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\lv// ) /¢ o ‘ ~ 70TH YEAR. THE ST. CROIX AVIS is printed ond published daily (Sundays and Holidiys excepted) by G. Johansen at the Avis Ojfice. ' TERMS---50 conts monthly vn advace, 2 cents per single copy. yatered as szcond-class matter ilay | 26¢h 1917 at the Post Office at Christian- sed SL Uroie, V. Lotthe U, 5, A W fer the Aet o March 3. 1879. Tontribution to this paper will be glad- Ly received vien the same deals with mat- ters.of gencrul interest, and is accompa ngsdigoith the avthor’s name, as a quai- anté®ol goo! aith. The editcr cannot be responsible jor ihe views of his correspon- dents nor dozs he necessarily enaorsethem. ACTIVE WORK STARTS FOR NA- TIONAL GUARD Col. George E Thorne, IJ. S. A,, and Viajor Jonn A Wilson, Adjuiant aeneral, in Charge MANY ITOWNS ARE IN{ERESTED Qaq Juan, dowever, Has No: Yet Made a Start lowoard any Prelininary . Urganization. Porto Rico may soon have an aciive | N:.ional G iacd organization as result of | efiorts beit ¢ niade by Major John A. Wil- sou. . the A.djutant General of Porto hico and Colonel Geo. E. Thorne, U. 8. A., wlo has been detailed here to organize the Naiional uard 'n Por.o Rico. Colonel ¥norne and Major Wilson plan- ned this week to go to Ponce to see waat wes being donz <here toward a prelimni- na'y militia organization. lLater visi‘s wid be made 0 other towns where an inierest in tne National Guard organi- zation &as already been shown. in order (o get the organization start- ed and’ equipped as quickly as possible. ™ Cofonel '%orne has requested the War Départment to anthorize the use of guns and other cquipment now in the custody | of Colcnel Melvilie 5. Jarvis, of the Por- to Rico Regiment, for issuance to the new National Guard orgauizations as they are formed. j - According to the present plans itis pro- | posed to ofganize one infantry regiment | and one squadron of cavalry. After these units have been completed and I trained it is possible that efforts may be | made to develop gefull brigade of militia here. g ,x; sl ¥ Cobe! i@ eEEE o %‘%’ VEE gy CHRISTIANSTED, V.l. ÜB2 8. THURSDAY. 183tH NOVEMBER 1919 So far san Juan hes shown htile inter est in the new Natio. .al Gaard. In most towns that are large :noun to furnish a company, commiitee, hay . been appoint- ed to take care of th: preliminary orga- nizations of the comhanies but Ban .iuan has not et gotten this far. Ponce Yau- co. Mayaguez and ‘Aguadilla have all sghov n considerable interest and are ex® pected to provide one’or more companies each. Penuelas and Guay nitlia togeiher think they can raise a company and are much interested in the prospect. Other towns in the island glso are making in- quiries about the ne ¥ or zenization and now that Colonel Tharne, who has been detailed specially to promote this work in Por o Rico has arrived, it is expected that actual organization w.ll go forward rapidly. : i Colonel Thorne h% been engaged in militia work in the War Dep:rtment for several years and is thoroughly familiar —~with all of its details.t He is an experi- enced officer havin:* been in the army for 21 years and ha: esnservice in many parts of the world. de was on duty in France in the recent war. —Porto Rico Progress, Oct. 31st. THOROUGHTLY CAPTURED. A man who was wanted by the police had been photographed in s« different pes- itions, and the pictures sent to the Chief ~ of Police of a provin(gial town where it was thought likely th2 fupitive was in hiding. After the lipse of a few day @/*f%“\?\ PP eH“ | SN D e he s B/';;_ b NUXATED JRON Helps Make Strong Sturdy Men and Eeautiful, Healthy Women Used by Over 3000000 People Annually as a Tonic, Strength and Blood-Builder: DSTHIBUIORS: APOTHECARY HALL. o ST THOMAS. No .Jc‘;‘a\ the following reply reached headguarters: ~ooir: 1 duly received the poriraits of the six misecreants whose capture is desir- ed. 1 have arrested five of them, and the sixth ils under observation and will be secured . shortly’’. lLondon Tits Bits. & [bid ¥i -Sl o Reward Offered A REWARD of Francs 50.00 is hereby offered for the appre- heusion of the well known prisoner Thomas Williams, alias “One-hand Tom”, who escaped from Richmond Prison on [riday evening October st a. ¢ Frederiksted Police Office, November sth 1919. JOHN 1 CURRY, acting Dwrcetor of Police. " . . If You are Going to Build Or Repair Get Excellent White Li | : 80c. per barrel. From: PHILIP J. SAMUEL. Christiansted. V. 1.