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b<&8 22 o = L \;{%ea:.( [£;3~;- ,e.;':' ,?-:'Ei-\:’.. - ffs sy‘ 4 > e e oo LSS Sy N \ o [ ’ : : 3i) T|3 /N & ‘:/ itk ?"’:;_h A& z? ) r]a\(2\ S7 W evy \ 8 \-,‘\ Iwt Bi\, !RN / \{3 \‘i-\‘\ &AN A J | QY| g W i Am\ L L \ i B L e Nk S\ HE L&6 i @(o % 5 !"7 ,l:::&v‘ |LN g NAEL il‘m \AU 1 Sl Y Y YNG @Y a5 W =L, Zg) -’ . : .;.‘\é N AN Y }s‘\}»\ (ie Tira YLAR. CHEISTIANSIND. V. 1 ÜBB A, SAIUKRDAY, l4ln JULY, 1923 \\ THE ST. CROIX AVIS is printed and pudlishzd daily (Sun liys and Holvdays ecceptzd) by G. Johnsen at the Avis Office. TERMsS:-—59 c2ats morathly in alvanes, 2 eonts p2r single copy. Baterel as seeonlelrz matir Muy 26th 1917 at the Post O fice at Christian sted, St. Craie, V. L of the U. S. A. un- der the Act of March 3. 1879. Contribution to this paper will be gl lg received when the s tne d2als with n - ters of general interest, and is aceo> apa- nied with the awthor’'s nimz, asa juar- antee of good faith Theeditor cannot be responsiblefor the views of hiscorrespon- dents nor does he necessarily endorse them. TELEGRAMS. &P CROIX STATION. London, July 10th. Except for satis- fasiion that apparently interminable dis- cussions at Lausanne at last have been ended in some sort of an agreement, there is little gratification here over the oatcome. Speaking cenerally and allow- ins for approval of certiin details of the seitlement, the opinion of the newspa- pars is that Tarkey won a substantal victory and obtained immeasurably more from her nominal congquerors than would have been thouzht possible a few months «00. ‘' I'he historian will set down with amusement the siender resources with which Turkey’s representatives have de- fiad and bulied the Allies’’ says the Moraing Chroniele, and this is typical of several other comments. Taat the seitlement is likely to advance the pro- oress of peace in the Noar Easte or lead t, an improvement In the general Earo- peun situation, is no where confidently believed. The Times, regretting that a d-{inite peace was Lol imposed swiftly, sternly and categorically upon deteated ‘Taurkev four years ago, goes on o say, ““The lesson isa bitter one, it is that failure to take advantaze of a favorable position is the moast fatal blunder in diplomacy, as in other spheres of human activity, and that the toil and sacrifize of war may be ren dered nugatory by vac llation after vic- tory. The defeated oriental is abjeect, and rurkey would have accepted any terms dictated by a United Europe in 19%8. The d eary round of nations and in- dividuals =eeking concessions from Tur- key will bogin again, once more Turxey wil. piay off one suiter iagainst another, No. 161. § 5 %‘?’ . %Tw ~3 ™w2 . X7 = 2 S eTR Q\! = MyFour Y ears in Germany after the book written by ! - James W. Gerard United States Ambassador to Germany at the time of the Great « risis, will be shown at the West End Movies " ® Wednesday & Thursday Nighis, Book your seats early and avoid the rush. Plia of seats may be scen at Meprwin's ic2 Cream Parior. 10 Reels of EXTRAORDINARY length contain this EATRAORDINARY Picture. : PRICES 30 & 20c¢. flattering ihe pride of this cre and en ticing the greed of that “after peviewing the advantaces foreizners bave brought to Turkey in the past and calling atten- tion to how things have changed thare since the war, the Timesadds, ‘‘the Tur- kish Government now is capricious an absolutely unrestrained by law, custem ar tradition ard is addicted to the prac- ce of passing letic-active legislaticn, 3y this Goveirment the terms of the new draft of the tieaty have yet tobe ratified ard when latified cbserved’’. Cleiment Feriard, July 9th.— France will not change her cceicive policy to- ward Germary, was the declaration n ade by Fresident Millerand at the cele- biation of the centenary of the birth of Blaise Pascal, the French geometrician, philesopher and writer. The president said the couniry must remain united be- hind the Government. * but’’, he adddd **let us not hide the truth f:om curselves that this policy is cne of a long, hard pull. Just as the army bad held out aga nst the Germens to the end. M. Millerand coutinued, so must Fbrance now’’ be reso.ved to hold out to the end, that is to say, a guarter of an hour loug- er than cur adversaries’. London, July 10th.-- The worst thun- derstorm in the memory of hving man swept London this moruing, causing huge ¢amage throughout the city. Forty fire alarms were responded to by the city brignde arnd the drenching rain and tha terrific thunder claps were rem niscent of the air raids during the great war. ~ The lightning was exceedinely vivid and many houses were struck and destroyed, All traffic in the streets was held up and small rivers running in the street, Brussels, July io#h.--The Papal repre- ~ sentalive called on M. Jasper, the For- eign Minister, yesterday and communi- ~ cated to him the hope of the dope. That ~ severe measures of the reprisal would rot be taken on account of the Duisberg -~ bombing, because that would malke diffi- cult the Pope’s efforss to have Berlin dis- avow viclence. M. Jasper it is understood, ~ replied that only measures necessary for ~ the safety of the troops and trains would ~ be taken. ‘ NOTICE. , ’ %Y. L " DUIU NG my absence from the Js- . : land Lawyer A. E. STAKE- MANN and Mr. JOHN ALBERI - FLIEMINCU of lstate La Reine ho!d my power of Attoraey. st. Croix 12 July 1923, : 9% rnn - GE_. F. LATIME:, LIST OF UINCLAIMEDMAILFOR THE WVEEK ENUED JULY 7, 1923, Miss Alma O’Neale, Mr. Holrer Whitehead. ; Post Office, Charistiansted, Virgin Is- | lands, JBly 9 1923 ; B R. LARSEN., Postmaster,