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Show H ,j SOLDIER BOYS WHO H GET DRUNK. H When young soldier boys stagger M along the streets, the mothers, of other H boys who are planning to enlist, re-HH re-HH ' ceive a shock, and it is quite possible ' ' that more than one youngster has ' been kept from joining the army by Hr reason of these exhibitions. Hj In Salt Lake City the saloonkeepers H. . have been noCified not to sell liquor Hj to boys in khaki. Chief of Police H J. Parley White says he will issue a general order, warning liquor dealers. H Federal officers have issued a notice Hj to proprietors of hotels, cabarets and H all liquor dealers that the law forbid- M ding the sale of intoxicating liquors, H' including beer, ale or wine, to any of- H ficer or enlisted member of the niili- , tary forces in uniform, becamo effec- Hj j tive May IS, the day it was approved, H and will be rigidly enforced. The M new law is as follows: M j "That no person, corporation, part- Hh nership or association shall sell, sup- 1 ply, or have in his or its possession H any intoxicating or spiritous liquors at any military station, cantonment, camp, fort, post, officers' or enlisted men's club, which is being used at the time for military purposes under this act. It shall be unlawful to sell any intoxicating liquor, including beer, ale or wine, to any officer or member of the military forces, while in uniform, except as herein provided." The secretary of war is empowered to mako regulations pertaining to tho sale and use of intoxicating liquors for medical purposes. To cover any situation sit-uation which may develop, the Presi dent of the United States is authorized to make such regulations governing the prohibition of alcoholic liquors in or near military camps and to officers and enlisted men of the army as he may from time to time deem necessary or advisable. The President has established es-tablished no rules as yet under this authority. Chief of Police Browning should follow fol-low the example of the chief of police of Salt Lake. |