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Al : W o o & 5 = k) \Y@// 11 A \ 2 ¥ G /:/s\ \ \éf 6. RS L T / / F g o /\'\/-'@f /M \\ . ‘ \"«:gl “’\ " LEAW ‘ \ \ !| . &\ &\I ‘\‘\ ¥ | | ?f@, o f W 4 AR R, HLE %éhL" 71 % ¢ Na” ORI N@& my O GY B cmb 75TH YHRAR. CUBISPMANSTEID) VI 11 B & FRIDAY 21sv MAY 1920 | San.Juvan, Porto Rico, arrived here this . morning from San Juan with General . Pershing on board and left this after- i noon for the United States ‘ Paris, May 12th.—Advices from Ber- . lin state that the German Military . Commission yesterday handed a note to General Nollet, stating that the re- | duction of triops in the Ruhr, de- . manded by c¢he Allies, had been car- ? ried out. General Nollet has instruct- | ed his ecommandant to verify the correct- | ness of the deciaration. The German ' Minister for Foreign Affairs, now that ' the force has been reduced, will forward . adiplomatic request to France to evacuate | the territory newly oecupied. I Paris, May 12th.—The Conference of | Ambassadors held a‘'meeting today at | which they d:alt with the commercial l system of (zermany and decided that the ', International Commission of the Danube | should meet shortly and that in accord: | ance with the Treaty it should comprise i representutives of the Allies and of t e | enemy countries, which signed the Trea- | ty of peace with the Allies. The Cob- . ference also ratified the agreement reach- ! ed by the High Commissioner of the . Allies at Danzig with Poland, on the sub- | ject of the revictualling of that couatry. | Warsaw, May 12th.—The Bolshevik ' troops having received reinforcements, . attacked the Polish positions defending i the approach to Kiev, but were repulsed, | leaving two battalions prisoners in the ' hands of the Poles. gß3oishevist airplanes . bombarded the city during the attack, | but the damage was insignificant. In | the region of Polyesive the Poles have | occupied a line based on the river Beresi- L na. | Paris, May 12th.—A despateh from | Tokio denies the report in circulation | regarding the health of the Emperor of ' Japan and declares that his condition is ' satisfactory. ? Rome, May 12th. The King has held . a conference with the late Premier Sig- | nor Nitti, Signor Tittoni and Signor ' Orlando on the subject of the political | erisis. ‘ General Superintendent’s Office, St. { Thomas, May 18th.—The canle between | San Juan, P. R., and Si. Thomas inter- . rupted on the Ilth inst. by the salvage | operations on the U. S. transport "*North- | ern Pacifie’”’ in the harbour of San Juan | was repaired today by the chgrtered . cableship ‘'Viking’’. Operatiors on the ' break in the San Juan-Jamaica cable in " the same locality and due to the same cause. are beiny carried out. THE ST. CROIX AVIS vs printed and published daily (Sundays vnd Holidays excepted) by (. Johansen at the Avis Office. TERMS---50 cents monthly wn advance, 2 cents per single copy. Kntered as second-class matter May tiith 1917 at the Post Office at Christian- ¢tord. St Crote, V. L. ofTe Tl 5,4., Un: lor the Act of March 3. 1879. ' Contribution to this paper will be glad Ly received when the same deals with mat- ters of general interest, and s accompa- nied with the author’s name, as a qguar- antee of good faith. The editor cannot be responsible for the views of his correspon- dents nor does he necessarily endorsethem. TELEGRAMS ST. CROIX STALION. (Delayed 1n transmission.) ' Cherborg, May 10th.—A serious leak, due to the action of rhe Geriman crew on the battleship ‘‘lhuringen’’, has bzen dicovered. Paris, May 11th.—In accordance with an order from the General Federatim of vabour, the Unin of Producers and dis tributors of electric energyv in the de- partmentof the Seine addressed a call to its adherents, inviting them ¢ sirikes all steps have been taken In the various factories (o assure the continuation of ‘generation for ail services and this mora- ing the supply of eleciric energy does not appear to be materially affected, the usual metropolitan trains commencing to run from five thirty a. m., and at six thirty the electric tramways were also circulating on the principal lines. Some desertions occurred among tne stafts, but these were immediately replaced by reserves and volunteers. : Paris, May 11lth.--The Turkish Treaty was this afternoon handed to the [urk- ish delegation. M. Millerand, who pre- sided at the cerewmony, in handing the treaty to the Ottoman plenipotentiaries reminded them that it was necessary to reply in writing within a month. Rome, May 11th.—The resignation of the ministry followed the adoption by the Chamber, by 193 voies to 112, of a Socialist motion the rejection of which was demanded by Premier Nitti, who asked for a vote of confidence. St. ‘Phamas, May 17th.—The U, 8. transport ‘‘Northern Pacifie’’, recently stranded at the entrarce to ‘the port of No. 116 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE EXEMPTION FROM TAXES OF PROPERTIES USED FOR RELIGIOUS, CHARITA- BLE AND FEDUCATIONAL PUR- POSES 1 All properiies used exclusively for re- ligious, charitable or educational pur poses are exempt from payment of taxes. 2. The taxes foi the vears 1916 to 1919, both included, assessed or collected on such properties as in section 1 mentioned are remitted and, if collected, shail be refunded the respective owners from the funds of the St. Croix Colonial Treasury. Thus duly passed at an extraordinary meeting of the Colonial Council held, Monday, May 3, 1920, Christiansted, May 7. 1920. D.C. CANEGATA, ROBT. L. MERWIN, Secretary. Chairman. The above Ordnance is hereby sane- tioned and approved. Witness my hand and the seal of the Government of the Virgin Islands of the United States at St. Thomas the IT7th day of May 1920. J. W. OMAN, Governor. TN TS N A L AR TS ADDITIONALMUNLEY BILL TO THE BUDGET FOR THE MUNI- CALITY OF 51 CROIX FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1919-1920. To the budget for the Municipality of St Croix—lltem 1--the Colonial Coun- ci- eand Municipal (Committee is here- by granted for maintenaice the sum of francs five thodsand. Thus duly passed at the 6th Urdinary Meeting ot the Celonial Council held Monday A ril 26, 1920. D.C CANKGATA. ROBT. L. MERWIN, Secretary. Chatrman. The above Additional Money DBill 1s hereby sanctioned and approved. Witness my hand and the seai o1 the Government of the Virgin Islands of the United States at St' ‘homas the IT7th day of May 1920. J. W. UMAN, (overnor