THE
WAR.
The following Cables were received on Saturday night" and issued in our Early Morning Eztra yesterday. General,
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BRITISH MINISTER'S
EXPERIENCE.
An incident on Tuesday was provided when Sir George Buchanan, the British Minister, accompanied by the French Ambassador, paying their usual call at the Foreign Office, were undeterred by the the borracks. The people recognized cheered and escorted His Excellency back to the British Embassy.
STREET SCENES. Dagoribing the scenes in the streets, the correspondent says that the troops were ordered to use their rifles and machine guns There were only a low cartridges in the belts of the machine guns, but the crowds were so does that many felf The riflemen either had a large number intentionally bad. The garden fronting the Cathedral was packed with the popu Ince, when a large force of Cossacks came up. All knelt and the Cossacks did not
19TH.
Telegraphing on the evening of the 13th the correspondent sayer-All the Military and Naval forces in Retrograd have now declared themselves on the side of the people. Troops from Cromstad, with a few officers, have arrived and joined. The streets are now perfectly safe, though there is occasional exuberant hring
REJOICINGS AT MOSCOW.
Moscow, March 16th
The inhabitants ara rejoicing over the overthrow of the Government.
Officers are supporting the new National Government and a Military Committee has been formed to preserva order and
MR. BONAT LAW AND THE NATIONALISTS.
LONDON, March 18th, Referring, in the Housh of Commons to the Irish question. Mr. Bonar Law criticised the Nationalists for leaving the House on March 7th. He said he was not with the Nationalists threat to go into opposition. He declared that this might compel an appeal to tho' country on the ground that the Nationglists would let us get on with the war.
activity of the police snipers concealed in of blank cartridges or the shooting was There has been wholesale demolition regulate food supplies, certain whether there was much sympathy,
fire.
RESENTMENT AGAINST THE
POLICE,
General Micgovaky, the Commandant at Moscow, and a thousand police and gendarmes have been arrested and politi- cal prisoners have been released.
There has been no communication from any of the Irish parties since the debate Son March 7th
The Government is earnestly consider ing
the situation.K
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COUNT'S RESIDENCE SACKED. PETROGRAD, March 18th.. A Committed of officers and men is
A deplorable affair on Tuesday was the now sitting at the Tauride Palaos con-
sacking of the residence of, Count trolling the troops in Petrograd,
Frederurks, a Minister of the Court. His All the motor cars have been commun-
aged wife was carried out of the burning deered, but will be returned.
residence in a fainting condition, while Order is now the watchword of the day hig hunchback daughter rushed out carry The new Foreign Minister Miliukaing her favourite dog The mob killed employed on March 3rd to fine on the including Britishers, are treated with the Grand Duke Nicholas telegraphed to Myaval Activities. interviewed by Reuter's Ageney on the the dog and ill-treated the girl, but she 18th inst, declared that the new Govern and her mother were rescued. ment considered it indispensable that the abdication of the Emperor should be final and that the Regency should be temporarily entrusted to Grand Duke' Michael Alexandovitch, Such is our decision. We consider it impossible to alter it."
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TSAR AND TSARINA.
FATE OF A GENERAL. Anther incident is recorded. General Knoring refused to comply with the He summons to report to the Duma. armed himself and a porter with revolvers They and allied out of the house."
two- killed
were Guardsmen, but
of
The people are particularly resentful against the police, becauso several ware crowd in consequence of the refusal many of the military to do 60, 20
Several of the police, including a high official, were shot later,
and burning of police stations in revenge for the police, in soldiers uniforms, men- ring maltine-guns and dropping grenades from buildings and houses. A Naval Brigade which was thus machine-gunned
BYMPATHY FROM THE FRONT. retaliated with a sharp fusillade, broks into an hotel, which was used as a
Lpynos, March 16th hospital, arrested 200 Russian officers and
Reuters correspondent at Petrograd took them to the Duma.
says that on Thursday evening the The wounded among the foreign officers, greatest courtesy. They have been trans Rodzianko that, in agreement with Tear to take the only possible decisign ferred elsewhere. It is estimated that the General Alexeleff, he had requested the civilian casualties are a few hundred. Most which would save Russia and secure vie of them were people wounded, the streetstory Calm is rapidly being restored in present a most animated appearance with Petrograd, Troops are still clearing troops and hospital vads.
roofs and garrets of the partisans under the old régime. The garrison at Tearskoo Solo have adhered to the new Govern ment, welcoming the latter's delegates most onthusiastically.
When the disturbarete culminated the Ministers were sitting at the Admiralty, which was Befended by troops, but the guard Bnally went over to the revelation refuge
in the Italian Embassy, whence he telephoned to a Rodzinnko, President of the Damn, to send a motor car to take him to the Dama Committee
Ha contradicted the rumours that the immediately shot. The General's body Guards regiment refused to fire. Tho aries. The Minister of Justice took The action of the police in firing on
Tsar had been arrested, and stated that, according to the latest news. His Majesty was at Pakoff,
Her Majesty the Empress remains at Tearakoo Selo in porfect safety,
was thrown into the river.
WHAT HAS HAPPENED?
LONDON, March 16th.
THE SOCIALISTS CONDITION. It is probable that the Tsar's abdication is due to the representations that unless The Foreign Minister continued:he complied the control of the situation The problems wo are going to solve would pass into the hands of the Socialists, who were anxious to establish consist of the re-establishment of the.
but the Socialists power capable of obtaining victory. The a Republic. They had placarded editions Brest crime of the date Government was proclamations, to throwing of the country into complete eventually adhered to the new Govern- disorganisation, and subjecting it to the ment on condition that a general election hardest trials. This might have been will be held for a constituent assembly. dangerous, as it affected the issue of the war. The increase of the popular discon tent caused the revolution which was almost the shortest and least bloody in history. It enabled the country to gain confidonce in the Government's strength, and will increase the popular thusiasm and multiply the national forces, enabling them at length to win The Duma was the centre of an enormous moral force, which also now bas to supply the army. Every hour brought-news-witnessing to the continual growth of the power derived by the foross from national representation.
the war.
GENERAL INCIDENTS To-day there was still a little shooting from the roofs of houses by the police, who received short shrift when hunted
down.
od ribbons de favours, are to be seen everywhere, including the lances, rifles, and caps of the troops. Large parties of Cossacks were riding in the There strocts singing national songs, were processing of all kinds, military,
naval and civilian Moro than one was headed with the flag inscribed Liberty, Equality and Fraternity."
Crowds of soldiers and others daily assemble around the Duma huildings,
It would require a Carlyle to describo the seething, lobby with its earnest colo- quies and mob oratory, with appeals for patriotism and self-sacrifice and denun
GUARDS JOIN PEOPLE Several Guards regiments, numbering 2,000, joined the people with arms Some of their officers were shot. Another
arsenal and artillery headquarters were taken and the commandant killed. The British Military Attaché, who was there at the time was escorted towards the Embassy by a guard. The fortress of St Peter and St. Paul was also entered This is now the Headquarters of the Re volutionary forces.
ULTIMATUM TO THE TSAR
FOREIGN MINISTERS ENTER INTO
**_RELATIONS.
DUMA SECRET SITTINGS, The Duma met secretly on Sunday and Monday and resolved to continue sitting in defiance of the ukascs suspending Parliament, mentioned on March 19th. M Rodzianko, the President, telegraph ed to the Tsar, insisting on a change of Government, and also to the commanding generals at the Front soliciting support in persuading the Tear. The Generals replied in the affirmative, and deputa tiang of troops accompanied by armed citizens, arrived at the Duma on Monday, and the public buildings were taken over, and the fortress of Peter and Faul and prisons seized. The arrests include the ox-Ministers, Stuermer, Sukhmalinoff, and the President of the Council of Empire, Stcheglovitoff. A National Cabinet has been formed with pal
the crowds, which most of the troops re- fused to do, was resented by the soldiery; there were force battles at various points Dubrovin, the Black Hundred leader. between the police and the troops, and has been arrested and taken to the Duo, many police stations and detective head- Late last night the ex-Minister, M. quarters were burned, with all the Pretoponpoff, voluntarily surrendered archives relating to political personages
Commissioners of the Executive Comand organisations.. mitter of the Duma have taken over the Ministries and other important appoint- The members of the Duma on assemments have been made.
The There is little doubt that the Army is Suspending the sessions till April. now unanimous, including a number of bling at 12.5 found the Imperial Rescript Thereupon the Party leaders decided post officers in the crack regiments. to disperse. An historic sitting was held, at the conclusion of which the Pre sidont telegraphed to the Tsay describing. In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar the prevailing conditions. He mention Law regretted that his statement to the ed that the troops were firing against House yesterday, which was based on each other, and requested that a person message from the Duma, produced the enjoying the confidence of the country impression that the abdication of the bo charged with the formation of a new Tsar was fait accompli, for which the Government. The President's telegram Tsar's conscht had been obtained. A proceeded Delay is impossible. Any further telegram now stated that the pre-delay means death Pray God that this vious message apparently was hot quite our responsibility does not fall on the accurate. The Emperor's abdication and Crowned Head. the appointment of the Grand Duke
The President of the Duma similarly Michael as Regent was not yet effective, although decided by the Duma Exert wired to las Chief of Staff General tivo. Another telegram stated that the Alexeicff, and the Commanding Generals whereabouts of the Tsar were unknown. asking then to use their influence with He added that that was all the informs the Emperor. General Brusiloff reped tion had been received, and pointed out" I have fulfilled my duty to the Tsar that in the circumstances it was impos- and my country iceral husky, re The President again telegraphed to sible to form an accurate estimate of plied that he had carried out the request. what had happened,
becoming worse, and urging that imme- the Tear stating that the situation was diate measures te taken for to-morrow may be too late. The leet hour has arrived when the fate of the country and the dynasty is being decided the foreign enemy had not been suspended War and Marine M Datchkoff.
Mr. Asquith, in the House of Com mors, asked for information regarding the situation in Bussin,
so
Mr. Bonar Law replied that there had been a few messacres, but there nothing that he could communicate to the House at present. A message was arriving hourly, and he promised the information laterk
Mr. Wedgewood suggested a message of sympathy to the Duma. (Cheers.)
THE REVOLTING TROOPS AND
ciations of all cofinecied with the old Mr. Bonar Low replied that there was cated to the deputation the resolution.
régime.
At one end of the lobby, there is a ram- part of sacks of four, Here a pile of boxes of cartridges, there hall-a-dozen stooping soldiers. At the entrance there ia à counter with medicines and first-aid. appliances, tak
A feeling of the deepest thanksgiving for what has been accomplished with so Ittle bloodshed fils all patriotic hearts. The revolution symbolises Russia's de termination to conquer:
no need for anxiety regarding the Duma,
but he pointed out that we must see the situation a little clearer.
On March 14th the British and French Ambassadors entered into business rela tions with the executive of the Duma.
The Grand Duke Cyril informed the Committee that he placed the marines under his orders at its disposal. The Grand Dake visited the President and placed himself similarly at the President's disposal
The revolutionary troops have occupied the Winter Palace
The Duma Committee has arrested M, Goreykin, the ex-Premier.
MOSCOW JOINS IN THE MOVEMENT.
Lvoff na Premier.
A CABINET FORMED. The new Nationel Cabinet is composed Fremier and Minister of Interior
Moscow adhered to the movement in en as follows hour and a half without a drop of blood being shed
FRONT MANIFESTO TO TROOPS AT THE
M. Rodzianko baa issued a manifeste to the Army at the front, sng to the Flect, curing them that the struggle against
for moucat,
The correspondent,
dent, telegraphing Herkoff and Nijninovgorod had declared for the new Government,
March 15th stated that Cronstadt,
REGENT APPOINTED.
LONDON, March 15th. Mr. Bonar Law announced in the House of Commons that the Tear has abdicated and that the Grand Duke Michael has been appointed Regent.
THE DUMA. Replying to a deputation from the re volting troops who enquired as to the Duma's attitude, the President communi- that the hour had struck for a change of authority in which the Duma would take a very active part: The President dwelt upon the urgency of preserving order. He said that the Dums had appointed a non-party Committee for that object
Later more troops and armed citizens Mr. Bonar Law stated that telegrams arrived at the Duma, where the guard showed that, Petrograd is becoming more
PETROGRAD COMING UNDER ORDERED RULE
Prince Evoffe
Foreign Affairs-M. Miliukoff Justice Keremki Communications Nekrassoff, Commerce, Konovaloff. Mohuiloff."
bgareff.
Tirestohenko
of the State M. Godveff. M. Manuiloff, the Minister of Education is a Moscow professor, and M. Dutchkoff is a Councillor of Empire. ⠀⠀
GREAT POLITICAL CHANGES IMPENDING
PETEOGRAD, March 10th.
A very important conference between the Executive, the Duma and delegates of the workmes lasted all night. Finally agreement was practically reached cerning the transition period prior to na elections for a constituent assembly
The Executive insisted, id the interests of the war, upon the necessity of a com
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DESTROYER LOST.
LONDON, March 10th.. The Admiralty announce that an old! type destroyer was mined and sank yas terday in the Chaupel.
There was one killed and twenty-eight are missing
All the officera wore 'saved.
he Near East.
SAAN BARLIZE CABLES- {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENor."}] MESOPOTAMIA. FURTHER BRITISH PROGRESS.
LONDON, March 16th.
An official
reports cal despatch from Mesopotamis After establishing posts on the left bank of the Tigris, 30 miles up stream, Genézal Maude attacked the Turkish rearguard or the right bank of the river 15 miles ta the north of Baghdad, after a night march on Wednesday The Turks were drivant back three miles and they continued to fall back till dusk.
We occupied a portion of the town of Bakuban on the night bank of the Disla
Our machine guns caused a fire on a which waż small Torkish steamer attempting to cross the Tigris on Tuesday bight. It drifted down the river and we Captured with a quantity of ammunition,
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MINISTER ARRESTED.
Mr. Lynch-Have steps been taken to recognise officially the new Government? Mr. Benar Law That is really answer ed by the reply I have just given.
GERMAN PRESS RESERVED.
AMSTERDAM, March 10th. The German Press is generally reserved M. Rodzianke, addressing the delegat comments, but the impression is
A 5.30 p.m a revolutionary escort tions from the troops to the Duma em growing that Herr Bethmann Hollweg's phasised the unity of the people and the speech there he brought in the President of the Council which he hinted at the need for the army, whereby Russia's might and victory democratisation of Germany after the of Empire, under arrest. He was former
Visitors to the common room include war, was caused by his knowledge of ly Minister of Justice and one of the efficiency and energy."
events, in Petrograd s most prominent reactionaries. He was lodged in the Ministerial room in the The Frankfurter Zeitung seems also to Dama
It says that democratisation think so. must come, because it is the will of the German people. It points to the revolu tion Petrograd an
are assured.
journalists, and the white bearded politi cat Lopatine, a member of the odd society known as the "People's Will, who spent twenty years in the Schlacssel barg prison and who was only now able
to return to Petrogradou, the Minister was the result of the opp example, which
The Vienna newspapers are of opinion of Justice, and other officials were arrest that the revolution will have world-wide od and brought to the Duna The effects i mujonity were released, but, ProtopopoffNE and the Minister of Justice wore detain. BRITISH COLONY IN PETROGRAD
PETROGRAD NEWS LACKING. There is still no news from Petrograd regarding the Tsar's abdication.
The latest despatches state that the to M. replied Emperor has not Rodzianko's warning telegrams, but in replying to the Council of Ministers'
Reuter's Agency learns that the British colony in Petrograd are all well and are being treated with every consideration.
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resignation on Sunday night, His Majesty NO WORD AGAINST THE GREAT
said that he was sending General Alexeieff as Dietator Events after that, however, were so startling and dramatic that no alternative was left to His Majesty but to comply with the Duma's wishes
CASUALTIES.
WAR:
LONDON, March 15th. After an ominous silence news is at last arriving from Russia describing the stirring events at the Capital. ⠀⠀⠀
Another narrative of events states that Router's Petrograd correspondent tee one hundred were killed and wounded in the first volley fired by the Guards in the graphing on March 13th says he has been Newsky Prospect on Sunday afternoon, day and night in the streets for the last but the crowds remained on the sidewalks thren days and has seen long queues of and shouted at the soldiers "We are sorry hungry men, women and children out for you. You had to do your duty... side the bakers shops. He has seen a ***It was qu Monday that the events were wanton firing of rifles and machine guns dramatic ad rapid, when the troops, and has also seen civil war in the main resenting the police tricks and brutalities, thoroughfares, yet he has not heard a
to join the people, and the arsenal single word against the war, began to
captured. The liberated and
Vireo the Law Coutte, bus convicts buildings were saved, ***
The worst scenes were around the Nicholas Station, where the police had
FOOD TROUBLE LEADS TO REVOLUTION;
The shortage of food is due to lack of
mentary precautions, and this is popu-
pens on the roofs of the houses organisation and neglect of the most el
fusilladed the
the
evening
from the
POLITICAL PRISONERS
RF EASED
It was intimai that steps were being taken to remove the so-called German gang once and for all. The news spread and the revolutionaries seized the hated Kresty prison, and after a short resist ancel the political prisoners were liberated. The same followed with other prisonera The detective headquarters were demolished and the archives relat ing to political personages and organisa tions were burned,
PREMIER RESIGNS. Early in the afternoon the Bremiera M Golitzen, telephoned to the Fresident of the Duma that he had resigned,
The revolutionaries searched the houses of several of the Ministers.
A council of the workmen'& delegates issued e manifesto to the revolting troops and to the factories inviting them to attend a faceting at the Dums on the basis of one representative for each battalion and one for every thousand or less of the workmen, respectively. The manifesto also appealed to the people to assist in provisioning the troops pending the organisation of supplies,
a rule over which the President and the telections Duma are exercising control. (Loud) cheers.) We have every reason to believe M. Kerenski, who is a Socialist, bas that the movement is in nowise devoted accepted the portfolio of Minister of towards an effort to secure peace, but Justice on condition that a constituent against the Russian Government for not assembly will be convened and the elec carrying on the war with the expected tions are based on universal suffrage,
BEFORE THE REVOLUTION."
LATER.
The latest despatch from Reuter's Petrograd correspondent further describes the events leading up to the revolution.
He says that for weeks the people have been obliged to stand for five hours m 40 degrees of frost, waiting to buy bread. Even than they frequently did not obtain day the tours, while the dearer than the usual prices, prices of other food-stuff, are prohibitive. The Minister of Agriculture has ascribed the state of affairs to the non-arrival of flour owing to snowstorms, as though nowatore are phenomenal at this time of the year!
M. Protopopoff, who is a wealthy manufacturer as well as a courtier with reputation for debonnair duplicity, was absent from Baturday's food conference convened by. Mr. Rodzianko, It is gen. erally believed that he was engaged in spiritualistic seances at the Tsarskoe Selo
With the Premier a nomentity it is not surprising that the food situation pro- duced dismay. Although thousands of the Nevsky the people were not deterred Cossacks and mounted infantry patrolled ard, they demonstrated from 10 o'clock in the morning until 10 at night. It is remarkable that they were mostly of the middle classes They cheered the tropos and some of the latter deffed their hats and cheered back, but to this eloquent sign of the times the authorities remained blind on
F
BRITISH LOAN TO RUMANIA,
JASSY, March 10th. It is announced by the Cabinet that Great Britain has agreed to lend Roumania £40,000,000.
WESTGATE BOMBED BY GERMAN AEROPLANE.
LONDON, March 18th. The Press Bureau unsounces that a hostile aeroplane, at 5.30 this morning, dropped bombs on Westgate. There were no casualties and the damage done was
light
RAILWAY STRIKE
IN AMERICA.
HALF A MILLION MEN CONCERNED:
NEW YORK, March 10th.
In order to enforce their demands for an 6-hour day and pro rate pay for over time, four of the representatives of "The li Brotherhoid have announced a general railway strike, to begin at 6 o'clock op Saturday evening,
Half a million men are concerned. It is anticipated that President Wilson will intervene.
MUNITIONERS TO PLOUGH
LONDON, March 15th, The Press Bureau announces that the Government has agreed to spare for a few engaged in munition factories
Civilians continued to arrive at the Duma, some in motor cays and lorries, bringing large reserves of cartridges The three days silence from Russia has which were promptly distributed peograd, who, wiring on March 13th, been broken by Reuter's correspondent at
DESIRE TO AID ARMY AT THE), darbing the revolution which has re FRONT sulled in the Duris, aided by the army, Orators from the Duma steps dwelt on assuming Government, and in the arrest the necessity for the preservation of order of reactionary Ministers and ex-Ministers ag illuminated larly ascribed to German influences, and the teed for an immediate resniption whom the people had long suspected of A patriotic determination to exter of work in all the factories, lest the armies pro German sympathies which were re recent killing of the Court monk, Bas verge of victory ovat enthusiasm in conducting the war The Correspondent, after listening to Popular discontent has been smoulde; speeches, returned to the centre of the ang since March 10th and it: Bamed up town where he found the district Law on March 11th. It become & confagra signs of a recent fight between factions. The ing in the streets. I which soldiers The regiments declared for the Dums guard used machine guns and rifles but fought against soldiers and the people and the people, and the Naval barracks there were few casualdjes. Generally the It ended he the troops, including the were opened to enable the sailors to Government troops showed rule reluce Guards and the Navy, joining tha participate.
farce in accepting the inevitable
revolutionists,
Admiralty Toolces
in the minate these influences wee fired by the at the front be handicapped when on the gocnable for a shortage of food and weeks plon gzim- via ale to preven
Admiralty quarter. ? the final refuge
of the Government, who sought refuge in pie lecture, protected by machine guns
the
on the Admiralty roof, while
putin
This conflagration burst forth on March
has been achieved, EN
volutionaries, in armoured cars dashed 12th- and Router hears that ifs purpose Courts aflame. A little diskance of he sation on March 12th, when there was finbt. 1 agricultural purposes, the Cabinet had
through the streets replying to their fire.
The Admiralty surrendered o'clock on Thursday morning.
three at
The Ministers disappeared, but some were afterwards arrested. Others garren- dered, including Protopopoff,
In the Hours of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law stated that, in connection with the withdrawal of men from the Army for informed the War Office and the Board of Agriculture that it regarded the pro than sending additional, then infờ, the duction of food as even mere importa
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