davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-04

The young woman who asked a Ii. brarian for The Four Horsemer With the Erysipelis," probably knows all the movie stars by their first names.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-05
Former Lightweight Decides to Enter Ring Again After Having Nursed the Idea for Several Years
BEE LETTERS SHOWING
 UP STRONG WITH BAT
"Gavvy' Cravath SWatted Seven Home-runs in Sin
 gle Game

LOS ANGELES. April s (by Asso- ciated ress).-Leach Cross will try to come back. The former we'll known lightweight, who retired from the ring and, under his true name, Dr. l.. c. Wallach, opened dental of. fices here, has announced his inten' tion in an open letter to Los Angeles sporting writers.
 Cross' letter follows, in part:
 "I nursed this bug for about two years, but definitely decided upon the plan about year ago, and have been systematically preparing myself for a year for this delayed comeback. call it a delayed comeback, because 1t is inevitable; only some do 1t, or rather try it, sooner than others.
 q know the sporting world doubts the chances of successful comeback because better men than I ever dared to be tried and failed.
 Most men retire because they are not fit for active service. Some wait until public opinion forces them into retirement. Some driuk too much tc do them any good. Some dissipate in various forms. Some do all of the above.
 Whereas, I never drank or smoked or dissipated in any form. I forgot to mention the fact that all, without exception, allowed themselves to get flabby and when they tried to box again to do so on short notice. have kept up my training.
 ITO refute our pal, Horace Greedy I am headed east"
 Cross hopes to get his first come back bout at the Vernon arena near here.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-05
PORTLAND CLUB TO PLAY
 AGAINST cOLORED GIANTS

SANTA MARIA, Cal, April 5 (by Associated Press) Efforts are being made by the Portland club of the Pa cific Coast baseball league in training here, to arrange a series of games with the Colored Giants, southern California team, calling for games every day during the last week of training. The Giants are crack play, CTS and in the first tussle with Portland, wou from the Beaver re. cruits, 10-1.
 Walter McCredie, Portland man. ager, thinks the Giants are of the coast league caliber and thinks a week of work against them just be. fore the season opens would be a big thing for the Portlanders.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-05
SALT LAKE PLAYERS HITTING BALL HARD

BOYES SPRINGS, Cal, April (by Associated Press). - Heavy hitters are hammering balls cut of sight daily in the training camp here of the Salt Lake club of the Pacific Coast leagu. Newspapermen here with the team predict that the Bees will be up among the leaders at the end of the season if they hit the ball in league games as well as they have been hammering 1t during the spring train- ing.
 Leading the hitters is "Gavvy" Cravath, veteran major league player, who is Salt Lakes new manager Cravath in one practice game recent ly knocked out seven home runs and it is predicted he may set new league record for circuit clouts Along with Cravath in the hitting depart meat are Jenkins, catcher; Lynn,
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-05
PIONEER LODGE IS
 ORGANIZED AT MAYO
TWenty-f1v Old Timers Sign
 Names to Charter

News of the successful organiza-
 tion at Mayo city of lodge of the 1 Yukon Order of Pioneers has been i received here through arrivals from 1 May, the Dawson News relates. E. J. Mackenzie, who got in Sunday,
 says that the new lodge, known as
 Mayo Lodge No. 3, not only has organized but has 25 or more mem bers, and has the work well under i way for the erection of a Pioneer hall which will be the exclusive property
 of the lodge. J. E. Binet, the town 1 site proprietor, donated two fine
 lots in the center of block 3, and fac ing First avenue, a block and half down stream from the Hotel Binet. ! Members of the lodge immediately got busy and went to the woods and
 cut many fine logs, and they are be-
 ing hauled to the building site by AXel Nicol Cantin and other members who have teams. The work of cut ting the logs and delivering them was
 volunteered.
 The new lodge was established on
 charter issued by the grand lodge at Dawson. The instituting officer
 of the Mayo lodge was Max Landre- vile, the present grand president of
 the grand lodge of the order. The first officers of the Mayo lodge are: President, J. E. Ferell. Vice president, Oscar Letaurneau. Chaplain, J. Turner.
 Secretary treasurer, Frank Carscal- len.
 Warden, Charles Tourgeon. Inside guard, Alex Nicol. Trustees to be elected later
 The lodge installed its officers with much ceremony and big SO,
 cial session, including banquet, was
 held in connection there. All men
 entering Yukon before August IT,
 1900, are eligible to join the Mayo
 lodge, the requirements being the same as for joining any other lodge
 of the order.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-05
CALIFORNIA TO STAGE
 oLp-FAsHioNEp BIKE RAGE

SAN JOSE, Cal, April (by Asso ciated Press) Bicycle riders of Sar Jose and other cities of California will compete in the Garden City Wheelmen's Association annual sixty mile race from San Jose to Gilroy and return, 1t was announced recent ly.
 Several we'll known riders, includ ing Walter Jones, Stockton, and Pop" Rhodes. San Francisco, the grand old man" of the bicycling racing world, and Charles Barclay San Jose, will enter
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-05

catcher; Jourdan, first basoman and Sand, third baseman.
 Cravath hopes to obtain several more players from eastern league clubs to fill in some of the gaps made in the club last season.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-05
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DIREC
 TORY

Sunday school at 10:45 a. m. Preaching service 12 m.
 Junior Christian Endeavor, D. m. Evening service, 7:3O o'clock. Choir rehearsal Tuesday D. m. Prayer meeting Thursday p. m. J. c. Smith, cleark of session. D. c. Czerwenka, treasurer. J. A. Cohrs, Sunday school super intendent.
 Mrs. T. N Hubbert, director of music.
 Rev R. S. Nickerson, minister. A community church for all. Keep the public informed by ad- vertising regularly in the Cordova Daily Times
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04

Then, together with Colonel Syro-
myatnikov and General Amdogsky.
sent out brief messages to the
army and garrisons and announced
that had assumed chief command.
and had taken charge Of the govern
uient az Supreme Ruler.
The arrested members Of the
Directorate had been brought back
to the city. I sent one. of my order
fies to find out in what condition
they were. They were all alive and
In their homes.
Then at the conference Of tho
Council Of Ministers. we decided to
elaborate a brief constitution. 7
prepared a formula to the effect
that 1t was necessary that I work
In full contact with the Council of
Ministers. We also prepared . plan
for the creation, Of . Council $50
vie. to cooperate with me in extra
ordinary matters. particularly on
foreign affairs. This was called the
Council Of the Supreme Ruler.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
New Secret Pact.

This second secret agreement was
entered into after the signing of the
Sevres treaty and after the receipt
by Great Britain of the United
States notes, including the Colby
note of November 20. 1890. protest.
ing against the San Reno agree
ment and against the establishing
of the British oil monopoly in Meso-
potamia and other inundated terri
tories. In fact. the American notes
protested against the award of the
mandates, and America was assured
by the League of Nations that the
mandates would not be awarded
until the United States had fully
considered the mandate terms.
1t will be recalled that the Brit.
ish officials had assured the United
States that the reports of British
oil operations in Mesopotamia were
unfounded. but the United States
Government found evidence to the
contrary.
To strengthen her position in es-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04

One opinion was that the arrest
itself was Of no significance; that
three members Of the directorate,
Vologodsky. Vinogradov and Boil
direv. were free and, therefore.
everything remained az before.
Another opinion was that the d.
rectorate could no longer remain
In power. that the whole power
should go over to the council Of min
listers and that the authority of the
directorate should cease.
During these discussions Vino
gradov declared that he considered
II impossible for him to remain In
the directorate and that he had re-
signed.
THE departure Of vinogradov
embarrassed those in favor of the
directorate resuming power. as only
two members remained-Vologod-
sky. who was also president of the
council OF ministers, and General
Boldirev. who was at the front.
Thus tho question Of the directorate
solved itself. At about . q m. II
was decided to prepare an address
to tae population. For while We
were sitting and discussing these
matters q moment or aparchy was
approaching and no one could tell
what form It might take.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04

members Of the directorate b guar
anteed safety"
Kolchak answered: Il guaranteed
the personal safety Of the arrested
and gave the proper instructions for
that purpose. The question in hav.
ing them tried was dropped. since
they had already been replaced.
AT that night session of the
council Of ministers 1t was decided
that the arrested members Of the
directorate be placed under my d.
rect Jurisdiction and that the min
lister Of justice would have access
to them. Starunkevitch did 30 to
see them at their homes and report
ed to the council. I believe Volo-
godsky also went to see them. Short.
ly afterward. the French high COM
missioner. Regnault. called on me
and. I believe. also Colonel Ward.
Harris, the American consul,
called on me tho next day. He
ased me what / intended to do with
tho members Of the directorate. /
said, Nothing. will send them
abroad He asked. Are you going
to place them on trial7' I answered
that had no intention Of Going 1t.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04

the only form Of power possible,
and suggested that the com
mander- n-chief be given full au-
thCrity. Thus the commander-in-
chief would be placed at the head
Of the government. said that We
had q commander In chief. General
Boldirev. and that the full power be
transferred to him.
''rhe idea of military command
was adopted In principle by the
council oil ministers without any Sc
rious disputes.
"The council Of ministers. after
considerable elaboration. offered me
the post. / repeated that believed
General Boldirev. as commander-in-
chief. wns the proper man. ! also
pointed out that was a new man
there. that tho armies did not know
me, while the government must now
depend chiefly upon the confidsrcs
of the troops. said that. although
my name was known in military
spheres. the Cossacks did not know
me.
IT then accepted the post and said
that an appropriate appeal to the
people must be worked out At once.
and that ] would Immediately call a
conference for tho purpose Of dis
cussing the present critical situa-
ton. With regard to the overthrow
Of the directorate. I said: AS for
the coup d'etat. how II was organ
lied. and who Of tho military men
participated in It, I shall solve the
question In this way: I know only
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04

that the working Of the said rail-
way may be In no way prejudiced.
'1n the event of no agreement
being reached as . result Of this
examination these questions shall be
referred to the French and British
Governments for decision.
ITO the extent to which the con-
templated works are to benefit Pal
estine the administration Of Pales-
tine shall defray the expenses Of the
construction of all canals, wires,
dams. tunnels. pipe lines and reser-
vOirs or other works Of q similar
nature, or measures taken with the
object Of reafforestation and the
management Of forests.
ARTICLE 9.
Subject to the provisions Of Ar
ticles IL and 16 Of the mandate for
Palestine, Of Articles and 10 Of the
mandate for Mesopotamia and Of
Article of the mandate for Syria
and the Lebanon. and subject also
to the general right Of control In
relation to education and public in
struction, of the local administra-
tons concerned, the British and
French governments agree to allow
the schools which French and Brit
ish nations possess and direct at the
present moment in their respective
mandatory area to continue their
work freely; the teaching OF French
and English will be freely permitted
I'm these schools.
THE present article does not In
any way imply the right of nation
ais Of either Of the two parties to
open new schools in the mandatory
area of the other.
THE present convention has been
drawn up in English and French,
each of the two texts having equal
force.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04

fifteen Of his men to Hardin ana
these mon could guard them a. far
~ Hardin. Thus the whole p,attsr
was easily arranged.
Then Starunkevitch and I con-
sidered how much money was to b.
given them. They said they would
80 to Paris. He figured approx
mately $1,000 to 100. 900 rubles would
suffice. and this was handed to
them We notified Horvat to have
foreign passports prepared for them
and to ask the Chinese authorities
to permit them to pass Chinese ter
ritory. and also TO ask the japanese
author tiles for their vises. We soon
received word that all this would
be done. told Sta-unkevitch to ask
the members Of the directorate to
sign a paper that they would not
conduct any political campaign
against me and the existing gov.
eminent while they were abroad.
Argunov said that he wanted to re-
turn. / told him there would be no
objection to his return. but that in
the beginning 1t would be best for
him to leave-to go to Shanghai, for
instance. and wait there.
I'm the evening I told the chief
Of the convoy that l would hold him
responsible for the safety Of these
men, and II there should be the
slightest effort directed against
them or II they attempted to escape
he must resort to firearms. He said:
I vouch that no one will touch
them. ard that there will be no ef-
fort on their part to escape
They were sent out In the eve
ming Of November 49,"
(The fifth installment Of kOl-
chak's own story will be published
In next Sundays WashAgton
Times-)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04

agrees to facilitate by liberal
arrangement the joint use of the Sec
ton of the existing railway between
the Lake OF Tiberias and Nassib.
This arrangement shall be concluded
between the railway administrations
of the areas under the French and
British mandates, respectively, as
soon as possible after the coming
into force of the mandates for Pal
estine and Syria.
Article 6.
at Is expressly stipulated that
the facilities accorded TO the British
government by the preceding arti-
cIes imply the maintenance for the
benefit Of France Of the provisions
Of the Franco British agreement Of
Sam Reno regarding oil.
Article Z.
1.-THE French and British govern
ments will put no obstacle In their
respective mandatory areas In the
way of the recruitment OF railway
staff for any section Of the Herjaz
.ailway.
EVERY facility will be given for
the passage of employees of the
Hedjax railway over the British and
French mandatory areas in order
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04

three persons who took active part
in it,
"Lobodov remarked that almost
tho entire staff had participated in
II. and also some members of the
government. i said, Please do not
tell me the names, as these men
may want to influence me In one
way or another. because they were
responsible for the change that
placed me at the head of the gov
eminent, while I must be free and
Independent In my attitude to the
officers at headquarters.'
The men who actually brought
about the overthrow of the Direc-
torate were Volkov. head of the gar
rison: Katanayev and several per
sons In command of the Cossacks.
Who Of the Council of Ministers par
ticipated I do not know to this day.
a. I have never since discussed that
question. am under the impress
sion that Geneval Matkovsky. for
instance. did not know of the coup
d'etat In advance.
after this conference I went to
headquarters. When Colonel Syro-
myat Ikov called on mo asked:
What troops have overthrow the
Directornte7' He named them and
told me the members Of the Direc-
torate were imprisoned in the Agri-
cultural Institute occupied by Kra-
silnikov's troops. He said not a shot
was fired.
1T ssnt for Volkov and said: issue
an order that the arrested members
Of tho Directorate DO sent home
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04

"HE world was amazed on
November % to read the dis
patches reporting that on the
day before Lord Curzon. the Brit
ish foreign secretary, in an address
delivered in London. had arraigned
France. accusing the French gov
eminent Of stealing a march" on
Great Britain by a treaty entered
into between France and the Turk
ish Nationalistic party at Angora,
on October 20. 1921.
This open attack on France by
tho official head Of the British
foreign office came unexpected, as
the world was occupied with the
proceedings of the disarmament
conference at Washington, and Gre
ated CONSERVATION abroad, since
il Indicated serious dissension be-
tween Great Britain and France.
But there were no apparent
causes for Lord Curzon's arraign-
ment Of France. and the world has
been asking what Lord Curzon
meant by his attack.
The answer is to be found in the
secret Anglo-French San Reno
agreement of April, 1920, and in the
secret Franco British agreement of
December 20, 1920.
With the San Reno agreement
Great Britain established monopo-
listic claims over the oil fields of
Mesopotamia, Palestine and other
former territory, which are now en-
dangered by the treaty entered into
between France and Turkey on
o ,ober 90, 1891.
Another cause for Lord Curzon's
objection 10 the recent Franco
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
Empty Pledges to U. s.

Lord CurEon overlooks that, while
France is interested in protecting
the Anatolia. Bagdad railway, she is
not as concerned as England is in
holding and protecting the Oil fields
OF former Turkish territory. On
the other hand, the British foreign
office knows that the Turkish Ma
tionalistic government has never APP
proved or recognized the British
claims to Turkish oil fields, and that
IL they should be victorious the
British oil monopoly on former
Turkish territory would be in
danger.
Mustafa Kemal Pasha and Ills
followers succeeded In turn In caus-
ing the downfall of the ministry
headed by Grand Vizier Dsmad
Pasha. notwithstanding the Sultan's
refusal to remove him when re-
quested by the Young Turks; the
nationalistic ministry headed by
Grand Vizier General Ali Ria
Pasha, which went down on &C
count of the establishing of the
rival government of Angora; the
ministry of Grand Nizier Salih
Pasha which went down because 1t
was favorable to the allied powers
and was succeeded by the cabinet
headed by Grand Vizier Damad
which also fell through lack Of
support :
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
Frontiers Established.

Thence tho frontier will be
drawn westward as far as Metul-
lah, which will remain in Pales-
tinian territory. This portion Of
the frontier will be traced In de-
tail In such a manner as to ensure
for the territory under the French
mandate easy communication en-
tirely within such territory with
the regions Of Tyre and Sidon, as
well as continuity of road COM
munication to the west and to the
east Of Banias.
In case any dispute should arise
In connection with the work Of the
commission, the question shall be
referred to the Council Of the
League Of Nations, whose decision
shall be final.
ARTICLE 3.
The British and French govern
ments shall come to an agreement
any plan Of irrigation formed by the
regarding the nomination OF a COM
mission, whose duty 1t will be to
make a preliminary examination OF
government Of the French manda-
tory territory, the execution of
which would be Of a nature to dimin-
ish in any considerable degree the
waters of the Tigris and Euphrates
at the point where they enter the
area of the British mandate in Meso-
potamia.
ARTICLE 4.
"In virtue Of the geographic and
strategic position Of the Island Of
Cyprus, off the Gulf Of Alexan-
dretta, the British government
agrees not to open any negotiations
for the cession or alienation of the
said Island Of Cyprus without the
previous consent Of the French gov
eminent.
ARTICLE 8.
Il. The French government
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
Kolchak Offered Post.

THE opinion was expressed that
to continue without further dis.
turbances. II was imperative that
all matters should now be placed
under the Jurisdiction of a military
command. and that a military man
should be named as head Of tho
government, assuming full charge
Of military and civil affairs.
II cannot recall who was the first
to put the question in this way, but
i believe 1t was one of the military
men present. ! said that had
just returned from the front with
the impression that there was COM
plete lack Of sympathy for the d.
rectorate in the army and that an.
other conflict with the government
would cause an outbreak In the
ranks Of the army.
Then the question assumed con-
crete form. Considering the awk-
ward predicament created. the seri-
Gus situation at the front, the arrest
Of the directorate. the alarming I'M.
rest among the Omsk troops, the
offensives by the Reds at Ufa and
Orenburg. and the proposed aban-
donment of the front by the Czechs,
the council Of ministers decided that
at least temporarily a military man
should assume command Of the
government.
when my turn came, said that
under present conditions that was
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-04
Col. Ward offered Guard.

Then conferred with Starunke-
witch and It was decided to send
them away by special train. was
somewhat afraid of outbreaks on
the way and I sought the best
means Of safeguarding them on
their trip. Awaiting myself Of my
close relations with Colonel Ward, I
asked him for q convoy OF ten or
twelve British soldiers to ward off
any attack on the members Of the
directorate. Ward agreed to do
this. He said that he had to send