New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 16, 1917, Page 1

RALD NEW. BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, :1917. —EIGHTEEN PAGES ;REVOLUTION OF RUSSIAN POPULACE COMPLET 'CZAR NICHOLAS STEPS FROM IMPERIAL THRO ANTI-GERMAN SE TIMENT S HERALD “ADS" Command of Army---Overturfimg of Government Accompllshed Wlth Lnttle Bloodshed--Grand Duke Mlchael vntch, Younger Brother of Deposed Emperor Named As Regent--Alexns Nlcholalewtch, Aged Twelve, Becomes M TURI(S IIIJNTINIIE Tll BI.III]BLESS REVOLT l[ll’RlSINfi SEEN AS [Foreign Misister Insists Ciar and cy Must Be Ellmmated—-At‘ teen Provinces Endorse -Uswpdes —Soldiers in Finland Declare: For Grand Duke Nicholas, idol of the: Rueklnn an ranked as Russia’s master strategist; looms ap. & military figure of the hour.in.the empire which : witnessed a successful and almost bloodless and the abdication of its emperor.. ‘- The relinquishmerit ‘of the throne: bv, reblon. & n that' a mmd ‘which ‘wide transpor- : action by ! i Prqld-m W_m nnd with each group d to respond to overtures m the other side, - . At 7 o'clock Saturdsy night, unies President Wilson intervenes. or e #alirond managers ‘and their ' men .+make an unexpected compromise, the ‘rlko will begin with the freight and ard employes of the New York ntral, the Nickel Plate and Balti- z: and Ohio lines! and \ in' .the hing ylrd. at Chicago and St. Louis. Strike ordm call at first for a ces- 5% sation of work only on freight trains. | The_ employes that their first of strength’ will bring the sfoads to terms.. If'it fails to do this, ‘"the strike will be extended on suc- / qessive '; days to freight employes throughout the country until by .. Wednesday all the roads will be af-. ‘- fected. On Wednesday, if the rail- Toads still hold out, the brotherhood men will begin to leave the pas- . menger trains and locomotives. It - the .men carry out their every mile of rallroad, both freight ' and .passenger, will feel the effects ‘of the strike by Monday, March 26. Plans to combat such a strifie were completed by the rallroads of the country last winter when the criste was averted by the action of President ‘Wilson and the passage of the Adam- ‘son law. “Each- road apparently. will ‘work out its individual methods. In- dications today ;‘, hope a large percentage of their men A ‘will refuse to obey the strike order and that a partial service will be .5, Maintained, nothyithstanding the ef- forts of the brotherhoods. Reports from Kansas City and Other points in the west, that some of he emploves were unwilling to obey strike call, were met by a statement W, G. Lee, president of the & f&othefbood of raliroad trainmen, # " that the leaders expected at least 'one in twelve to refse to striks. only way ta determine whether our men are in earnest is to count these Sunday and thereafter,” % Sajd Mr. Lee. “Don’t forget that we Yeft the ire matter to Presidgnt ‘Wilson 1 .Au‘un and agreed ito abide' by his . proposal then. The Tallroads refused % - to-settle the ques- tlon. I have since publicly proposed to leave the emtire controversy President Wilson to say perlonuly “whether we should have the eight tour ‘day in freight and yard service without, Teduction of present daily’ _rates. - *“The railroads seemingly pref strike rather than abide by P ‘Wilson’s: suggested method of se . ment. Wha is disloval (o ,nvernment”" The one hundred general chairmen [ of ithe brotherhoods of the eastern a t e~ that the managers | [NOBBURNS REGIIIIIIS AF SECRET POLICE| Also Secures Names of In- formers and Hunts Thein Down. London, March 16.—Virtuslly .the entire archives of the Russian secret Police were burned by the revolution- }au,meord.lnztot’l‘lmfi d iy rom Petrograd. When the building in which the ‘notorious third section had its hesdquarters was captured ocager crowds sacked the offices, blast- ed open safos, wrecked strong boxes and rushed into the streets u.rrylns . ‘dopuments which were % [fln of tio old regime, once they nh ‘under thepmuctlonofflu-odhrsudm /marched -through the streets to the Dm or district sections of the pro- visional governmeént. The strongest | antl-German : ‘feell animates the | pupulation and all highly placed per- sonages who are suspected of being' of German proclivities or who bear CGerman names or titles are bolnc 8ys- tematically hunted do NEW GOVT. DECLARES POLITICAL AMNESTY Petrograd Quiet and Protecon I8 Gmhhmc.—lnlmlhm MI‘!_M London, March 16, 8:56 a. m.— Deputy Kerensky, the new Russian minister of justice, has decided to frame & proclamation of general PO~ ktical amnesty, according to a Petro- grad despatch /to Reuter's dated Thursday. The Grand Buke Nicho- las, commander in the Caucasus, has telegraphed President Rodslanko . of the Duma -that in accord with Gen- eral Alexieff, chief of staff, he had asked the emperor in order to save Russia and bring the war to a suc- cesstul end, to take the only steps in the present fateful circumstances. Quiet -has been quickly restored in Petrograd although numerous par- tisans' of the old regime have been firing from - roofs and garrets upon the troops'and inhabitants. - By order of the execiitive committee soldiers have entered the houses where firing is taking place and removed suspect- ed persoms. The garrison of ‘the palace at Tsarskoe-Selo has declared itself on the side of the new.govern- ment and has welcomed its represen- tatives with enthusiasm. Prince Shakovskoy, minister of commerce in the late administration, has been ar- rested by order of the executive com- mittee. SITUATION OBSCURED, “New Haven” Employes Are Reported in '.he Dark. New Haven, Mnrch 16.—Little In- formation was obtainable here today as to the specific part employes of the New York, New Haven and Hart- ford“ raflroad ‘company would take if to | & strike should come. On this sys- tem the freight service : employes would be expected to go ‘out some- time early next week. At first it was thought the striké ‘order would be effective Sunday night at 7 but this ' point does not seem clear to many 0f the men affected. Some others al80 held the impression that before 5 ‘atfike is begun the road's frelght service employes, will, have to | take another -i'f-»m Théy. meeting “of ‘th# I tem can be quickly uflg@ ] purpose however. British 0oc||py Town North of Baydad - RUSSIANS SCORE AGAm mnflmwmm Near EKermanshah—English - Try- ! : ing to ‘Separate Enemy. The Turks :pparu{tly /have . not While Oprising” prising Progresed THEY “RE Em Poufl lleounlnkqnoto'-enolmcun Seized in Strectsi-Long = Spoeches Were Poor ‘Substitute’ for Bresd London _March l(——oho of the Tmr;y llles Good Order llmnuind by Rehok Harvard' Pmlessor Expects Sum ‘lar Rebellion Agunst Kamr ‘PRG-GERIIA!IS ARE OUSTED Leader of Soolalist FParty in Eagiand Says Rebels’ Main Desire Was t0 mmmocmqtnah Government, . ‘Cambridge, March 16.—Professor halted thef? fiight northward from most rémarkable’ features of the Rus- | Leo ‘Wiener of Harvard university, & Bagdagd on the west,bank of the Tigris, | slan revolution, says Reum'a Petros native of Rum?,n Poland, sald last where they were last reported by Constantinople as somewhert . to the ‘south of Samara, 70 miles north of Bagdad. General Maude, the British commander reports them conunuln" to fall back. ¢ On the other side of ' the ’l‘lgfl-. however, the Turkish forces are ap- parently endeavoring to hold on. for a time at least, to territory lying northeast from Bagdad, towards &ha Persian bordes. . ‘Censral..- report . announces occupation by thz' British -of a portion.of the town of ?‘:;ubah 30 miles northeast of Bag- , It seems not unlikely that the Turk- . ish purpose is to hold off the Brit- ish in this region as a measure of as- sistance to the Turkish armies from Kermanshah. The British object in driving northeastward seems to be to 'push a wedge between the Turkish Mesopotamian forces and the Ottoman troops retiring along the XKerman- shah-Bagdad caravan route. ' Fighting of notable importance, .by all indications, is taking place upon the Ma.cedonhn front: { { Russians Scorc New Victory. Petrograd, March 16, via London ; 3:656 p. m.—Russian troops have dis- lodged the Turkish forces from their fartified positions on the summit of Narleshkian and to the west of Ker- manshah in northwestern Persia, says an official statement issued today by the Russian war department. m 30 Miles North of Bagdad. London, March 16.—A portion of the town of Bakubah, on the right bank of the Dalla river, about 30 jles northeast of Bagdad, has been occupied by the British, it was an- rounced in a report received today from General Maude, in command of the British Tigris forces. The Turks continue to fall back on ‘the right bank of the Tigris. French Attack in Macedonia. Berlin, March 16, by wireless to Sayville—An attack with strong forces was begun by French troops on the Macedonian front yesterday, in the region of Monastir, today’s head- quarters report says the Fremch en- tered. advanced trenches at ome point tut otherwise were repulsed. GEN. SOUKHOMLINOFF PUBLICLY DEGRADED Soldiers at First Want His Life But Are Satisfied With His Epaulettes. London, March 16.—Premier Golit- zine, minister of the interior and the minister of justice were among those arrested and brought to the Duma building by the revolutionary commit- tee orders, according to a Reuter's Petrograd despatch. Premier Golit- zind"“ was later released but the two other ministers are still held. “The despatch says that when the soldiers, guarding the Duma learned of the arrival there, under arrest, of General ‘Soukhomlinoff, former minis- ter of war, they loudly demanded that e be surrendered to them. Th, ‘deputies had great diffioulty in’ ing the troops, who insisted m: at least the gepml'n epaulettes bs- torn off:* The ‘former: mlzner submitty ' grad cotrrespondent, lln ‘been speed .with w}ueh the people have re-. sumed normal life. Order is . the watchword of the day. The corres- pondent ‘continues; ; “StHl mor remarkable, ;| looking huk over- the events of the past few days, is the way in' which the same u:lflt of good order, Prevailed through ‘the hours wheni the revoit, at its height. . ogd volters olty, mandeered all motor ,earl ol streets, but in every case.' took the names of the occupants and promised to réport the names and circumstances to the Duma committee and facilitate the return of the car. “In the view of the populace the revolution- was ‘very bloodless. Cer-~ tainly there has been some bloodshed, but it is insignificant In popular esti- mation as compared with. the -ti . mehdous results obtained..” For some weekg past everybody realized - that -a - crisis -of “some- kind was approaching. The temper, even of the most patient people in the world, becomes affected wiien they are obliged to, stand three or four hours in -a-temperature ten or twenty de- | grees below zero waiting for bread, which often was not obtained. Pota- toes had risen eight and nine times their ordinary prices and other food commodities' were at & cost - almost i prohibitive. Rittich Wasted Words. “All explanations of the voluble new minister of agriculture, M. Rittich, were not calculated either to relieve the present hunger or the anxiety for the future. ‘He ascribed the delay in the arrival of flour to & snowstorm, as though snowstorms in Russig in Feb- ruary were an unparalleled phenom- enon. The people in the streets were not the only ones who squirmed un- der this sort. of legislation. The Duma * leaders as well regarded the situation as .inexcusable, and President Rod- zianko was justified in going to-the length of offering his whole-hearted assistance ih putting into effect spe- cial emergency measures for increas- ing the food supply. “Minister of the Interior Proto- popoff was absent from Saturday’'s conference on the food question. M. Protopopoft is a wealthy manufacturer and a gourier with a rernation for debonafr duplicity. - Residing in the ‘Tzarskoe-Selo palace; he was report- ed lately as spendi g a large part of’ his time indulging - in spiritualistic transactions. 'Equally detested by the: parliiamentarians and the people, he never appeared‘in the Duma since his ministerial appointment. BRITISH DESTROYER LOST. —_— Twenty-eight Sallors Missing After ... Ship Hits Mine. London, March 16.—A British tor- pedo boat destroyer of an: old type struck a mine in the English Channel yesterday and was sunk, says an offi- cial announcement made this after- noon. All the officers . were saved. Ong man wgs killed and twenty-eight sail- ors are-missing. It was presumed these men werg drowned. in Petrograd" pe | night that the revolution in Russia would strengthen the Russian opposi- tion to Germany. | It will stiffen Poland against Ger- minnv * he added. ‘/Poland can secure bettes guarantées from the Russian people than from Germany. Germany will'not get any more Polish soldiers. It may mean death to the German cause, for I should not be surprised to ‘see¢ a similar uprising. among the hat couniry within thef | London,"March ll—Honry M. flylul- man, Tedder of the Socialist party in | England,” commenting. upon the ‘Rus- :in.n revelution, said: “The si 38 Of the Russian revnl\l- Iuon will be regarded as good news }everywhere. "It certainly is good news | for ‘Ruskia ‘that this crisis, which has been inevitable ever since the death of Rasputin; has come off so smooth- Jy and with ‘so little bloodshed. Eng- land and France will be the .first countries on which the new era should react favorably. It will mean a great i difference in the war. 'Moreover the repercussion soon may be felt in Prussia in a demand for a similar lib- eralization of the Prussian govern- ment. X “Naturally the Socialists in Eng- land have been aware for some time what was going on in Russia. Although the movement was not soclalistic, it had the support of the Socialists as a. step in the right direction. The movement has now culminated in & successful revolution. ' Its head was the advanced party in the Duma and councll of the empire and some of the commanders at the front. ™hnri» move- ment was almed at taking the.first favorable obportunity to present an ultimatum to the Czar and Czarina, demanding that they get rid imme: diately of all the pro-German'forces and influences which would “have crippled Russia and threatening its very litd since the beginning of the war.” Caused by Removal of Grand Dnha. Boston, March 16.—Lieutenant Nikolair ' Michgeloff, who . was dis- charged from the Russian army last year after being wounded and who came to this country a few weeks ago, said last night that the present Rus- sian revolution begam the day Grand Duke Nicholas was relieved from the command = of the armies on the eastern front and sent to- the Caucasus. “It was owing to the influence of the pro-German party,” he said, “that Grand Duke Nicholas was sent away. Grand Duke Michael Alexandrevitch, who has been declared regent, is anti- German. The Russian people will stand behind him, at least until the war is over.” COLOMBIAN TREATY OUT. ‘Washington, March 16.—The treaty with Colombia to pay $25,000,000 for the partition of Panama was with- rawn from the senate today on mo- jon of Chairman Stone of the foreign relations committee and will not be acted upon at the présent special sen- ate session. STRIKE IS ANNOUNCED. ‘Winchester, Virginia, March 16.— At a mass meeting of citizens here today the action of the railroad brotherhoods in calling a strike at this time was denounced as ‘unpatriotic and un-American.’’ { problem "and " the' = l tomatically deprived him of chief. The heir. to the throne ia his' r:“nk as._ eomm infant, and | Petrogra is hxrning to its most tried and ry Grand Duke Nicholas ‘is reported to. luVe arrive ‘of the troops.. - . Of the complete success mem in which the lead/was seems no doubt. Whilé the celved as to the amtude 0, capital and the probability is that he bemllm of th take; hav Oflpt reacti with all the popular forces of fixg new govemment The civil forces of the natlon are | sovernment. the factory co-operating with the mcest heartily in restoring nom-.my in. the life of the empire. The Duma, lwmch is' the chief actor in flufich lornui qutmtmry ‘ten: of - th The dumwh says class Had decided ‘on the course of the new regime, and the | qamonstrations” on Zemstvo council, are reported ' co- i on ‘Saturday -morning operating isuccessfully in -tul‘litsn-| ¥ ing out of the various tangles which warned the citizens not: have resulied from the mnmemoul suppressed with an iron change in government:control. The food problem is being attacked ' and the people fhemselves seem ‘to be exercising their own authority to repress any elements of the popula- ! tion that might be inclined to in- duige in exce: A ‘measure of mero.l political am- nesty is reported in course of prep- aration by the Russian minjster of Justice. Grand Duke Nicholas is said to have indorsed this move as one recessary to save the empire and bring the war to a successful con- clusion. - Tiftcen Provinces Endorse New Govt. Petrograd, March 16, via London. —The council of nobility aiready has held ‘special meetings in fifteen pro- vinces and endorsed the new revolu- tionary government. Government lssues News ‘Bulletin; London, March -16.—The Grand Duke Nicholas is reported in a Reu: ter’s despatch from . Petrograd to pave reached the Russian capitol. The despatch says that he will prob< ably take command of the troaps. A Reuter despatch from Petrograd says the emperor is-expected to ar- rive at the Tsarskoe-Selo palace and that several regiments wlth artillery are hastening thither. The question of replacihg officers who were disarmed by their : troops is one which must be d‘eldna most promptly. In the meanwhile the provisional government is doing its utmost to straighten out the nu- merous tangles. The Duma and, the Zemstvo council are working hand in hand, although issuing separate proc- lamations, Despite the non-appearance of newspapers the public is better 'in- formed of what 1s going on than ever before. For this purpose a spe- cia] squadron of motor cars has 'been commandeered by the executive com- mittee and these cars go about the city distributing printed bulletins free to everybody. Thus the most authen- tic news gains speedy circulation. Through this bulletin service Pres- ident Rodzianko has appealed to the people not to injure government build- ir:gs, telegraphs, the water supply equipment, factories, etc.and also to continue the public services ' and avoid bloodshed.” Ia m imeanwhile he is energetical ‘the 'food iblie 1s: confident the combined efforts of the Dums snd the Zemstvo will S00n assure an ade- quate supply. Large stores of flour have been uncovered in various parts of the city. The factories have Yo '3 Undeterred, however, by ing, the people ¢ame out nm b:tr}: that the N and/ er main tx thronged. The from the middle classes, | from the labor’ alstricts ‘The people were ‘so and. jovial that the au Meved at first!that the pass .all * right, N took precautions by nx;j forcements. - Patrol aftey: cossacks, mounted, and lined the Nevsky Pro courtyards of the house with 'reserves. The crowd, § natured, cheered ‘the sacks warmly, and the thembselves appreciative. an unprecedented. feeling' | erie betweéen 'the popula troope. Cossacks dofted Lhi peatedly to the cheers, groups of soldiers cheered: It ‘was & sign’ of:4 the officials, hot 7/ * Fiunish Troops J«h An Exchange telegraph’ from Stockliolm « quotes: bladt as stating that the ¥ way lines have been blow: eral points and that tween Haparands, Sweden roul | nea, on the Finnish side der, have been s than a fortnight. Huge g g00ds are storéd at the for Finnish troops, the des refused to. obey orders from government to"proceed to’ and a large number of them ntl porting the new. government.. Determined té Oust; Petrograd, Thursday, Ma p. m. via London, March 1§ regime of conurv-uvu hag planted by & ”“mm"tn of M. Kerenski, the new m tice, is a soclalist. He ‘acee| portfollo on the stipulation” should be absolute freedoms ! and of the press and full pol nesty. ' The cabinet has exclusively ' from ‘present. members of the Duma. by the execytive com ‘Dumi in ‘co! uties and repraam ing men, and th % . an all night Prof. Panl Milukoft, th: informed the elgn ed Press that the new regime. termined on the eliminaticn: (Continuea On Fourth A