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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-18
POLISH FORCES FLUNG BACK
Moscow Government Reports Sue
cesses in Vicinity Of kiev

London. May lS.-tHy \. Po--Suc
rcsscs against the Poles in the fighting
on the northcrly part ot the front arc
reported in an official message from
Moscow. dated yesterday The Poles
were forced back over the Bcrcsina at
ono noint. Tho statement says:
"In the Kicv region on the left bank
of the Dniopcr. fighting is proceeding
fourteen miles northeast and southeast
Of Kicv. In the Shlohin and M"sir di-
rectious our troops. having started "A
counter. advance in the vicinity of th"
railway. flung back the enemy tn the
right bank of the Brrosina.
"In the region Of Chcrknssy our adj
vanCiug troops captured number of
villages on the right bank Of the
Dniepcr, from twenty four tN twcuty-
seven miles northwest Of ChcrknSsy.'
Bolsheviki have appeared at AStara
and crossed the Persian frontier. says
dispatch to the Times from Tehcran.
dated May II. Tho dispatch adds that
the Bolshcviki said they had no quarrel
with Persia. but that the British troops
must bc withdrawn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-18
LEN|NE RECOGNIZES
! SIBERIAN REPUBLIC
Strongest Man Of Far Eastern
Democracy Is Former Chi
cago Lawyer
PORT TAKEN FROM TURKEY
by the Associated Press

Moscow, May 1S.--RecOgnition of the
far eastern democratic republic of
Siberia has been decided upon by the
Russian soviet government. despite on
position on the part Of certain of the
ministry. A note to this effect was sent
last Sunday TO NJ. Krasnosholkof. min
lister Of foreign affairs Of the new re-
public. Diplomatic relations between
the soviet government and the far cast
ern republic will be opened Immediately.
Negotiations between the far eastern
republic and Japan will continue, but
as many questions at issue also concern
soviet Russia. il is probable the nCgo
tiatiops will take tho form Of triple
conference IN which the Moscow gov
ernment will participate.
NJ. Krasnosholkoff is regarded as tho
strongest man in the far eastern rc-
public, and was formerly a lawyer, of
Chicago. He was identified with the
American labor movement for several
years. and recently has been president
of the executive committee at Khabn
rovsk. He was tho first TO advocate
coalition Of parties and the establish
ment of n zemstvo democratic govern
ment in Siberia MS being best suited to
the countrys needs and tho intCrna
tional situation.
It IL expected that negotiations with
Japan will hinge around the status Of
the East NTanChuriau Railway. The
Russian soviet government will prob
ably insist that il retain an interest in
this road. II is indicated the rights OF
foreign shareholders will be fully pro
tected. as the far eastern republic
recognizes private ownership.
Meanwhile. peace negotiations be
tween the Russian soviet government
and Letvin have become involved over
boundary questions.
British trades union delegates. arriv-
ing here yesterday. were met by mill
tary guard of honor. Representatives
Of the central executive committee Of
the Moscow soviet, all Russian trades
unions, factory committees and other
organizations constituted the commit
tee Of welcome. 4 large meeting in
honor of the visitors will be held at the
opera house today.
Constantinople, May 1S.--(By \. p
---Trebizond. au important port on the
Black Sea coast Of Asia Minor. has
been taken over by local Bolshcvik ad .
ministration. the Turkish press bureau
here announces. The population hauled
down the Turkish flag. raised the Rol
shevik emblem. and set up a temporary
government following Il great demon
stration.
1t is not known that Bolshcvik sol .
diers have actually reached Trcbzond
from Russia, but the revolution is be O.
lieved to have been managed by Rus =
sian agitatorS. In some quarters il is
considered move on the part of the
Turkish nationalists as protest against
the peace terms fixed by the Allies.
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FAMOUS T0READoR KILLED
Millionaire suIlHshter cailito Gives
Life TO Save Comrade

Madrid, May 1S.--The noted tore
ador. Gallito, whose real name was
Joseleto Gomez, was killed Sunday
night at Place dc Talavcra as he was
about to dispatch the fifth bull Of the
evening.
Gallito jumped into the ring to save
another toreador, Sanchez Meajiss.
who was in dangerous situation while
fighting the bull. The animal turned
furiously on. the newcomer, caught him
in the stomach with his horns and
tossed him. Doctors were Immediately
telegraphed for from Madrid. They ar
rived within few hours, but too late.
Gallito, only twenty three years old,
had been in the bull ring ever since
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IS HELD IN MOSCOW
AS ZIONIST PLOTTERS

enty five delegates and altcrnatps to
the all Russia Zionist congress. which
met here late in April, have been ar
rested. the extraordinary commission
announced yesterday. Extraordinary
secrecy attending the congress and the
fact that large proportion of those
present were not XionistS led to the ar
rests.
Investigation, it is alleged. resulted in
the discovery Of compromising docu-
ments, many of foreign origin, revealing
close contact with entente countries.
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YOUNG Won BUELOW SLAIN
Generals Son Shot While Trying to
Escapn From Runnanla

Vienna, May 1s.---A son of General
Won Buelow, of the German army, has
been killed while trying to escape from
Rumania, where he was n prisoner OF
war, according to budapest dispatch
Two Rumanian soldiers had been
bribed by young Won Buelow to take him
and companion across the Maros river,
It is said. When the boat was in mid
stream the soldiers attacked their pas
scngcrs. The assailant OF Won Buclow's
comradc was disabled, but in the strug
gle the boat was capsized. While strug
Cling in the water Won Buclow was shot
dead.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-18

Vermont Holds prlmar,.I =
Montpelier, VT, May 1sse
P.)-vermont's presidential nrot,s es A.
primary was held today with lit,,o vues
play of interest. w
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-18
LEAGUE CONSIDERS RUSSIA
viii Thank Americans Who Sup
ported Council Of Nations

Rome. May 1S.--Ry 4. PO-Dis-
cussion Of questions relative to Russia
occupied tho council of the League of
Nations, in executive sessions ycstcr-
day.
The council has decided to address II
note expressing its appreciation and
thanks to all voluntary associations
throughout the world. especially
America. which favor supporting the
league and influencing public opinion in
favor of that organization.
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whom oil producers have paid tribute
for several years, had been appointed
chief Of military operations in the state
of Tamaulipas.
Restoration of wire communication
with the Mexican capital brought from
the American embassy long reports on
however, as to the fate of Carranza,
who has fed to the hills near Jalapo,
with revolutionary troops on his trail.
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GALES ARMY WILL
MARCH TO CAPITAL
lnsurgent Mexican Generals
Forces to Consist Of $500
Troops
REBELS PURSUE CARRANzA
by the Associated Press

Juarez. Mex. May 1S.--With $500
troops. General +. Elias Gales, rcvolu-
tionary provisional minister of war, will
leave here tomorrow for Mexico City,
General Gales announced.
His forces were to consist of 1900
troops of cavalry under General Miguel
Pima aud 1000 infantrymen, led by Colo
mel Jesus Aguirrc.
According 10 reports received by the
minister Of war, President Carranza fed
on horseback from Tetclo. Puebla. tow
ard the plains Of Vera Cruz. General
Aruulfo Gomez has been sent TO inter-
ccpt and capture the fugitives, it was
said. General Obregon was reported
last at San Luis Potosi.
Two hundred men who have for some
time been in rebellion against the Car
rama government have presented them
selves to the liberal cOnstitutionalist
commander at Ronquillas, Coahuila, and
pledged themselves 80 the cause Of the
revolution. According to Luis Montes
dc Oca, revolutionary consular repre-
sentative at FL PasO. the rebels brought
with them 800 horses and considerable
war material. according to Scnor Mon
tcS dc Oca.
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he was fourteen. He was engaged to
be married and his 6ancee was present
when he was tossed by the bull. ne
leaves a fortune Of S,OO0,OOO ,pesetas
(S1 .f,0(, .0OO). earned In the bull ring.
The dead toreador was born in Sc
willie of famous family Of bull fighters.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-18

The killing OF Gallito caused more
emotion In Spain than the death OF q
monarch or pope. The newspapers OF
Madrid got out special editions,
breaking the rule forbidding publication
between Sunday morning and Monday
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-18
Poles and Germans in Battle

Berlin. May 1I.-Thc newspapers re
port Polish demonstrations yesterday at
MarienwcrdCr, eliminating in II collision
with the German populacc. in which
many were injured. Italian occupation
order.
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washington.

Washington. May 1S.--rablo Con
zalCs's withdrawal from the contest for
the presidency Of Mexico reported to the
state Department was regarded here
as the best indication that leaders
Of the dc facto government desired to
eliminate the danger of rising from
political rivalry. Further evidence of
co ordinate action was seen in the an
nOuuccment that Manuel l'alaez, to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-06
B. A. [. BASKETBALL FIVE CLASHES WITH ALABAMA TONIGHT
Both Teams In Good Trim and a Very Rough ''Mix-
 Up" Is Expected
nY R0R MrnAvIn

The gymnasium of the Bir- mingham Athletic Club will be the scene of a wildly thrilling basketball game tonight when the University of Alabama Crimsons clash with the local B. A. c. Clubbers. A high de- gree of interest and enthusiasm has been worked up over the contest, due to the intense rivalry between the two teams.
 These two quintets have been laying for each other, so to speak. University and B. A. c. have bsen meeting each other on the field of athletic endeavor for years, and always the hardest of battles results when the two get to- gether. Since football clashes between the two institutions have been abol- ished interest has been centered on the track, road race and basketball con- tests, more so on the latter. There is always an abundance of enthusiasm and spirit when these rivals clash
 Coach Hutsell announced yesterday that his team will enter battle tonight in excellent condition, although han dicapped by the loss of one of the regu- lar forwards shine" Montgomery sensational goal tosser of the B. A. quintet, Is out of the game with bad knee, an injury to which he incurred in the Atlanta game last Saturday night His loss will be greatly felt by the club team.
 It was announced yesterday that the team will line up tonight in the fol lowing manner: McGowan and Moug- hon, forwards; Chisholm, center; Gill lem and Laugh1inhouse, guards. Baker, Nelson, Sotock and Levvy will also get in against Alabama.
 An especially big dance will be held after the game tonight. A large mum Der of university students and club hackers arc expected to be on hand when the game is called at 8:30.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-06

ent is shown by the fact that if. he wins his letter in basketball this year he will have received his "A" in three successive sports, baseball, football and basketball "Stevie" has a worthy running mate in Hudson. who is a thysical giant. In the two previous games played by the Crimson five these two guards have been materially re- sronsibie for victories.
 At the center position Garcia a na- tive of Cuba, will play the stellar role. Garcia also has plenty of weight and action. Capt. Bill Moore and Hugh Montgomery will likely start at the for ward positions in the E. A. c. game and 'Foopy" Alston will later be sub stituted for Montgomery Walter Ken. nedy is suffering with a crippled in step and will not likely be seen in action. Armstead Leake, another Bir- mingham boy, will play part of the game at one of the guard positions.
 The team, accompanied by Acting Athletic Director A. NJ. Boone. will journey up to Birmingham Friday aft ernoon for the fracas with Coach Hut sells Clubbcrs at S:30 in the evening
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:. Quintet Meets Alabama Tonight
By JAMES J. CORBETr

Tom Cribb, who ruled the pugiHstie world more than century ago, ranks even now as among the greatest fighters that ever lived And yet Cribb became a ring warrior more by accident than design,
 Born in 17s1, near Bristol, England, Cribb took up the trade of bell hanger at the age of IS. Later he became handy man around the wharves. He fell between two barges one day and was frightfullv mangled. It was months be- fore he could walk, but when he mended fully he enlisted in the British havy and sailed the seas for few years. In 1SB-when Cribb was A. he got out of the navy and became a coal porter. X veteran ringman, and also coal porter when he wasn't fighting. insulted Cribb one day. Cribb tore into him and a fin | ish fight seemed in prospect when the boss stopped further hostiities. MATCH FIGHT
 But an i'll feeling existed between Cribb and MattoX. Finally, after many verbal tits, the two men decided to battle to settle the grudge. Mattox insisted that Cribb put up side bet of $25-and Cribb borrowed the money for his part of the stake
 After nearly two hours of fighting during which the wholly unschooled Cribb had the better of the veteran, the friends of Mattox, to save him from a knockout defeat. broke into the ring and carried him away. A free-for-all fight ensued. Tn the end the demand of Crlbb that Mattox be taken back into the ring and forced to resume battling was granted
 After a few more rounds, during which Cribb battered Mattox unmercifully, the veteran quit-and the stake went to Crihb.
 Cribb, immediately afterward. was dubbed "The Black Diamond" Friends prevailed upon him to quit ocal porter work and become a professional fighter Gribb did and began seeking matcnes His first resulted in a victory over Tom 1 Blake ('Tom the ToughD on February l l5. 1895, for a $9O0 stake.
 1 On May 2l, 1885, Cribb forced "IlSey
 the Pig" to surrender in the eleventh, which action gave Crbb the s250 stake
 A SPENDING SPREE | Success and possession of so much
 money temporarily twisted Crbb's judg-
 ment He went on a spending spree
 and gave no thought as to what might happen to his physical self as a conse- l quence. But he came suddenly to realise his folly when he was whipped on July
 20, 1895, by George Nichols, who would
 have been a mark for Cribb at his best. 1 That defeat was the only one which | Tom Cribb ever suffered.
 On October S. lS9O5, Cribb fought and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-06
Schalk Tells Why
Accounts for the Fact That Catchers
 Are Good Pilots

Ray scha1h, premier catcher of the White Sox, throws a bit of light on why catchers make good managers
 'It's like this,' Ray said. '"The catcher is back there running the game, calling for certain forms of pitching, and generally looking after things. The whole playing field is in front of him and he can see what is going on all the time.
 You know, a catcher has to hold up his pitcher. watch all the base runners, call for the kind of pitch that will best fool the batsman and come in such manner that the bats man will have to play in the hands of the fielders.
 'I suppose this training to do sew eral things at once sharpens catch CTS senses so when he becomes a manager he is all trained to take in the entire situation of the field at glance. However, I have no ambi- tion to become a manager I've found plenty to do looking after the catch ing job"-Sporting News.
 American Swimmers Invited
 New York, February 6.-An invitatiSer to American swimmers to compete in the Canadian amateur championships has been received by the Amateur Athletic Union.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-06
BAN JOHNSON HAS NOTHING ID SAY
 ABOUT RUTH DEAL
Frazee and Ruppert Hoped to Get a Rise Out of League Head = Com
 misky Displeased

New York, February 5.-tSpe-
 ciaI.)--If Harry Frazee of the Bos-
 ton Red SOx and Colonel Huppert
 of the New York Yankees expected
 to get rise out of Ban Johnson,
 president of the American League.
 when 1Babe'' Ruth was disposed of
 for the rported fabuIou price of
 $15O,OOO, they are doomed to disap-
 pointment, because the big execu-
 tive refuses to even discuss the
 big deal beyond saything that Ruth
 Is a mighty valuable bit of base
 ball timber.
 It became known last week that both Frazee and Rapport were keenly intec- ested in knowing just what Johnson would say when the deal was made, and for the purpose of ascertaining Bans sentiments in the matter a certain en- voy of the insurgents interviewed the league executive within 12 hours after the sale was announced. The envoy ,acked diplomacy and instead of giving Johnson an opportunity for free ex- rression, plunged into fearful denoue- ment of the eastern harons for putting ever such proposition. The eagerness and vehemence with which Rupper5 and Frazee were grilled by the inter viewer served as the proverbial brick house before Johnson, and he immedi- ately lost interest In the deal in fa- vor cf added interest in the connec- tion of the interviewer and the Frazee- Ruppert- -Comiskey combine.
 Regardless of the impression made upon Johnson by the Ruth transaction. it is an established fact that Comisky did not learn of the sale without a thrill The White Sox owner was not only surprised that such deal was made but he made no attempt to con- ceaI his dislike of the matter, for he went on record almost immediately against the practice of 'buying pen nants."
 From those close to Ban Johnson It was learned that the league executive enjoyed hearty laugh over the facs that Ruppert and Frazee expected him to say something about the deal. John son declared to National League base ball magnata that there was no reason why he should say anything about the Ruth deal because 1t was in no way similar to the Mays case, which was the cause of the rupture between Johnson and the eastern owners. John son stated there were no less than dozen startling deals'to be put through in his circuit before the 1920 season ( pened. and practically all of them con cerned players just as famous as Ruti
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-06

More than 151.000 tons of crude per were produced in the United States la! year, exceeding the best previous yea by about 56 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-06
Havana Smokers

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 By selling by the box direct to you, our prices are about half. and a trial means a booster for our cigars.
 State shape wanted. also whether mild me- dum or strong. This guarantee with every box. If, after smoking five of these cigars and they are not entirely satisfactory return them to s. Simon, P. o. Box 660, Tampa Fla, and your money will be refunded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-06
SPORTS
'Cribb Was One of Greatest
 BattLerS Game Has Produced
Tom Entered Ring by Accident-Fought Veteran Pugis in Grudge Affair and Wins-Friends Induced
 Him to Take Up Boxing

whipped Bill Richmond. an American ne. gro, for a purse of St25 It was the TITS battle ever staged between a white ant black man.
 Captain Barclay, a Scott, and a famous sportsman of that time, took a fancy Cribb He publicly agreed to back hirs for $l 900 against Jem Belcher, then tn champion. Belcher accepted and tn fight was staged on April s, 1897.
 It was a fairly even fight until ths eighteenth Then Bclcher struck Crihi a fearful right-hauder on the threat Cribb seemed done for, but his second worked a trick which gave Cribb nearl2 two minutes instead of the thirty sec onds allowed. And by that time Crib4 had recovered sufficiently to toe the scratch and stall around.
 WINS CHAMPIONSHIP
 When fighting was resumed it wa
 noticed quickly that Belcher ha
 broken his right when he hit Crib
 Forced to fight with only his left. Be
 cher was no match for Cribb and wa knocked out--and dethroned of hi championship--in the forty first rounGs Cribb then fought about a dozen bal ties in a short time--and won them all. With no more opponents to figl he announced his retirement from tn ring. He fought no more until Tor MblltleduN. tue -AIltIiCd0 HtSIVf Jtui
 neyed to England in 1S10, whlppe some of England's best fighters ar
 then claimed the championship Cribb came out of retirement fight Molineaux. The negro had hi beaten to pulp and seemed a cel tain victor when he tMolineaux) fe accidentally and practically knocke himself out when his head crashe into one pf the ring stakes. Answering another demand for hil to meet Mollneaux, the British chan pion agreed Captain Barclay spent small fortune conditioning him fe
 the fight. MolineauX, on the othf
 hand. having no friends and no mones had a hard time keeping body an soul together. And when tf superbly trained Crihh met the ha starved negro, condition won for CriF
 after Molineaux, with furious ear
 rushes. had nearly chopped the Britoa to ribbons.
 That was Crfbb''s last fight r amassed a smal fortune afterward touring in sparrins exhibitions. hi
 most of 1t was gone when he die years later.
 More than 151.000 tons of crude pea were produced in the United States la: ] year, exceeding the best previous yea ! by about 56 per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-06

College of Montgomery on the local
 court Friday night. Coach Beatty has
 been giving the co-ed team some hard
 practice in preparation for the Mont
 gomery five. In a practice game
 Wednesday night the girls team of the
 Tuscaloosa High School was defeated IA to 2.
 The team representing the Woman's
 College has been hampered to some extent lately. it is said by quaran- tine restrictions existing at the col composed of the following girls: For wards, Misses Blanche Hammet. Nell Burdck and Elizabeth Mcleod: center. Misses Mary Lee Golson, Virginia Thornton, Emily Woodruff and KnoxYe Lanning guards, Tera Tramell, Bon nie Jones and Kathleen Searcy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-06
STEPHENSON, GRID
 STAR, PLAYS WITH ALABAMA QUINTET
Plunging Fullback of the Crimsons Expected to Star Against B. A. c.
 Tonight

University, January 5.-(SpeciaD Resides the number of Birming- ham boys on the basketball quintet of the University of Alabama, Riggs Stephenson of baseball and football fame will likely he the biggest drawing card in the games with Birmingham Athletic Club Friday night and Howard College Saturday night. "Stevie" performs at one of the guard positions, where he cOvorts around with the same case that charncterizes his work on the gridiron and diamond. Stephenson's all-around athletic tal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-06
University Girls Cage
 Team Meets Montgomery

University Ala, February 5- (Specia1.)-The girls basketball team of the University of Alabama, coached by Henry Beatty of Birmingham. will take on the quintet from the Woman's