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THE RUSSIAN SITUATION. } to march against the capital." The garrison, however, sided, with the IMPERIAL FAMILY AND THE NEW yolutionists, and cospatched a delegate to negotiate with General Ivanoff who ordered his arrest, bas reyoked, the order" og "the-delegato warning eren eunof that if he did not return, by a certain hour.

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PETROGIAD. March 22. All the members of the Dynasty have placed themselves at the dis-heavy artillery would ruze to the posal of the Government,

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Tar und Tsuritza, who were wholly amequainted with the actualities of the country and the predilections of their own ratily.

The Tsar's cousin Cyril, now Admin Resinanoff, instancing, the unity of the country "to-day, des clared: My housekeeper and my self on Oye to eye.

The old régime would bare lest the war. Erequent individual and colective atteripts to enlighten the Tsar have been useless, owing to the barrier of renatioraries.**

The Grand Dukes deputed Cyril's wife to "disillusion the Taritza and to outline a desirable Cabinet. The Tsuritza replied: "Those are enemies of the Dynasty. Those against us are in Petrograd and are a handful of bridge-playing aristocrats. I have been twenty years on the Throne and I know Russia, I know the people love our family."**

been familiar with the habits of the Royal family since they were child- ten, expechilly Sergeant, Berevenko, the male nurse of the Tsareviteli. General Korniloff replied that there was no objection to this and them withdrew.

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The reactionary prisoners are being. freeted in accordance with the cid and correspondence is controlled, but régime. Interviews are not allowed the ex-Ministers are allowed to wear. their own clothes. Elaborate pir- cautions are being taken against suicide.

THE CHURCH AND THE NEW REGIME.

The Holy Synod has issued message to the churchen exhorting obedience to the new. Government and declaring the Revolution to be.

GERMANOPHIL TENDENCIES

... OF THE QLD REGIME. The Bourac Gazette, states that correspondence between the Touritza and M Protopoport has been dis-the work of God.. covered proving the Germunophil tendencies of the late Government and confirming the reports of efforts of the adherents of the old régime i to conclude u xepurate peace with Geruziny.

THE COMMANDERS ADDRESS THE TROOPS.

All the Commanders in the fold have issued spirited addresses to the

troops hailing the new régime and calling on them to crush the enemy.

The Grand Duke Nicholas had a moving send-off from Tiflia by troope

SIGNIFICANT SIGNS IN

GERMANY.

HINT BY THE VORWAERTE.""

AMSTERDAM, March 29.

The Forwaerts referring to Russid,

equal sufrage is not introduced in mys it would be a dangerous mistake if

Prussia during the war.

ANOTHER HINT AT POTSDAM

A bye-election at Potsdam, occasione by the imprisonment of Dr. Lisbaecht

and civilians. In a farewell speech resulted in an overwhelming victory for he said he would return after the has been for a long time under prevan- the Socialist candidata Mehring, who war to his little estate.

tive arrest.

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EXTRAVAGANT HOPES

Herr Havenstein, President of the Prince of informed Beuter's Reichbanký inddrowing the Berlin representative that the western and Chamber of Commerce, exhorted sub- south-western fronte aided with the scriptions to the "Victory Loan," which people. There had been some would bring peace, and a great, excesses on the northern front indemnity. Order and discipline had now been THE NECESSITY TO HOLD ON restored The whole of the Baltic Fleth was pro-Government Minister of Finance, lai extmordinar?

In the Reichstag Dr. Helferich, Finland. The Government was keeping in touch with the Counait emphasis on the necessity to hold on

The main thing, he said, was home of the Workmen's delegates. Dis production from the soil: Mr. Lloyd Reasons were not anticipated and George's statement regarding the lo the convocation of a Constituent portance of agriculture proves the Assembly was only a question of importance our bitterest enemy attaches months

to submari

The harvest would also scarcity of salty searcity will,

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DRAMATIC SCENE AT THE IMPERIAT PALACE

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evolution

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