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St Croix Avis 76TH YEAR CHRISTI-NSIED. V.l U S. A MONIAY 4tß APRIL 19:1. [HE ST. CROIX AVIS 18 printed and published daily (Sundays and Holidays excepted) by G. Johansen at the Avis Offi ce. : TERMS---50 cents monthly i advance. 2 cents per single copy. mntered as second-class matter May 26th 1917 at the Post Office at Christian wred, St. Croix; V. L.otthe U, S. A.. un dzr the Act of March 8. 1874 Contribution to this paper will *¢ glad ly received when the same deals wivh mat- ters of general interest, and is ac-ompa- nied with the author’s mame, as a quar- antee of good faith. The editor cannot be responsible for the views of his correspon- dents nor does he necessarily endorsethem. TELEGRAM-. ST. CROIX STATIQON. Constantinople, March 30th.—Greek naval forces, it was learned today are watching the Rlack Sea for Turkish transport in an effort to prevent the escape from Constantinople to Anato- lia of Turkish officers and soldiers who, in view of the neutrality of the Allies in the hostilities between the Greek and the Turkish Nationalists, had petitioned the Allied Authorities for permission to leave. In withdraw- ing before ithe Greek advance in Asia Minor, the Turks are blowing up the important bridge and tunnels on the Bagdad railway, along their line of re- treat. This ils aggravating the trans- portation difficulties of the Greeks, which is predicted by Isham Pasha, a prominent Turkish Cavalry General, will be the cause of ultimate failure of the Greek campaign. Geneva, March 29th.—The League of Nations has received a second pro- test from Germany calling attention to the continued occupancy byAllied troops of Germany. The note expresses the hope that articles 12 and 17 of the Peace Pact will be applied according to the prececing note of March 10th. Baltimore, March 29th.—Crowds be- sieged the gates of the cathedral today frotn shortly after nine o’clock in the morning, until 8.30 o’clock at night in their desire to get into the edifice to view the body of Cardinal Gibbons. [t is estimated that between 25,000 and 30,000 persons filed past the catafalque petween eleven and eight p. m. .L’\‘2 74 @ W. L. Electric Co., Einar Svendsen - Christiansted, St. Croix, VL U. S A. Sole Agent for the Celebrated Lumen Plants, - 3) H P water-cooled engine with direct connected dynamo., Co nplete Plants and all spare parts in ~tock in Christiansted for immediate delivery, On account of my absence from the island during June to October \ all parties intending installing ELECTRIC LIGHTING PLANTS this year are politely requested to communicate at once with Berlin, March 29th —The 3overnment believes it had effectually breken up the insurzent commu ist rising in the mid- Jermuan Industrial areas with’ the cap- ture of the main body of rioters at Leuna and Ammentdorf. Thus far 1,300 com- nunists have been arrested and the others are reported either to be fleeing, leaving their arms behind, or surrender- ing. President Dbert had authorized the installation of extraordinary emergency courts for the speedy trial of communist rioters. Reports arriving in Berlin up to three o’clock this afternoon from mid Germany and Ruht points indicate that the communist had been unsuccessful in their attempt to provoke wvidespread gen- eral strikes. Only unimportant walk- outs were reporied from isolated districts. The big shops in greater Berlin were operating this afternoon with full com- plements of workers although commun- ists invaded several plants this morning and attempted to persuade the workers to quit. The city is being p: trolled act- jvely by security police and all outdoor gatherings have been prohibited. Washington, March 30th. —The resig- nation of Blr. Roland S. Morris as Uni- ted States ambassador to Japan, was accepted yesterday by President Harding according to an announcement by the State Dept. Paris, March 30th. —A Loudon despatch tv the '‘Petit Parisien’’ says that Mr. Llovd George, Sir Laming Worthington- Evans and Field Marshal Wilsop held a conference last evening. The despatch asserts that it is believed in London that the question discussed at the conference was the extension of military Denalijes upon Germany as a result of her refusal to pay the 12,000.000,000 marks in re- parations before May Ist. as demanded by the Reparations Commission. London, Mareh 30°h. The nations re- venue for the financial year, which ends with the present month, may fall short of the Chancellors estimate by a few millions. There wijj pea surplus of income over e penditure of more than £200,000,000. Aboyr £100,000,000 of rthis ecredit balar.c. has been obtained by economy jy the water supply services. The estimated expendifure on’ these servieces for (je whole year was £B9, :97(,000, ar.d up 10 March 26th. The actual costuayg e 128,000. The chief talling off in revenue is from the sale of war stores. So {ar these sales have jielded £264,0569,048, and apparently the total on March 3]st will be £30°000,000, less than the estj- mate. The floating debt has been redy- ced by £41,082,003,and now siands at £1,101,709,000.