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L.OCAL The U. S. S. Grebe arrived here fron St. Thomas at noon yesterday ard re- turned at sp. m. Among har passengers were Judge and Mrs. MeKean. She brought mail from San Juan and St. Thomas and also carried St. Thomas mail from Christiansted. We congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Loui Nelthvopp on the birth of a girl in their family yesterday morning. American sloop Mizpih from St. Thom- as arrived here this morning with mail and passengers. St. Thomas News VICAR GENERAL JOSEPH DAILY LEAVES WITH PARIMA FOR IHE SIATES. The sad news reached us of the de- parture in the next few days with the 8. 8. Parima, from this island, on account of ill health. of Vicar General Joseph W. Daily of the Catnolie Chmienh of this island. The physicitns bhave advised the Rev. Father 10 s»ck a eo'l ehmate on account of his present physieal eoradi- tion, which seemed to have come on sud- denly, as some time ago he was in the pink of health. It was on February 9, 1918 that Fr. Joseph Daily c¢ame to these islands for the spiritual wellare of his congregation, He was stationed at the island of St. Croix for three and a half years, the rest of his time being spent here, where he has made many friends even from those not among his large congregation. W 2 bad the pleasure of meeting ,the Rev. Father several years while he was in St. Croix and from then on our rela- tionship with him has been of the very best and we are thankful to bim for many a courtesy extended tous. Father Dailv is an excellent ergarizer, a splen- did disciplinarian and a profound sehol- ar. His many lectures on social prob- lems wili be missed especially by those who thirst for true knowledge. I'he Rev. Father assures us that the building of the school and the convent will stiil be ecarried ou. althou:h he would rav> liked to be here when the nuns arrive, to see them confortably fised The fa'her who will take bhis olace is not yet knowrn., We are sorvy that bealih does not permit him to re: main indefiaitely witn us and we tako this mediam 10 express to lim our ap preciation of his services to the esinmu- nity in geaeral and to wish that he may soon re2ain ais usua! health and vigor, and als) the bost of wishes for a safe and plga;ant passaze home.—-S! [Momas Limes, 15in Sept. ST (ol v s ¥ TELEGRAMS. S CILA BAT, Du'ath, Min., September 17th.—Wal- tec Hoover sustained the \J/orst. de- feat he has ever suffered, when ( irret Gilmore, of Philade!phia, today wen the Philadeiphi Go!d challenge Cup which rarries with it the world’s sinele seulling championshin. The racz, nostponed from Saturdav, was rowed on the Sr. Louis Bay mile and a quarter course. the time was 8.89, Gilmore winring by four lengths, ten seconds ahead of the former champion. Seattle, Wash., Ser, 17th.~- Captain Roald Amundsen, Ar ¢ Explorer, and Captain Harold Noice, head of the re- cent exploration of Wrangel Island for the relief of tha ill-fated Crawford party, arrived here taday from Nome, Alaska, Captain Amundsen confirmed his pre- vious announcement that he would agzin attempt an airplane flieht across the North Pole, starting this time from Spitzhergen. His attempt last Summer was frustrated when the landing avpara- tus of bis plane was smashed cna te:t flight. Malta, Septg 18 h.—A severe earth- quake of several sceconds durz jon oce- curied hore thiis morning. Many ouoiid ings were hadly shaken, buar no further damagze has heen reported so tae. [he ®hurches were filled with wo-shippers att®nding mass when tnhe shoex eamo. Large numb~rs of eiiz:ns seizxl with panie rushed from their homes in o the streets Large eracks are noticeable in many of the buddings, locludiag soveral churches, and the people were in sonie danger from falling stones. 'The general emziiemen‘t nas spread througzhout the island. Syracuse, Cicily, Sept. 18th. —A violent osarthshock was feit here alt 7.48 o’clock this morning. Yokohama, Sept. 18:h. —Temporary barracks herelwere flooded during a terri- fiec storm on Saturday and 5,000 persons are missing. Moscow, Sept. 18.h,--Mumblings of rovolution from Germainy are not only an indication of the serious affairs in the '»u- ton Repub'ie, but part of a coming worl i siruz rle, Karl Radei, wiiely known Ra:- sian publicist and expere on Garman ai- fairs, declared in a sp2ech before the Red Army Commanders hovre last nighr, “french capitalisis are gathering into their hands the richest iron regions of Europe which they will use in coaquer- ing their neighbours’’, Radek asserted. “I'his means a military threat against Encland and offers a new cause for a world strugale beiween Franee anhth: British Lion”’ Radek empaasizod the im—- portant part the Red Army mast play in this perivd and coneluded, “*As com- manders_of th2 Rad Army you are not used to listeming to words, but orders. When tae houar ermas and tnore is no other way, the Red Army will answer the call of the Soviet Government shout ing as one man, I am ready.”’ Berlin, Sept. 18°'h —President BEbert yesterday issueda decree under whicn peisons who advis» non-pavment of taxes to the Reichs, the Federal States, or Mu- nicipalities or who witahold foodstuffs, may b 2 punished by imprisonment and fines in unlimited amounts. Persons cuilty of such charges furthermore, are liable to depriviations of their civil rights. London, Sapt. 18th. —An untimead des- patch from Rome to the Exchange Tele- graph Co. says that Princess Malfalda’s eondition has suddenly becomne worse. Her temperature was alarmingly high and it was believed the end was near. New Yerk, S-pt. 18th.— Aimost all morning newspapers in New York failed to appear today as a rcsuit of a strike of the members of the pressmen’s union which was called shortly after midaight. The city’s millions went to work with little or no knowledze of the dav’s events, as there were but few news papers to be had., Those were first edi- tions of a number of publications which daily are on the strects before midnight and were quick|y exhausted. The strike was called at 4he eonelusion of 2 four hour meeting of the pressmen. The President of the union doeclured that but one of the printers at the meoeting had voted against the strike, which, he s4i!, grew ot of the inability of the union and the publishers to avree to a workinw contract to replace the one which ex- pired on September Ist. Madrid, Seot. 18th. The military di rectorate has issued a decrze furbiddine camnbiine in all elubs, including the mil- itary. The President of the Supreme Civil Tribunal has resizned. Lonion, Sept, 18:h.—In econseque;¢ of the deeree issued in Madrid ordering all goveroment employees to be at work promptly at 9o’clock in the morning, rundreds of such workers, who hither- to have drawn their salaries without earning them, were seen hurrving to their offices yesterday, says a Madeil despateh to the Daily Mail. The corres- pondent adds that the method hereto- fore emyployed by the hoiders of Govern- ment sinecures was to send agents to collect their compensations. Captain- General Primo Rivera hopes to save con- siderable sums of money by compelling employees to attend to their duties un- der pena ty of instant dismissal. Balgrade, Sept. 18th.—There is great periubation here over the report from Rome of the appointment by the Italian Government of General Giardino as mili- tary Governor of Fiume and the des- Qatch of troops to that city, particularly :‘-&\a settlement was believed to bei sight. The Foreign Office has ro c¢op- firmation of the news and official cirel” continue optimistic particularly becau of the registration of the Rapolio Treaty at Geneva. The public, howvever, does