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&1 L RO A YD CHRISTIANSTED THEATRE 815 MONDAY EVENING 8.15. Bethlehem Theatre Sunday 7.30 1% i i 4 After “VICTOR HUGO’S Masterpiece” “THE PEASANTS OF VANDEL” E PEASANTS OF VANDEA The Peasants of Vandeca were Faithful to their King Luuis XVI with the Aim to defeat the revolationary Gcvernmont which was estabiishad in Paris 1793. The Marquis of Lante a2, who was dasignated to gaide th peasants axainst the revolutinnary men, was ta .ea prizonec and eondemned to death by the revolutionary tribunal, but the ni2ht befcre (hna exeeution »f the Marguis, his n2)hew entered the eell where he was imprisoned and ex~hanged clothes with him and thus enadled the Mar- guais to escape. Please order your tickets in time, a3 this historical film is sure to draw a big audience. e- . Ifbarsdiay Evening: “MAXLINDER” AVE £ - ~ IN ™ (P b €6 & J i -- ~- g 9 SEVEN YEARS BAD LUCK 5 | 3 ADMNISSION Reserved Seats.... .....20¢. General Entrance .........15¢c. (N . thideeny ... .. e, will be started on Fiiday at the Orange Lawxn Tennis Club, Orange N. J., it was announced today. The play of four sin- ¢les and two doubles matches between the teams of Australia and Hawaii, will extend uvver three days, [ausanne, July 24th.—The Leusanne Peace reaty, formally re-estabiishing pence between the Luropean powers and Turkey, was signed today. The general treaty, formally ending the stute f war, wus signed by Great Eritain, ‘rance, Italy, Japan, Grecce, R umania, aad Turkey. Jugo-Sisvia anncunced at the l.st minu @ her refusal to sign, cn the cround that te do so would bhe harmful to her nat ona interests 'he tren'y dis- tribated the Gttoman debt among eoun- tries like Juzo Slavia, whict. has acquired part of the former Otfonan ewmpire. Jugo Slatia miintains that she annexed her form:2r Turkish territory, as the re- sult of the Baikan wars anc not as a con- sequence of the "general Luropean or Turco Greek wars. She jrefers there- fore to anide by the treaties of London and Bucharest which fixed th2 poiiical status of the Balkans. She had agreed to negotiate directly with the Kuropean powers regarding her possiole resvonsi- bility in conneciion with the Turkish q&t. The general treaty comprises 143 arcicles, divided into five parts, political, Gnancial, ezonomic, eommunications and general claases. The commercial section stipulates ‘he applization of the Ottoman taviff inaagurated in 1916, multiplied by a cocfficient corresponding to the depre- ciation of thz Turkish ecurre-cy. The great amount of work done by the Near East FPeace Conference, of which the v-aca signed today is the outcom-, isin- dicated by the number of documentsit produced. In addition to the genaral treaty, there inclu 12 the convention set- ting up the regime for the Turkish Straits to which Russia and Bulzaria adhere, and a separate agrcement on the frontiers of Thrace, comme cial and amnes:y sc- cords and protoeols on concessions and minorities, judicial safeguards for for- eigne's ald documenis by Belgium and Portugal adhering to certain parts of the treaty. All the delezates before tne meeating joined in a letter of thanks to President Scheurer for the hospitality extended them during thie conferencs, [t referred to Switz:rland’s traditional desire for peace and concluded, ‘‘this treaty marks the definite reestablishment of peace in the world". Constantinople, July 2tth.—Today was observed as a public heliday in honour of the signing of the peace treaty at Lausanne. Streets were gaily beflagged and shops were ¢iosed. A salute of 101 guns was fired on the announcementof the signing of the treaty and ships in the harbour blew their whistles for half an hour. Tonight there were torchight . oy . » processicrs, illuminations and general rejoicings. New York July 25th.—German marks established anoiher new low record for all time tcodayv, one sale being made in the New Yoik foreign exchange market at 00014 cents or one million for $1.50. New York, July 25th.—A break of 140 points in July contracts was reperted on the New York cetton exchange shortly after the openirg this morning, July positions sold as low as 22.50 and at one time were 5 points under the QOctober contracts, which were supported by dry weather news from the southwest, A few weeks ago July cotton was at a pre- mium of 875 points over October. Frankfort, July 24th,—Dr. Hacs, the publie proscceutor, who was killed duringe communist disturbances here vesterday, was literally butchered by ihe mob, whose leaders diagged him from 1 s home. He was first hauled throvgh tl e streets until he was unconscious. lle rioters then stood him against a lanp pest while Le was beaten asercss the bead and face with ircn rods ard elubs a1 d pelted with stones until death come, The mob a'sn attempted to invade Ihe hotel Frankforterhop, but were repuised by the poiice. Berlin, July 25th.—The Berlin nows. rapers tcday revort that the German po- lice have arrested a Frerch courier, be- longing to the French embassyin Berlin in an express train near Hagen on the edge of 11he Ruhr. Important docu- ments irtended for the commander were seized, it is said, Casper Wyoming, July 25th- With un- official estitpates of the damage vlaced at nearly $1,500,000 the region west and north-west of there extending as far as Thermepolis is struggline to get its head above fl od waters which deluged th:t section * yesterday. ‘The damage to the railwaey between Arminte and Thermo- polis, & stroteh of 8) miles, is estimated at clese to §750,000. Tlree cloud-burst swept Casper yesterdav. Onre about 4 in the mornirg, o e in the afternccn ard one last night, Plitt2 river is rugning bank full, bur 1s rot econsidered danger- ous at present., Wa'er is rising st The:mopiis arnd many buiidings are flooded., Paris, July 25th.—A French Govern- ment aeroplane yesterdav successfully completed a flight from the Saint Ass ¢« se wireless station to Tours and returnad, a total of about 250 m les, s e:rinz ounly by wireless. Th2 indications were re- ceived on an apparaius called the radio gopiometer which showed the aeroplare position with relaticn to the wireless station. [l'his device enabled the pilot to make the journey with an errer of only 2 percent in direction on the outward flicht and with entire accuracy on the return. The test was announced as satis- factory. provinr th= practicabilityof such a method! for nizht flying,