_Manchester Police Records, January 27, 1915_ In the early hours of the morning two unarmed soldiers were fired at in Woolwich by a drunken soldier, who chased them for a long distance, firing shots all the time, until he was arrested. _Facts in “Alliance News,” February, 1915_ Drunkenness among soldiers and sailors is appalling. Unoffending travellers are delayed by drunken sentries. Sailors landing after weeks of arduous toil in the North Sea find it easy to get so drunk that some are drowned, some die from exposure, and many return to their ships in a condition of helpless inebriety. _Facts in “Inverness Courier,” May 1915_ Two drunken soldiers entered the parish church at Codford, set fire to the vestry, threw down the altar cross and candlestick, broke a stained-glass window, and tore leaves out of a Bible 200 years old. _Facts in “Daily Chronicle,” April 3, 1916_ A drunken soldier at Cannock was imprisoned for drawing his bayonet in the streets. “If I meet a policeman I will murder the dog,” he said, and, meeting one, he threatened to cut off his head. _Police Records at Cannock, March 1916_ 400 soldiers tried to get a drunken man from the police in Grantham. _Facts in “Grimsby News,” July 30, 1915_ A drunken sergeant was found forcibly detaining a girl at Hornsey. On the police interfering, the drunken soldier drew his bayonet. _Facts in “Daily News,” September 7, 1916_ Three splendid-looking fellows, minesweepers, were traveling on the Highland Railway. “All were married men,” said a fellow passenger, “happy and proud of their homes, and they spoke with ache still in their hearts something of their lives and work. Well, these men succumbed during the journey. A change of trains was their opportunity, and I left them in a nearly helpless condition.” _Facts in “The Spectator,” April 8, 1916_ A lady visited a soldier’s wife and found her at home with all her clothes in pawn. Her husband and brother had both been home from the Front, and in one week had spent £8 on drink. _Facts in the “Cork Constitution,” Dec. 10, 1915_ A labourer, home from tunnelling work at the Front, was fined 13_s._ for drunkenness on his 33rd appearance, having spent £45 in seven days. _Facts in “Daily News,” Oct. 11, 1916_