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» ; j " ¢ » "qn"- ; \\i&/// i\ ;‘ /A //l v % L / / / /é\.\ | J g\\ z" : =T (Y f@.fI‘\: \ \ml~ ~ Be &SNS 3 N sV L. 75TH YEAR. CHRISTIANSTED. V.l. U. 8. A.. MONDAY. IsT MARCH 1920. Tds 3T. CROIX AVIS is printed and published doaly (Sindays and Holidays. excepted) by G. Johunsen at the Avis Cffice. THAR MS---50 eents monlhly vn advance, 2 conts per siagle copu. oatered as second-class matter May 2uth 1917 ot the Post Office at Christian- sterd, St. Crowg, VoL of the UF Sy A, un= .i.;.’" tae . ir'.'f -I/A ,%[(L/'Ch & 1/'37“’ ; Contridution to this paper will be glad- ly receivzd wvhen the same deals wita mat- ters of gencril interest, and is accompa- nwied with the autnor’s naime, as a quar- antez o good faith. The editor cannot be responsinle o the views of his correspon- dents nor does he necessarily endorse them TELEGRAMS ST. CROIX STA LION. London. I"ep. 18ih.—German has been allowed a coucession fronr the terins of the I'reary oi Versailles with regard to the speed with which ber military forces must be recuced. Mr.-Lloyd George has notified the German Envoy that the date when her army must be reduced to two nundred thousand men has been fixed for April second, while she will be allowed until July second to bring it down to the one hundred thousand limit, Wasnington. Feo. 18th.—The Govern- ment has decided not to introduce the irish Home .ilule Bili *omorrow, as had been planned, veading the furthec con- sideration of one or two points. Washington, Feh. 18th.—Great Bri- tain relies greatly upon her air forces for the defence of Persia and Mesopota- mia, accord:nz to officiad advices received here, Mr Winston Churehill recently in- formed Pa/liament that aviation bases nad ‘been cstablished at ‘Bagdad and Karachi, tue latter being the terminus of an important railway. The Eritish authorities ifecared that the Bolshevik -rgops which had penetrated Turkestan qnight enicr Afghanistan and attack Persia from the flank and it is believed that the aer.al forces have been orga- nized to meet this ‘hreathened danger. Paris, Feb. 19th. - A revolution in the steel industry is promised by Frengch in- ventors who are working here onthe final tests of their proce~ ow being made. The claim is mac 2 ard steel nickel, minum ehromium, mar j;anese and other kinds ean be manufactu ed at, roughly, ‘he sam 2 gost as ordinary bessemer steel, vitk the sole added expense rs the al- e . i d,m.’F'eb. 20th.—Tho sar h' ness men from all pver the world are on their way to tingland t« visit the British tndus®iial Fairs wich are to be held in London, Birmingh:m and Glasgow fro Fesruary 23rd. (o (darch sth. The privei- pa! Fair will be he d at tha .Crystal Pal- az:, where the public wiil not b admic- ted. Jt is for busingss = rposes oulv. an’ two hundred thuous .a invitation been sent to buyers Washington, b, 19th. —-P. 0t Wiison ioday comp.cced his reply o the Anted Supreme Council’s voie or tne Adriatic Questions and sent it to .:.r. Po k, the Acting Secceiary of Srate, wh is putting it into {orm for transmiss:un ¢ “he Council, and it is expec-ed, it wiil be telegraphed before night. 1: re was no indieaiion as tv what “e Nnte con- | tains and as (0 its =ngth. i.ondon, Feby. 20. h - bolshevik raes have captured Arcnangel, on the e Sea, according o a wireless despaica from Moscow toda Halifax, N. S. ¢ . 20t —Messrs. Sil- ver and Warren hatc¢resig, *d tioth the Bo:rd of Directorsof the acadia Sugar Retining Company ‘.imiced. London, Feby. Ziith-—The second read- ing of the Home iwule Bill will not be taken until a fortnight hence and time wili be allowed, be,_ .. further progress is made, for a stud3»>f the conditions Washiggton, Fel 20th.--The Senczte Comm’fssvfbn today ordered favcuraby, | the reported Chaijnan Jones Eill, pro- ' hibiting the sale ¢i*fhircy former German passenger liners, eicept as may hereaf- ter be provided by (rngress. Washington, Feby. 20th.—The Japa- nese race equality p :a . * the Peace Con- ference was one .f ,e many issues touched upon.in ¢ /'s debate on the Peace Treaty in ¢ 2 Sepate. Senator Phelan, Democrat, California, said he had been informed . .ut Mr. Lloyd Georze and President Wilscn voted against Ja- panese equality. 7The British Premicr, | he said, had juined with President Wil | son to defeat the measure. because Can- | ada and other Brilish Dominions re- | fused to ernsider th® admitting of Japa- . nese and Chinese on )ass Eqnality. He further said that he supported Senator Lodge’s reservatiougon Domestic Rela- | tions, beeause it Jd prevent Japan from appealing th i~ Equality Ques- tion to the League 7 *'ions. Paris, F:b. 22nd. , 1s been decided by the City Coun¢ « S Pakie 10 Woat | a municipal loan in -‘;’;‘% a, the pg~reeds | to be used for the p© M. %2 of folg uffs -md essentials in @4 Canadian et. No. }B. Bu2nos Aires, Feby 21st —A great praitie fire sivty rmiles wide; "pas swept throvngh the terrtory of Lapampa in tn> central part of the Republic. A great number of sheep and much other live stock is reported to have perished, while materi | damage estimated at ne millicn peses has been caused. The eon: flagr: tion is said to have been the big- gest wver known in Argentina. Monireal, Feby. 22nd.—Georges Car- penti2r,the champion heavy weight pugi- list ¢f Europe, knocked out Gruna Hov en. the pelgian champion, in the secund rounc: of a cheduled fifteen rounds oout nere on “aiurday. .rund Heve 'S comp eteiy ouiclassed and took the couat five 1 mes ! Sar Fre.cisco,Feby. 22nd. An ail Bri tish Rugby Fifteen defeated an All American Team ye: =rcay by eight to SIX 1 a game playec here tou determine the n erits of the players selected as the All American Rugby Team io ~“ompete al the Olympic Games rnext Summer. London, Feb. 22nd.—-Information obtain- ed at Plymouth states that ‘¢ Admiralty nas Cecided to dismantle no fewer than 183 airships. Os these. 104 are to be sold. but tlie method of dispesing of the othes 79, hes not yet been decided. Cor stantinople, veb. 22nd.-—A British . squacron consisting of five battles :ips and four tor do desiroyers unc:r the . comn and of .umiral Freemantl - ed on Saturday and anchored i: | phogt s near the ltalian and Fren ships' in the waterway and w stone:: throw .f the Parliament | - where the Peace decisions ars " place. The newspapers are sc over the retention of Constanc.., by the Turks, that the details of the ~ sible peace treaty are overshadowed. Lordon, Feb. 22nd.—The bye-election for the Wrekin division of Shropshire re- sultedc in a victory for the Independent | candidate. The voting was as follows. . Palmer (Independent), 9267 Duncar . (Labcurite), 8729 Bayley (Coalition ’ . beral), 4750. At the last general el Sir Charles Henry, Coalition Lio. ~ was returned unopposed. ¥i# y i T ! Tt L g ® Ao7F 0 P R NEEE CHAIN with an | .. Jollargr ~ce and a heart " b ;& J_A. B. Finder will ! ar <« n bringing same to