The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-08-14
AMERICAN Filler
sUN|TES PEOPLES
Flight to Odessa Brings Bol-
sheviki and RumaninaS
: Together,

LONDON, Aug. p.--An American
flight by airplane 20 miles from Jassy
10 Odessa was the means Of bringing
about peace between the bolsheviki and
the Rumanians last March
The American peace dove" as the
Rumanians- called him after his daring
flight was Colonel Joseph Bcyle.'
Colonel Boyle, who was formerly in the
Canadian army on the west front, was
sent to Russia as the representative OF
the committee of the American engineers
in London and spent several months in
Rumania and south Russia The story
Of his secret airplane trip is now told
for the first time
Colonel Boyle was one of the few
foreigners in Russia who had the con-
fidence and close friendship of the cx-
tremist Russian parties from the begin
ming iof the revolutionary period. He
was known among the bolsheviki as
man OF action honest and fearless and
anxious 10 extend them a helping hand
in every work OF reconstruction. On
his journeyings around Russia he was
never interiercd with or challenged He
from Lenine, Trotzky and host of les
ser leaders and could obtain almost any
thing he wanted from the local or pro
vincial soviets. He was accompanied
everywhere by staff of three Russian
Officers who spoke English fluentfy and
who displayed great personal loyalty
10 Colonel Boyle
During the latter part of February
HE situation between the bolsheviki and
Rumanians became very serious. War
had even been declared on Rumania by
the bolshevik government, owing to mis-
understandings about the status of GER
tain Russian troops in Rumanian terri
tory and Rumanian troops in Bessara-
bia. Active hostilitcs, however, had
been generally avoided and both sides
were presumably anxious to reach al
amicable understanding
But communication between Odessa |
and JaSsy was in state of disorGaniza-
tiop which made the telegraphs and the |
fnafSs useless Every attempt at nego-
tiation between the Rumanians at Jassy
and the bolsheyiki at Odessa was
blocked or brought TO naught by in
triguers or miSchief-makers 1t began
to look as ii things were going TO drift
straight into bloodshcd on a large scale.
Ii was at this point that Colonel
Boyle, who had been trying to alleviate
the food shortage in Rumania, arranged
meeting OF unofficial representatives
of both side, on the Rumanian frontier
and succeeded in putting through an
agreement between these representatives
The Rumanan government was ready
TO approve the decision OF these in
formal plenlpotcntarlcs hut how was
formal confirmation or even favorable |
consideration, to be obtained from the |
bolsheyik sidel
The bolshevik delegates" were with
out credentials or authority, but they
fit if their case were properly put be-
fore the authorities in Odessa their /
course of action would be approved |
Travel between Jassy and Odessa had /
been impossible tor several weeks owing .
to the tearing up of the railway line in
Bcnderi and the wrecking of several
bridges and trestles
Colonel Boyle volunteered TO be the
bearer OF the olive branch, to carry the
peace proposals TO Odessa with the least
possible delay by means of an airplane
which he had already persuaded the Ru-
manian authorities to put at his disposal,
and he proposed also to use his own
personal influence with the bolshcyik
leaders in Odessa to secure their APP
proval
Speedy action was necessary for it |
was known that orders had already been .
given 20 the bolShcvk troops to begin .
hostilites on large scale, and it was
felt that once serious fighting had be
gun, the chances of an amicable adjust
ment would he much diminished.
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Q. w, Davis, a white man, and
Sadie Hoskins, a negro woman, both
entered pleas of guilty this morning be
fore W. X Taylor county Judge, on
charge Of illegal possession OF whiskey