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Y \(\\/ R o : : e i‘l LP)& S o / : /.,\\‘i,‘,‘ \\\l 'm:D \i Q,’*) ,‘\/\ \ \ /a M I A’\\ )« & | ¢A\ N / B ] , |(W @B gy | } l/\g\ T N/‘ ‘ ; -~ (s 757 H YEAR. CHRISTIANSTED, V. IUzB A, MONDAY. 2ita OCTOBER 1919. No. 247. THi ST. CRJIX AVIS is printed and published deily (Sandays nad Folid tys excepted) by . Johansen at the Avis Office. TINRMS---40 cents monthly w acvaice, 2 cents per single copy. ntered as second-class matter - lay 26th 1217 at the Post Office at Christian- oted, St. Crowe, V. L of.the 1. §. A.. un- fer the Act of March 8. 1876. Conirihuiion to this paper will be glad- ly received when the same deils with mat- ters of gencral interest, and is accompa- nied with the author’s name, as a quai- antee of good jaith. The editor cannot be responsible for the views of his correspon- dents ror does he necessarily endorse them. TELEGRAM ST. CROIX STATION. Londoa, Oct 22nd.-—Parliament re- sumed its session today, the House of Oommons meeting at 2.45 ¢’clock when Mr. Long, the First Lord of the Admi- ralty, “vas i amediately cailed upon to an- swer a seri:s Os questions coaceraing the Baltie situaion. Mr. Long replied with conside rani> force to the encuiries. Brit- ish ships woerein che Baluae hesaid, but he was without information as to the reports tha: they had been in action. he ac'ual streng*h of the army at pres- ent, 75),000 men will b 2 rcdueed in the course of tae coming financ al year ap- proximately to the pre-war standard, it was arnout.ced by Mr Wins on Charehil the Secreia-y for War, ifty-five thou- sand troops are stationed in Ireland, Mr. Caarchill stated. Approxima ely 37,000,- 000 potnds save been paid out by the Governmen’ in outof work doles since the armisdze last November. Sir Robert Horne. the iinister or ..abour, told the House Jormezr servicemen to :he numoer 275.000 are still receiving payments. Mr. Auastin Uhamberiain, the Chareellorof ta- Excheguer, said that documents would be laic before the Hoise on Mecnday sf.owin .the economies that had been effectec by the Government and giving the revised estimates. ['h2 Premier, Mr. Chimberlain said, woull announce . lacer tha da e for debai? on these mat- ters. [Mr. Lioyd zeorg2 add -essing the House «¢n this question shortly after- wards, sail the financial discuassion would take place as soon as Mr. Cham- berlain’s papers were ready, Mr. Caurc- hill said the army appropriations for the next financ al year would b 2 only one fifth of the present expenditure. . = ' e Londor., Oets 22nd.—Sir auckland Geddes irformec he House tha:t among | the Govt. contragzis placed abrcad since the armistice, wis one with Germany for potash th2 amouat of the contrazt being £750,000 stering. Linau, Oet. 22a4d. —l'he Germins have surrc :aded the ‘own, and no hiig is al- lowed 1 pass tkiough their iines. he bread ration hassbeen cut. | Berlin, Oct. 2ind. "he British Naval | Commandear at L bau according trade- | patch from Revai, Eschiniy, has sent a demand by wirel®ss to Coltnei: B-rmondt | io evacuate Ustd vinsk (Diinamuide)und . Thorensberg the village west of Riga, | . (Oolonel Bermongt In a wireless reply said that «fter suzcessfully safeguarding a strategic base jor an offcnsive against | | the Bplshe\'iks h¢ ad oifz-ed an armis- tice to the Letsol Oct. 19ta. He -equest- ed that his endeavors » obtain a) armis- ~ tice should be suoported and thact pleni- potentiarics shovld bLe seit so arrange .~ measures (0o end bioodshec, . Copenhagen, {'ct. 22nd —A cespatch L o the 'Politiken’ from Eelsing®ors re- ' ports that French warships ha’e been . bombardirg Krinstadt s nce Jonday. " They are übie to teep beyond the range of the fortress -grillery, owing to the ‘ long range of their guns. { Washington, Ozt. 22nd. —Oyzaaized la- | bour tonizhty tirough ii:s.,+eace,- Mr. | Gomper znnounced its withdrav.al from the National industrial Conierence, ‘vhich CHRISTIANSTED ThHEATRE CHRISTIANSI 8.30 THIS EVENING 8.30 ? Episode 8 & 4 of | The Wild West serial . “Tte Bull's Eye.” - “The Buil's Eye. : IS CODY GUING T, BE SAVED? . Emasode ‘DESPERATE GOODS”’ ’ Episode 4. SSTH.L ON THE RING' EXTRAS: EXTRAS: Y a .. . ® , - Side-split ing Comic S “WHO IS YOUR HUSBAND?” ADMISSION, ADUL'S Reserved Seats 40 cents, General Entrance 20 cents. HL},_;_}’:_\__R_“lH Seats 20_-;:@1115, (}enera}?Entrmm 10 ~ents. T T e e eei has been in session here since October 6th to establish a new relationship be- tween capital and labour. Mexico City, Oect. 21st.—Concrete evi- dence ol German colonization plans for Mexico, was revealed here today with the announcement of an enterprise for the irrigation of 200,000 heetares of land in the Puerto Valley, 1n the state of Sinuloy . where thousands of German inn igrants are expected to buy small parcels of land . On a twenty year pavment plan. New Orleans,Oct.2lst, —Contract price | went to the hightest levels quoted in .~ the New Orleans cotton market today, ' when October cotton reaches 36 centsa pound, tollowing an early session of ex- cited buying, tor which dam=ging rains 1n the western belt were responsible. The n;ost acute monihs went from 73 cents to 90. Points over yesterday’s-velosein the trading before noon. New York, Oct. 22nd.—Captain Don- alsen nay have won the army’s 5,400 miles transcontinental flight by 11 min- utes of actual flying time over Lieut Maynard who finish: d two days ahead of himi. "This was indicated by unofficial figures based on the Srst comnutation by members of the contset board of the Ame- - riea IFlying CluF which shows that Uonald- | son made the trip in 49 hours 46 minuics and Tl seconds. i Correction: —in 16th paragraph news | bulletin £2nd read '‘Bal.ic States” in- stead of ‘‘Balkan.”’ :