been in force for more than eight mont months fis one ot of the russian papers has haa mada inquiries concerning the results of this measure and has published some of the statistical data that were collected the following list shows that the con consumption sump of vodka in the city of moscow in 1914 com compared comparda parea with the preceding year bearr july gallons in 1913 and gallons in 1914 august gallons in 1913 and gallons in 1914 october gallons in 1913 and 2913 gallons in 1914 during the first three months vodka could be obtained at the first class restaurants for consumption in the same the selling of vodka in bottles being prohibited under a heavy fine |