davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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to halt before the line of Chatalja.
because that would mean. sacrifice
which might enable the Turks to con-
centratc again and Illustrate the re-
suits hitherto attained In the war.
"He says that public opinion In
England would express itself so cato.
gorically In favor OF Bulgaria that he
could not put forward such a demand.
He thinks he may assume that your
telegram was dispatched before the
news Of the latest victory Of the Bull
garians. which seems to have been q
decisive one. has arrived.
This morning Grey showed me an
authorised Bulgarian statment in the
Times. 1t reads:
"Tf the Bulgarian troops enter
Constantinople. they will do SO for
the purpose OF debating the peace
there and will then immedis tely
withdraw from the capital
"Grey said he would take this
statement a. q point of departure for
an interview with the Bulgarian min
lister here. After this interview Mad
taken place. Grey told me the follow
ing: He had nrst asked the minister
whence this statement emanated.
Madjoroff replied that II came from
him and expressed his personal opin-
lon.
"Grey in reply said that he spoke
rs friend Of Bulgaria and called
to witness the demonstrations OF
sympathy OF the English for the
Bulgarian cause: he need not remind
him of the sympathy of Russia, but
he could only add that the stand
point of Russia with regard to Con-
stantinople had been fixed ever since
the beginning OF the crisis.
1T was, therefore, of the utmost
Importance that Bulgaria should, as
soon as possible. remove the appre-
tensions OF the Russian government
with regard to her intentions con-
cerning Constan ntinople. for otherwise
Bulgaria, threatened az she already
was. with a pressure from Rumania
and perhaps also from Austria, might
lose the sympathies OF Russia and
hnd herself in an extremely difficult
position"
Grey's solicitious expression in the
interests Of Russia in the straits
was scant He could have informed
Sazonoff that the British Govern
ment had no objection to the Rus
sian Black Sea feet appearing be-
fore the Turkish capital with Great
Britain's permission to make Russia
master OF the Bosphorus and OAR
danelles. That would have been a
short cut, and none but France
would have objected. so far as mari
time interests were involved.
RUSSIA OPPOSES -
LONG OCCUPATION.
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The success of the Balkan allies in
their campaign against Turkey was
swift and complete, due mainly to the
valor of the Bulgarian troops. Sazo-
nom had discovered that in Sofia his
word did not go as far as in Belgrade,
and his agents had discovered that
the Bulgarian general staff had plans
Tor the occupation of Constantinople
The reports from Benckendorff, the
Russian ambassador to London,
showed that the British r/ess and
public were in favor of having the
Turk ousted from Europe. so long as
there was assurance of putting the
pro-British Bulgars on the Bosphorus
and Dardanelles.
The attitude of Russia showed that
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duke Francis Ferdinand. OF which
plot Serbian government officials. in
cluding the Crown Prince Alexander.
crime tbes Serbian government became
an accessory before the fact. BY that
time M. Hartwig had been assassinat-
ed himself. but his spirit travelled on.
Meanwhile Sazanoff tried his luck
with "crises" in Persia, employing
quite openly the methods of the assas-
sin In the staying OF thousands of
Innocent civilians. as the next chapter
will show.
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the internationalization of the locality
In question would meet with firm re-
sistance on the part of the Russian
government Grey, British minister
of foreign affairs. himself was in
formed in that sense. The British
government then decided to fall back
upon the expedient of having the
Sultan-Caliph stay at Constantinople.
WANTED A PORT ON
MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
Sazonoff discovered that Constanti-
nople was not to be Russia's base
The British government was perfectly
willing to keep Sazonoff in good hu-
NOR. but it postponed ever and ever
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not cast her eyes upon those islands
In reply Grey said to me:
by no Means" he said.

with seeing the triple entente and
It's annex in the Balkans at work
militarily, Sir Edward Grey made
some changes In his policy. At the
end of conversation with him,
Benckendorff. in Telegram No. 27O.
same date as No. 26s. reported TO
Sazonoff as follows:
'The entire conversation with Grey
proves that he has completely
veered round in his opinions, in the
interests Of the maintenance OF the
entente. and that he Is resolved, for
the sake of the entente. to grant
far greater concessions at the cost
of Turkey than he was prepared to
grant hitherto"
The Washington times., 1921-04-03

have assured Russia In the eleventh
hour that England would join her and
France In a general war.
TREATY OF BUCHAREST
CLOSED CHAPTER.
The treaty of Bucharest closed this
chapter of diplomatic intrigue in the
Balkans But only for few months.
The activity OF Mr.. Hsrtwig In Bel
grade and Russian support of the in
famous Narodna Odbrana political So
ciety reopened the question on June
2S, 1914, by the assassination OF Arch
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The Russian minister at London to
NJ. Sazonoff. Telegram dated S-21,
1919. No. 269.
Grey has certain doubts
regarding Crete. He thinks the fate
Of this island should be determined
by all the great powers in concert.
including Turkey Here / inter-
jected that surely ] was right in
assuming that England herself had
The Washington times., 1921-04-03

the question which was nearest to the
heart OF the Russians. The polite
evasiveness OF Grey was finally prop
erly understood. and thus II came that
Sazonon decided to support with
might and main the claims of Serbia
to a port on the Adriatlc at the ex-
pense of the autonomous Albania. Of
which there had been much talk In
the capitals of Europe.
But Austria-Hungary did not want
20 have in the Acriatic a Serbian
port. which the Russian navy could
use as a base in the Mediterranean.
Great Britain, also, was averse to
have a Russian naval base in the
Mediterranean.
There are dozens of documents that
speak OF the intemperance of the
Serbian government in this crisis and
the needless provocations that were
engineered at Belgrade, many OF them
Under the aegis of M. Hartwig, the
Russian minister to Serbia.
Sazonoff found IL hard to get the
French and British publics excited.
Time and again Sazonoff caused
Grey to be sounded on the question
Of opening hostilities against Austria
Hungary and Germany. The British
rndersecretary of state, Sir Arthur
Nicholson. encouraged Benekendorff
III he' could. but Grey while willing
to listen, remained disinclined to
make his position clear to Sazonoff's
agents.
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POINCARE WAS WILLING
TO STRIKE Al GERMANY.

He promised that under certain con-
ditions he would go to war against
the Central powers, but never defined
these conditions, even after Poincare
had declared quite frankly that France
would do what Russia would 10, to-
wit: Go to war against Austria Hun
gary and against Germany.
Finally Sazonoff, seeing himself de-
feated, attempted the promotion Of
better relations with Turkey.
Grey was to have a severe test
presently Greece had let 1t be un-
derstood that she wanted to retain,
as her principal /spoils, the island
of Crete.
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occupation OF Constantinople by the
Allies. But we wish to point out
how difficult further negotiations
would become In that ease. III the
Ottoman Government leaves Constan-
tinople and withdraws to Asia Minor,
Il need fear no further losses the
Turkish army would be able 10 re-
cover from the blows II has lately
received, and there would be no ne
cesrity for the Sublime Porte to show
any disposition to yield, because the
situation could not become much
worse.
"On the other hand. prolonged
occupation of Constantinople by the
Allies might force us likewise 70
send our feet. which would remain
there precisely as long as the Allies.
We think. therefore, that the Powers
should now decide whether they want
to accede to Turkeys request and
take the necessary steps for media
tion."
GERMANY's DIPLOMACY
wARDED OFF BREAK.
1t was the extreme moderation OF
Austria Hungary and Germany at the
Bucharest conference that followed
the above moves on the great Balkan
CheCkerOOar0 which dNcrtcu Sdin"-
ity In those days. Germany had no
direct interests involved. and in her
endeavor to please the desperate sa-
zonoff sided with him against Bull
garia in the negotiations at Buchar-
est by means Of which Sazonoff penal
lied the Bulgars for all the anxious
moments they had given him.
Austria-Hungary had given up her
claims upon Novi-Bazar. and In deny
ing the Serbs a port on the Adriatic
hi ad done Great Britain kind service
of the first magnitude. because the
British government would have been
obliged in the end to tell Sazonon that
Serbia was not to get such port, ex-
cept Serbia promised not to allow Rus
sia to make use of the port as Rus
sian naval base in the Mediterranean.
That would have been the end OF
the Entente, naturally. and from be-
ing the isolator of the Central Pow
ers. Great Britain would have fallen
to the position of the isolated-pro-
vided always that Grey would not
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rRussia's Balkan Plan
Made World War Loom
In 1912, Papers Reveal

X By CAPTAIN GEORGE ABEL SCHREINER
Coilated
Fotca and Wdr Correspondent the Associated Press During the
Great War; A1thor of "The Iron Ration" From Berlin
Bagdad" "7he Graft Sinister" Etc.
A. In
an. C...4. and Euro All rights including
sAei.ed reprindAs
Af u BY COUNT b. Won SIEBERT
Late Secretary Of the Imperial Embassy of London;
Tefar of the Imperial Embassy Washington
dv OF Count Whte Head of the Russian Delegation
Russo Japanese Peace Negotiations Portsmouth, ~ H.
The following the fourth instament of amazing
secret diplomacy the third having appeared Sunday in The
Washingon Times .,n
/, The second phase of the Balkan war of 1912 shows
Russia foreign policy reckless s was it shows
that the French government then in the hands Poncae
In the international department. still bent upon getting
chance to revenge 1901 and it shows that the British
government remained true to it's time honored policy
OF having other states pull the chestnut out of the fire.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-02

French Christmas songs, 20 Holy
Night" II sung by Journey in wonder
ful rolling French. Two lovely lula
bies on = single record are especially
timely for tho season. "The Virgins
Lullaby" from THE Coming OF the
King" II sung by Merle Alcock with n
fanfare OF trtimpets between each
strophe. Olive Kline and Lambert
Murphy sing together AN Old Sacred
Lullaby" In which the voices first al-
ternato until they merge and blend.
And that every home may have it's
own wait singers by the candle
light on Christmas eve the Trinity
Choir has made Victor record this
month of many OF the oldest and love-
liest and sweetest Christmas songs.
hymns and carols. Both for the sea-
son and all seasons the new Victor
records for December offer their US
ually wide range of choice in all that
is exceptional, In all that is latest and
best In the entire realm of music.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-02
'SCHUMANN-HE TO Be
HEARD IN NEW RECORDS
Victor Co. Offers Many Timely
Yuletide Selections by Well
Known Artists.

Among the new December Victor
records are several notable additions
to tho Victor collection of beautiful
Christmas songs and hymns that
music lovers VIII want 20 hear during
this glad season. To those who know
fchuma nm Heinks record OF the "Si-
lent Night" comes the news that this
Christmas she sings 20 Come. All We
Faithful" one of the most beautiful
OF Christmas hymns.
Another splendid Victor record for
those who see in Christmas something
more than time OF feasting and mer-
~ making In Gounods Nazareth"
sung by Reginald Warrenrath. His
deep ringing voice adds new srlendor
to one 81 the most beautiful OF all
Christmas melodies.
one Of the most beautiful OF the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-02
SERVICES AT ST. ANDREWS.
Revs. j.. G. Wood and II. Il. Kcmcre,
Tell Of Mission Progress.

Interesting and stimulating services
in connection with the Mission for
Missions now being conducted by the
Episcopal church We're held in the
parish house of st. Andrews Church
yesterday afternoon and evening.
Rev. Louis @. Wood and Rev. Ben
jamin T. kemerer of New York City.
field secretaries, made addresses in
behalf of the Presiding Bishop and
Council. explaining the mission. and
pointing TO the worlds responsibility
in the matter.
Similar services will be held this
afternoon from 3 10 o'clock and this
evening from to 10, in the parish
house, when Revs. Wood and Kemercr
will again speak. Both speakers have
been making addresses throughout
the Delaware diocese since the cam
paign opened. Rev. Mr.. Kemerer will
20 to Wilmington, n. C. after to-
nights engagement.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-02
ASSISTANT BUILDING
INSPECTOR IN DOUBT
Republican Majority Members
In City Council Split Over
Candidates.

BECAUSE the Republican majority
members OF City Council have been
unable to agree on n candidate for the
office OF assistant building inspector,
the Council last night again postponed
FOR one week. the election 10 Ill the
place. This is the second time the
election has been put over for a week
aud from present indications the Re-
rubicans viii be no nearer an agree
m.nt next week than they are this
week.
The whole trouble is said TO lie In
the seventh ward. The Republican
committee Of that ward In said To be
demanding recognition In the shape
of tho selection OF one OF their candi-
dates for the position. They assert
thoy have not had anything from City
Council for three years or more and
n IL about time Council was becoming
aware of their existence.
Melvin Charles OF the Seventh ward,
a. said 60 bo candidate for assistant
building Inspector. lie does not have
the unanimous support OF the ward
committee. II is understood. and the
committee will not come before Coun-
ell with any recommendation until II
can unite on "A candidate. Just who
10 Mr.. Charles opponent In the fight
could not be learned.
William J. Anderson. the present
assistant inspector, is candidate for
rt-nppointmcnt. He has several
friends amonr the Republican major
ity members of Council and they arc
said to he prepared 20 stand by him
o. the end. This situation has split
the party and tho result is the ma
1ority members are afraid 10 go into a
caucus oyon TO oonsidor the selection
OF their candidate. Just what will
happen when tho seventh ward COM
mittco agrees on it's candidate is hard
80 predict. but many profess TO see q
hght In prospect before tho office 1.
nllod
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-21
Anderson To Attend
Meeting OF County
Auditors At Wahpeton
Q0esHons Pertaining to Interpretation
Of Recent Legislation WIN BE
Taken Up, It Is Said.

County Auditor Hans Anderson win
go to Wahpeton to attend the annual
convention of the County Auditors
association of North Dakota, to be
held there on June 8 and 4, he said
this morning.
This years meeting will mark the
18th annual meeting Of the association
which was organized in 1904. Mr..
Anderson was the second president of
the organization.
It is probable that some Of the
legislation enacted at the last session
Of the state legislature, which has
caused a diversity of opinion in its
Interpretation by county officials OF the
State, will be taken up. The question
as to whether or not house bill rs
(providing for the limiting Of levies)
Affects levies made prior to March 10,
when the bill was signed, is one of the
matters to De taken up. it Is under
stood. Township elections were held
on March Is, four days prior to the
signing Of the bill, Mr.. Anderson
pointed out this morning.
Senate bill 173, fixing county Of
1fcials' salaries, aBo will come up for
discussion, it is expected. The ques-
ton in connection with this is whether
or o county officials will be entitled
to both salaries and fees, Mr.. Ander-
Son states.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-21
BANK ! I !.
DAKOTA REFUSES
TOH|ONORC CHECK
Burleigh County Treasure,
Not Allowed to Draw
Funds From Bank.
fHerald Special service.)

(Herald Special Service.)
Bismarck. N. D., May. 21.-When .
demand was made OF the Bank OF
North Dakota today for two hum
dred, nifty thousand dollars of Bur-
leigh county money, representatives
OF b bank refused to honor the
check Of the treasurer, who went post
haste to Judge Nuessle Of the district
court. The banks a was that a
punishment suit Is pending.
Attorneys for the taxpayers who
brought the suit to- release the funds
tied up in the Bank of North Dakota
Fesentattves Of the bank were called
in. Judge Nuessle said that the writ
of nsandamus was issued for the pur..
pose Of getting apportionment money
to political subdivisions and that the
bank would have to honor checks
drawn for subdivisions but not in a
lump sum-. Attorneys for the treas
urer said that It was not contemplate
that the money would be demand
edgdn cash, but that after some TWEEN
~ banks in the county had qualified
as SWEEPSTAKES. The commissioners
meeting here today to approve the
bonds said the money would be dis
tributed,in them.
The Bank of North Dakota officials
refused to say whether or not the
bank could have paid a check for two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
The money represented q checking
account of the county and most of
the money due to political sub-dfvi-
sions. r
H. P. Knappen, retiring treasurer
ordered to turn over also the money
placed on certificates in bank, is ap.
pealing that case.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-21
P0STOFF|;'lCE|;'
LOOTED Ed $5ON
STAMPS MISSING
Entrance Gained by Break
ing in Panel Of Door;
Stamp Cabinet Taken.

. -H.y.E Lha.fHA LHFfHN. ~ arlL .EEr-E
Fifty dollars in stamps were taken
rom the postomce branch at the uni
versity some time last night or early
this morning, the robbery being dis
covered at 8 O'clock when the ONCE
was opened for the day.
A sheet steel cabinet. 1sx12xt4
inches. used for stamps and contain-
ing stamps to the value OF $50. was
carried away by the robbers, but 50
far as Is known nothing else in the
postofice was touched.
Entrance to the ONCE, which. is To-
Gated on the basement floor Of Merri-
field hall IA the university book
store. was effected by breaking q
panel Of the door. Through this open
ing the inside handle and lock of the
door were reached.
Police authorities are conducting q
search for the offenders and a big
standing reward is offered by the fed
eral government for the apprehension
OF p%ostoflce and mail robbers.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-21
MANY TO BECOME
U. S. CITIZENS
Unusually Large Number Of
Applications are Received
for Hearing Wednesday.

Stxty-two applications for citizen
ship in the United States have been
received and will be, acted upon at
the hearing set for next Wednesday,
May IS, in the court house. Judge c.
N. Cooley Of Grand Forks, Judge A.
G. Cole Of Fargo, and Judge M. J.
Ensfert OF Valley City will preside at
the hearing.
This unusually large number Of ap-
plicants will be augmented, it is be-
lieved, by several former service men
who have the privilege Of presenting
their petition for citizenship at the
time of the hearing, provided they
are properly identified.
The hearing will open at 9 o'clock
Wednesday morning, and because of
the large number of applications to
be acted upon, it is probable that
there will be little in the way of a
formal program such as has charac-
terized citizenship hearings during
the last year or two. :
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-21

Team UNFOLDING Negative
On Intervention in Mexi-
CO" is Winner.

The Herald cup. presented annually
school debating league went to the
Mayville team this morning in the
Qnal contest of the league held in
Woodworth auditorium, university.
between Mayville and Dickinson. The
Nayville team upheld the negative Of
the question debated by the league
this year, namely. Resolved, hat 1t
is the duty OF the United States to
intervene in the affairs of Mexico in
order to establish q stable and salts
ton not in any way to destroy the
independence OF, Mexico"
Members of the two teams and the
order in which they spoke were: Nay
VILE. Lillian Forus. Manda Boo, Roy
StAndahl; Dickinson: Dorothy Scherf-
fius, Ronald Lee, Edmund Belsheim.
Five minutes wa the time given each
speaker. In the 'rebuttAl all three
members of each team took part in
team.
The debaters deserve praise for the
showing they made, both teams handl-
ing the question clearly and forcibly.
An outline Of the argument put forth
by each team is: Mayville-Outside
Intervention cannot establish a stable
and satisfactory government in Mex
leo; regeneration must come from
within; Intervention is not he policy
of the American people. Futher, it is
in violation of the sovereignty of Mex
leo. MISREPRESENTATION of ignor-
ance, pestilence, poverty, war, and
famine in Mexico demand inrerven-
ton. American lives in that country
must be protected; it is a legal duty
for the United States to intervene, be-
Of the Monroe doctrine. Pre-
vention of foreign nations from pro-
tecttng their rights in Mexico is made
through the Monroe doctrine, conse-
quently, the obligation falls on the
United States to protect other coun-
tries rights as well as her own by
intervention. Examples of American
supervision in the cases of Porto Rico,
Cuba. and the Philippines were cit
Mexico. Finally, intervention should
be made in Mexico to educate the peo-
pie of that country and give them q
better chance to stabalize their gov
eminent.
Professor A. H. Yoder, director of
the debating league, presided at the
debate. Judges were:
I. B. Elton attorney, Grand Forks
Nd A. D keator, University Liorar-
ian, University, Professor A E Mn
ard. Fargo. North Dakota. MI. e G,
Nostrom, Coach, Clookston high
schools; Superintendent G. H. San
berg. Crookston, MINI. - i
The Herald cup was presented to
the winning team, by w. P. Davies
editor OF the Grand Forks Herald.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-21
|CrOOksfOn Man
Admits Cruelty;
Denies Murder

According To word received from
this afternoon, Carl Knut-,
son, who Is being held in the Polk
county Jail on the charge Of murder.
admitted to the county oflcaah that
he had beat his wife, but denied that
her death was the result OF injuries
inflicted by him.
Mr.. Knutson's hearing will be post
poned until June Z, II, was reported.
in order to give him an opportunity
to secure a lawyer.
The body Of Mrs. Carl Knutson Wis
found last Tuesday at her home,
covered from head to foot with
bruises which Mr.. Knutson claimed
was the result Of her falling. DOWN
stairs. Later Mr.. Knutson admitted
having beaten his wife, claiming she
had been guilty Of intimate relations
with another man.
States Attorney Montague, Of
Crookston gave as his theory that
Mrs. Knutson had been confined to
her room at least ten days before her
death and had been receiving daily
punishment at the hands Of her hus-
band. An insane jealousy. and an un-
controlled temper was the cause Of
Mrs. Knutson's death, 1t was said.