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Observers say that the enemy has not yet in position, guns heavy ~nough to reach this ¢ity with their fire. On the norih eastern front, along the Bialy- stok road, the Russians are 21 miles from Warsaw, The Russians attacking Warsawq\ave worked well towards the rear of the city’s defences and are tak- ing Rlock within a dozen miies of the Vist#tla, northwest of the Polish capi- tal, according to Friday night’s official Polish communication. : Antwerp, Aug. ll4th.—-France won the 170 kilometres road race, the Olym- pic bicyele class here on Thursday, Sweden was second, Belgium third and Denmerk fourth. Paris, Aug. 15th. Warsaw was still holding out as far asis known, but the battle raging under the walls of the —eity is increasing in violence. From the vague and scanty news reacning Pavis, the Poles are making a good fight, but seemingly all they can hope for is to delay the fatal hour of the city’s fall. The Reds are continuing to ad- vance, and have reached a point less than ten miles from the capital.- London, Aug. 15th.—The sensational repovts emanating from Dublin last night to the effect that Mr. Bonar Law would make a statement in the House of Com- mons ~on Monday rvelative to the grant- ing o Ireland of mare generous forms of self-Government in the nature of Do- minion Home Rule, were received with scepticism here today. There is no offi- cial ennfirmation of the story, and in- deed, the Irish Office declares it knows nothing about sueh a move. Dublin still insists that Mr. Wylie, : legal adviser to Viscount French, decided t: resign, wuut delayed action on ihe understanding that Mr. Bonar Law would make the state- ment referrved to in the reports. Paris, Aug. 156th. Renewed American intervention in Burcpe appears imminent from statements made today in authori- tative French quarters where it is affirm- ed America, France and Great Britain are conferring with "he object of reaching an agreement for joint action in Poland. Cork, Aug. 16th.—Mr. Mac Sweeney, the Lord Mayor, of this eity and ten men who were arrested on Thursday night have refused food since they were piaced in"a military barracks and have been joifled 1n their hunger strike by other prisoners. % " Kolno, Poland, (By Courrier to Blot- towen, Bast. Prussia,) Aug. 15th.—Soviet Russia intends toseek an alliance with Germany to make war on France and it this is successful, to undertake a con- quest of England and eventually the United States, officials of the Bolshe- vik regime told the associated press here yesterday. As soon as the Polish war, whieh is considered a purely Russian business, hasbeen ifinished. a note will be sent to Berlin, they declared, de- manding permission to transport froops across Germany for the French cam- paign. Uvon refusal of this request, ST Uil X A NVEE CHRISTIANSTED THEATRE 8.30. THIS EVENING 8.30. 3. @ g » @ “Mary Mac Laren” in “Creaking Sthirs*®. AN ORIGINAL STORY OF A GIRL WHO TOOK LitE AS IT CAME. . CAST: CLRAE LAneT . Mary Mae Laren Mark Winhield. .. .. ... . o , ....Herbert Prior . Fred Millard. .. . bR : ...Jack Mulhall. IR BGVer. o s .. Clarrissa Selwyn . e ... .. Lucretia Harris Story by Evelyn Campell. “‘Dearie Lane’’ is one of those very unmoral girls, who takes life as 1t eomes. and she has '‘an affair’’with Mark Winfield, with never a thought of the preseni or the future. Thnen she marries Fred Millard and finds love in a cottage even more delioht ful than being a '‘great lady’’. Winfield again crosses her psath but diring a visit 1 her he dies in the littl: parlour of her home, and '‘Dearie Lane’’, fearful that her his band will suspect her, seeks to dispose of the body, but only succeeds in makiny thines worse, and it is only the cool-headed boarder who ecalmly brings satety and fiv.s he stairs of the past that they may never creak again in the future, “*‘Dearie Lane'’, like many other Frail Women, takes the way of least resictance to Fancied Happiness, But the Little Deceits of Life Sounds Alarm like the C(reaking Stairs at Midnight . The Beautiful ‘‘Mary Mac Laren’’ Has in this Picture a Fitting Suceessor to hen famous play in ‘'Shoes’;. A Story of T'rue Life that is closer to Eve yday Than Most Persons realiz ADMISSION: el SR oe ; 40¢ Twn first and two last rows of leserved seats 30¢ General Entrance. . .. . ..... By 20¢. ' Children 20 and 10c¢ which is taken for granted, a revolution will be institused in -Germany, the suc- cess of which the Bolshevik asserted, they were prepared to assure by force of arms. The Boishevik leaders declare that within three weeks, they will be in complete command of Poland, inciud- ing the Polish ecrridor which they in- tend to oceupy, leaving a ten kilometre neutral zone abcve Danzig. London, Aug. 16th.—The Russians are pressing their fight for Warsaw within a dozen miles of the capital on the north- east, it is indicated from Sunday’s official siatement from Moscow received today. They report the eapture of Radzymin in this sector and the continuation of the battle along this front and also near No- vogeorgievsk to the northwest of War- saw. , London, August 15th —No news has yet reached London of the peace meeting between the Polish and Soviet represen- tatives at Minsk. The central news learns that a number of the journalists accom- panying the Polish delegates hav: not been allowed to cross the Russian iines. NEW YORK, Aug. 16th 1920 Fiour, Blended Clears St. Lawrence I-rand ‘ -pr. bri. $12.50 Meal, Kilndried per 100 Ibs $3.90 New Season’s Pork per bri. $39.40 ‘ Heavy Mess Pork per bbl. $33.00 Sugar---Crystals maximum per 100 lbs $13.00. $13.04. Molasses Sugar 89° test, no quotatios Cotton, Middling Upiand, at Liverpoo e ). = per lb. 206 82-100 d - txchange, New York and® London o 6 ; days sight $3.597 | kxchange New York and London, sioii f : , o, Dog | LLONDGN, Aug. 16th 1990. . Sugar, Demerara CrySstals. Govt. conivoll . ed and free 01 _control guite normin=] . Sugar-Moscovado Govt. eo trolled -nd { free control guite noniir | Moscovado free of Govt. control ut: | paid nominal. : . German Beet 887/, f.¢.b. no saic | White Java sugar cit United Ki: I ; nominai lißs. 0. i Demerara Kum, per gal. nominal. i Trinidad Cocoa, Good Middling Keo no ' minal per cwt 85s, od. : | Cotto. Medium Fine Sea Island, ai | . | erpooc: per (b. nominal | Bank of England rate of Discouri ;1 é cent. -7, ; Consols 463 | Three per cent rentes in Paris Fes 58 40 | All prices subject to correction. ~ Dr. J. R. Maytew :; e e ey = 2R | Evesight Speciaiist i is at Christiansted for a tshort stay and - will make appointmens with h:s elien's ~ from Monday 26th July.