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ST CROIX STALION.
;
London,
Jualy
#Hth.—The
Bolsheviki
|
have
broken
the enemy’s
resistance
on
|
the rimnean
froant, according
to
an
offi-
i
clal
Sovier
itatement
raceived
Dy
wire-
-1988,
'
Spa.
July
bih ~-'l%ere
was
a
brief
|
meeting
today of the
Alhed and
German
|
delegates,
who durinyg the
next few days
|
will diseuss
matters
relating
to the
peace
|
treaty.
the
German
delegates,
Chan-
cellor Fehrenbach,
Dr.
Walter
Simmons,
|
the foreign Minisier,
Herr Wirth,
Min-
|
istor of Finance,
were
scated
ot
the
lert
|
of the
horseshoce
table
next
to the
Japa-
|
nese.
There
were
no
introductions
or
|
shakinz
ot
hands
‘T'he
president
of the
|
confercnce.
M.
De La
Croix,
the
Bel-
|
gian
Premier,
arose
and
immediately
|
openad
what
is considered
to be the
mo=t
|
important
international
event since
the
|
armistice
by
announcing
the
order
of
|
business.
whieh
included
disarmament,
|
reparations,
coal supply,
the trial of Ger-
|
mans
ageused
of atrocities,
and
the
sit-
|
uation
at
Danzig.
M.
De La
COroix in-
'
quired
of Herr
Fehrenback
if he desired
‘
to
make
any
observations.
The
Chan-
|
cellor
speaking”in
German
whicnh
was
|
translated
vy
an official interpreter,
said:
““Say
in behalf of
the
Govt. of the Ger
man people
that
we
have
come
here
to
take part loyally in the discussion
of how
the
treaty of peace
can
be
executed’’.
Mr. ®Lioyd George,
as
senior
premier,
thereupon
expressed
the gratification
of
|
the Allied delegates and Herr Fehrenbach
i
continued:
‘T
note
that
the
military
|
questions
are
to be
first
iscussed.
We
|
were mformed
of this
last
evening
and
|
{vied to telegraph
the
German
Minister
|
of War but
it
rcached
bim
too
late
for
|
himdeto
leave
until today
He
will
ar-
rive I think omaorrow
afternoon’.
Pre-
miers
De
La
Croix,
Lloyd
George
and
Millerand then
conibrred
and
azreed
to
postpone
the
dizeussions
antil
tomorrow
at
an hour
to be
fixed iater.
''l
should
like
to have
Dr.
Heinze,
Minister of Jus-
tice,
when
we
tak¢
up the
question
of
trials’’,
said
Hern Fehrenbach
[ne
(nrec
premiers
again
conferred
private-
ly.
A few minutesslater
M. D» La Croix
announced
tha:
the
Lord
Chancellor
of
Envland ard
the
Fsench
Minister of Jus-
tice
would
also atiend
on Thursday
for
participation
in the
liscussion.
[he
con-
ference
recessed
until called
together
by
M.
De
La Crpix
tomorrow.
(Fhe
pro-
ceedings
today
iasted
just
486
minutes.
Dr.
~iinmons
remarked
afterwards
that
the
atmosphere
of
the
conference
was
cool
but eorreet
-«He
bhelieved
that
«
good
deal
could
hd
accomplished.
Mr.
Lioyd George
and
M. Millerand
exvoress
ed
themselves
as satisfied
with the
for
mal beginning
,
London,
July 6th.
Sugar
in
stock
on
the 3rd inst.
was
143,000
tons.
Last year
221.000
tons.
4
Dominiea,
July 6th.--H.
E. Sir E.
M.
Merewether,
8. CoM.
&6
K.
€.
V.
O,
Governor
in Chief of the.
jeeward
Is-
lands,
arrived
here
yes,(ér(.yay
by
the
Chaleur.
!
.
Paris
July
bHthi.-—~The
Chamber
of
Deputies
has
voted
an
additional
inden:-
nity of 20,000
francs
a
year
for
cabinet
ministers
and
15,600
iranes
for
secre-
tavies
of stale
in yecognition
of
the
in-
creased
cosi
of
livihg.
:
Berlin.
Juily
sPa.—The
newspu .
s
yesterday
published
a
d-spat~
Sofia
saying that ghe
Odec
theaire
ad
Philipyopolis,
Bulgaria,
was
blovn
up
by
a bomb,
and ‘that
about
150
bodies
were
buried
undegp
the debri®
San
Franeisco;July
6th.- -James
M.
Cox.
Governor
ofiOWie,
was non..nated
candidate
for presidency
of
the
United
States
in tne
Demderatic}
National
Con-
vantion
at
1340 ¥this - morning.
The
pomination
camme
at
the
conclusion
of
a
44
ballot
struggie.
in
which
he
had
steadily
beaten
down
the
forces
of
Wm.
(.
McAdoo.
When
the
balioting
on
the 44th
vote
had gor
tu
a
point
where
Cox
had
702
votes,
and
'was
rapidly
approaching
the
necessary
two-thirds
of 729,
Sam
B.
Amidon
of Kansas,
man
ager
of
the
Mc
Ador
forces
and
Viee
President
of
thg
emoecratic
National
Gommittee,
took
Z’_tb satform,
and
mov-
ed
that
the
nofhipation
»f
Gover~ry
Sax
be
made
“Inanimous.
Attorney
General
Paimer
bhad
withdrawn
earh
M
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¥
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5.
750
er
i1
the eveniny
presidential
can-
didate
had
been
nominate
t after
44 heopd
fought ballots
which
had
failed
to eelipse
the
ecelebrated
46
that
it tock
to nominate
Wood
ow Wilson
in Baltimore
eight
years
ago.
Hot
animosities
had
been
stirred
up and
fierce
charges
had
flowed
back
and
forth
in
the
huiried
conference
whien
had
been
going
oa
alt through
the
fiehting.
Bt
the
moment
the
nomina-
tion
was made unanimous,
ail the
factions
secmed
to join in the
demonstration.
In
the confusion
and
exciiemcnt
of
a
nom-
ination,
the body forgot
abiuit
a
nomina-
tion for
Yiee-President
but
the
leaders
were figuring on
a list ¥hich prominently
included
rranklin .
Roosevelt
of
New
York, Assistant
Sceretary
of
the
Navy.
The
Jeaders
arrangea
an
adjournment
until
noon today
to canvass
the
qguestion
of
second
place
in
the
meantime,
and
meet
again
prepared
to
complete
the
ticket.
RDECMNE
§1 1N
IR AVVIOAY
SVI ARS AVES
Be
1l
resor ed
."j:'//
the
Coloniuwl
Council in session
ssembled
‘hat
the
invested
amounts
of
Fres.
11.127.10
of
the
Teachers
Supporting
Fund
be paid out
in accordanee
with {heir
claims
as
submitted
by
<Government’s
lotter
of May
21,
1920
plng
Interest
at
the
rateof
B 8 n
3
fron the
3lst.
of
Marc:,
1918,
until
the day of payment.
Fhus
duly
passed
at
the I.t
Otdinary
Meeting
of
the
Colon.al
(ouneil
held
Monday.
June
14,
1920
.
Ohristvansted,
June
17,
1920
DG OANBGALA RUBL
1. MEB
. IN.
Secretary.
Chair: i,
The
above
Resolution
is hereby
sanc-
tioned
and
ay. roved.
Wilness
my hand
and
the Seaj
of
the
Government
ol
the Virgin Islands
of
thic
United States
the ist day of July
1920
J.
W. UMAN,
.
:
Governor.
o A iet
s T
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T
FOR RENT.
' HiL Store of No. 41 King’s
Street
.9+ present
occupied
by the
firm
i Mr.
G. Greque,
will be
vacant
on the st
or August.
- For particrlars
please
apply
to
§
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.