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Poirtdext -+ will b: among the visicors, as thesc two v nilemen are deep'y in- tereste! in rhese islands, and the future welfare or cur p2ople. We a e very sure their visit will mean much for all concerned. For the municipalitv of St. Uroix ASHLEY L. TOTTEN. . Delegate V. I. P. L. U. S. NAVY PRESS NEWS, January 26, 1920. BER JIN: Mathias Erzberger, Minis- ter of I'inunce, was wcunded by shot fired at him today, He was shot after leaving cort room after hearing in libel case. \s:iilant arrested. WASHI" GTON: ‘“‘Russian Soviet or- ganizaton- pave become strong enough to fight th world’’, Ludvig Martens, So- viet Avent to the United Stares today tild S-enaie investrigating Comwniittee. Beecaus:: oi this, hesaid, the Soviats had ceased o urge international revoiations to support them. Says he regards Sovi- ots as lecitimate sueccessors of fsrmer Russian - vernment and that seventy her eent of the people suppor: the soviets. LONDUN: Dispateh telling of the greetings given ‘‘Reds’’ deported from ,the Un'ted Srates to Russia says, '‘com- /} rades were gree'ed with band playing and cheers ‘rom ‘‘Red’” Army drawn up fac- ing enemy oidiers on other hand.”’ HALIF..X: Disabied i~ansport ‘‘Pow- hatan’’ adrift since Saturday, now one hundrel miles at sea 1s again in tow, two American uzs bringing her into port. Now that vcecking tug's relief under charter to War Departinent is at hand, officials hope that with tugs’ po'verful pumps the transport can be kept afloat until she recches port. She was foriner Germat liner and is included in tie list ¢ the Shipping Board at Washington. sne is oeiny offered for sale for which tenders ar2 expected tomorrow. FLOLRENCE, i'ALY: A daring meet- irg at whicn Aparchists raised a revolu- tionary monb to overcome a pariy of Carbiners, who defending themselves fired a' demonstrative mob wounding seoras, was hzid aere. : e MADISUN: Asresult of infection due to his teeth, Senitor La Follette is in the hospital. ondition said not to be eriti- cal. : CAUCASUJS. SIBERIA: *‘Colonel Blunt aad ::ven other American eagin- e>rs, Miss Tord, Captain Chareit> and s:veral 1d liional members of the Ameri- can Rad Cross and an eatire Polish Army h2ve be:n captured by Boisheviki’’ says a zarbled tel:gram from firmer Ameri- can Consul .t Irkutsk. WASHINGTON, No report regard- ing the cap ure of Amerizans in Siberia nas been received here either at the War Departoient, State Department or Red Cross. Som: press reports this after- noon state that this, if true, may delay R g ROl X AY]S the withdrawai of American troops from Sib :ria. V'ASHINGTON: He rings before Sen- ate Sub-committee on Naval Awards prooably will ber:sumed Friday, at wh.eh time Secreta'y Daniels will take the stand. ‘lestimcny expected to take abcut gtwo days, and committee investi- gat on of entire Naval conduct of war bas2d on charges made by Admiral Sims doubtless wiil be reosorted og the middle of next week. ° GRAND EAPIDS: Veniremen, wit- nesses and a small army of legal talent have arrived here for trial which opens in 'ederalCourt temorrow of Truman H. Ne vberry ard one hundred and thirty sou - others charged with corruption, con- spiraey and fraud in nineteen eighteen senatorial election. Possibllity of delay on’ neeount of it being announced that one of the defencants counsel’s sick with in- fAuenza. ~ DETROIT: George Munroe, Land- lorc here, wili force charge of manslaugh- ter if baby Broadb-eck, sufferiig with double pheurionia, dies. Baby’s father charges that Landlo-d turned her out of department because family would not pay rent in advance. TELEGRAMS ST. CROIX STATION. C hamounix, France. Jan. 253rd—French and Italian engineers have Aarrived here to study the grourd for the proposed tunaei under Mont Blane directly joinimg France and {raly. Both Governments hava started prelimiary credits to begin the work. Birminghar. Jany 23rd. —Mr Au-ten Ch:mbearlain. sp2aking on the leisons of the war, said it wa: not Great Dritain’s oolizv to borrow va:st sums in America for :he purpcse of lhaning them io other nations of Europe. He expressed the beli:f that Great 3riain has reached the maximurn of her naticnal debt and that the nation wil turn the corner n the comirz finzneial year. It will therr be the ‘Jovernment’s husiness w 0 considar the funding of the large exiscing floating d:<bt, thus re n»ving frorl ecomme:cial and financial c¢:n ros the cloua of anxiet’ now overnanzing thera. The Chancellor declared that no expudients, however ingenious, ‘e uld relieve the mnation cf the necessity for many years, of exercising careful econ- omy in national anc personal expendi- tures; or continued offort to create wea'th. f..ndon, Jan. 23rd.-—Sugar in s:-ock on the 10th instant wa: 63000 tons. Last year 249,000 tons. : London, Janv. 24th--The ‘‘Daily Mail”’ anncuneces th i 21~ Marshal Haig will ratir2 oo Feb. wry fi st, when the post of Crmmander-in C. :iwill be abolished hula 2 dß.amand of the army will re- vert to the Arny Council, as in pre-war days. Melbourne, Jany. 24th.—The Comimun- wealth Government has invited several military leaders to frame a proposal for a complete military defence scheme. London, Jany. 24th.—The Russian So- viet Government’s Minister of Commerce is reported to have arrived at Helsingfors for the purpose of trying to open negoti- ations with the Allies for the resumption of trade relations. Regarding the ship- ment of food to Russia by England for British subjets, he says the Soviet Gov- ernment has all the necessary rolling stock and sledges on the frontier ready for its transportation. . Paris, Jany. 24th.—The Note of the Dutch Government, refusing to give up the Ex-Emperor, William, says that Hol- land was not a party to the Peace Treaty which condemned him, and cannot recog- nize. as an international duty, the neces- sity to associate herself with an act of high international policy by the Powers. It declares, also, that by the constituent laws of the Kingdom and by tradition. the country las always beena ground for refuge in international conflicts and that these facts do not permit the Govern- ment to defer to the wishes of the En- tente by withdrawing from the Ex-Em- pero-, the benefit of its laws and tradi- tionals. Rome, Jan. 24th.—A reconstruction of the Cabinet is forecasted by the news- paper ‘‘ldea Nazionale.”’ London, Jan. 24th.— The position of General Denekine in Southern Russia is, to all appearances, somewhat better, ac- cording to a summary of the situation is- sued by the War Office. The inevitabie pause which follows an offensive has oc- curred, and the future course of opera- tions will be in favour of the side which is best able to make the best use of the time at its disposal of re-organization. This should be easier for General Dene- kine, who is nearer his base than the Boisheviki. London, Jan. 24th. —All the Japanese troops have left Irkutsk, according to the “Daily Mail’s’” Harbin correspondent. The evacution by the Czechs is proceed- ing under General Semeroff, who is ren- dering all facilities. a Washington, Jan. 24th.— Notice was re- ceived by Senator Lodge vesterday from irreconciliable Republican Senators that they refuse any compromise agreement which modifies the Lodge reservations to the League of Nations Convention It is therefore futile to predict what action may be tsken in the next fe / days., New York, Jan. Z4th.—lnfluenza is fast approaching an epidemic stage and stringent measures a“e being taken to prevent it spreading. the health com- missioner states that vaccine does not prevent the disease and investigations have proved that serums are useless. Ponce, P.R. Jan.26th. -Slight prolong- ed shock 7.10 p. m. Ponce, Jan. 26th. - sharp prolonged shock earthquike 5.30 p. m.