| Show decrease in drink increase in savings alie following reuter dispatch canies conies from via london bearing the date of january 25 M antonoff Kh comptroller of the russian treasury speaking before the duma budget committee toda declared that owing to the great increase in the national ea ing due to prohibition the outlay occasioned bv the ar had caused no suffering as yet in russia As pi bof of this M said alie national savings in december 1913 which amounted to coubles roubles had mcrea ed lo 10 in 1914 he added that the total savings for 19 3 amounted to coubles roubles as compared with coubles roubles for 1914 the great drain upon the nation occasioned by the war is completely hed by benefits accruing from absolute prohibition note again the annual savings in december 1913 in russia drunk as compared with the savings of the same month in 1914 in russia sober if russia can handle this loss of proposition successfully in nar time alio will sav that it is too big A task for uncle adin in peace deberdt yens tho bun may never set on the stars and stripes but a new star 13 hatched out every now and alren give seme people a bite of no apply anu bo no core it S e xa s A r |
