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sT & HilFri X AV i CHRISTIANSTED THEATRE 8.30 THURSDAY EVENING 8.30 “Current New” | 1 REEL “The Scarlet Shadow” in 6 Parts Featuring the famous Actors: CLARISSA SELWYN nd FRANf? } ELLIOT ADMISSIION. Hesaavie Boste . o v s o e SRI MWIEen.... i s e SR FOR SALE. 1 Oliver Typewriter No. 9. For further particulars apply at this office. The Creole is here today with St. Tho- mas and English mails. By special request the popular film the Silk-lined Burglar will be exhibited at the theatre again on Friday night the 16.h. This film proved one of the very attrac- tive pictures that have been shown st this place of amusement and it is expect- ed that a full house will turn out to see it. The show of Thursday night will be held as usual. Frederiksted Jan. 13, 1920. The S. S. ““Parima’’ arrived this morn- ing from St. Kitts with the following passengers: Caroline Lewis, K. Wallace, Mary Caines and, child, Mr, & Mrs. MMa- son and child, R. Stanley. ° She left at 9.30 o’clock for New York via St. Thomas. Passer gers for St. Thomas:—J. W. Lyttle, U. S. M. C., Jno, L. Curry, Sergt. Thompson, Mrs. Caroe and child. The s. s. ‘‘Lake Ogden’’ arrived at 7 o’clock with 370 packages geeral cargo for this island. No passengers. U. S. NAVY PRESS NEWS, January 11, 1920. WASHINGTON: The House Naval Affair Committe will re;_ort on the Navy pay bill tomorrow. It will probsbly come before the house for action Wed- nesday nr Thursday. The bill as order- ed reported to the ‘Heuse provides for a flat thirty'per cent increase retroactive to January first. CHICAGO: Illegal movement of li- quor in Chicago has netted federal agents policemen and police over two hundred thousand dollars since July first aecord- ing to evidence which it is reported has been turned over to Daniel C. Roper, In- ternal Revenue Commissioner in Wash- ington. NEW YORK: Department of Justice Agents yesterday filled an army motor truck with suspected communists arrest- ed 'n Yonkers. The police of Yonkers aided the [ederal agents in serving de- portation warrants on the men zrrested. RiO DE JANEIRO: The powder plant of Armour and Company at San Paulo was partly destroyed by fire Thursday. Daniage is estimated to be about one million dollars. The plant which is said to be the largest in South America has been under construction for two years and was just about to be put in opera- tion. PARIS: Immediately after ratifica- tion of the Treaty of Versailles, Baron Von Leisrer, head of the German Mis- sion, made the following sta:ement to the associated press: I am happy that peace has finally been effected. My greatest regret is that the only country with which Germany is still at war is the (United States, [ hope however that this situation will soon change. January 12, 1920. WASHINGTON: A number of demo- cratic serptors received telggrams today from William J. Bryan urging ratifica- tion of the treaty so the United States could enter the league of nations by the time the league council holds its first meeting next Friday. NORFOLK: City sprinklers, railway cars and private artesian wells ar: being pressed into service today to supply Nor- folk with drinking water. Unless there ~is heavy rain in the next few days 1 wa- } ter famine will result. Alloument of five | gallons a day to families is now neces- sary. COPENHAGEN: A plan to scutile the German warships not yet turned over to the allies is being considered by offi- ‘ cials of tt e German Navy, according to | information received by the majority so- | cialis: party l=aders. i WASHINGTON: Rear Admiral James l E Tolfree, retired pay director ‘n the | Navy, died at Atlantic City, Saturday in | his eighty-third vear. | ¢ THE HAGUE: Five hundred Ger- . mans deporred from Brazil have arrived . at Rotterdam from Santos aboard the ' steamer ‘*Avare.’”’ | NEW YORK: A Government cam- . paign to combat the nadonal unrest | through the movies was launched yester- | day at a meeting of prominant mov:e pro ' ducers who weare addressed by Secretary | i.ane of the in:erior lepartment. i WASHINGTON; Establishment of an ' extensive naval base at San Diego. Cali- | fornia, for the repair of destroyere, sub- . marines and other small eraft was ur: ed | today by Secreta-y Danieis before the -~ House Naval Affairs Committee. ! OKLAHOMA “I1Y: Physiciars are - puzzled over the cause of mysterinis ill- ness that suddenly became epideriic in Tuisia Couniy. rive bave died fromg the elects of the disease and five hundred el . : CHICAGO: Four hundred forty com- mercial planes were sold at the Aero- nautical shop yesterdsy by one coripany ~ for two million five hundred thousand ~ dollars. The purchaser said they were to be used in the oil {ields. Operators using them to reach new fields when a strike is made.. TELEGRAMS ST. CROIX STATICN. London, January. Bth. Mr. Lloyd (George and Premier Nitti left this inorn- ing for Paris where they will ccnfer- with M. Clemenceeau. Mr, Balfour, Mr. . Bonar Law, Earl Curzon, Mr Edwin - Montagu, Baron Birkenhead Lord Ed- ~ mond Talbot and Sir G. Riddell are *nem- bers of the Party. Signor Vi:torio ~ Scialoia, Italian Foreign Minister, with his siaff, accompanied Pgemier Nitii. - A British destroyer escorted their spe- ; cial steamer across the English Cheannel. | Madrid, January Bth.—Announcement . was made late last night that a state of , siege was prociaimed throughout the | Province of Cartalonia. The Minister of ' the Intericr declared, at midnight, that . Barcelona was calm and eonfirmed the ] f reports that more than 300 arrests had occurred in -consequence of recent out- rages. The Minister added that the Gov- ernment intended to take strong mea- | sures to put an end to the present affairs, the first step beirg to order the termina-