THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY. MARCH 16, 1917.
CZAR ABDICATES
THROHEOF RUSSIA
Nicholai forced to Leave by
Revolution of People.
ALLUS DEAL WITH DUMA
(Caatlnned From Pete .)
and several government buildings
were burned.
The empress is supposed to be in
the palace, but it is uncertain.
Fighting Continue!.
Until Saturday night there was no
intimation that the affair would grow
to the proportions of a revolution.
From then until Tuesday morning al
most continuous fighting in the
streets and throughout the city oc
curred, leaving the revolutionists in
full control. The latter are proceed
ing to reorganize the government.
Today the city emerged from a
week't nightmare of revolution and
figuratively smiled under a brilliant
flood of sunshine after the series of
gray days ending with a snow storm
yesterday evening. Planks were
pulled down from windows long
closed. Stores, banks and business
establishments of every description
reopened their doors for the resump
tion of ordinary activities, seemingly
as confidence in the new temporary
government gained force. Truck
sledgea and little sleighs for hire,
the most widely appreciated conveni
ences of Russian cities, began to ap
pear again in the streets that for six
days had been absolutely void of
any means of private transportation.
Papera Do Not Appear.
Newspapers, with the exception of
revolutionary publications which
sprang into life with the success of
the revolt, had failed to appear. Street
car service at noon had not been re
sumed, but it was believed that night
would see partial service.
The only visible signs of the des
perate clash of authority that turned
the city into a battleground were
the charred ruins of the jail, which
are still pouring a cloudy of smoke
skyward and the remains of other po
lice institutions and the homes of the
few individuals who were regarded as
offenders against the rights of the
people. In front of other government
institutions, which apparently it was
not seen fit to destroy, are piles ol
charred embers showing where wreck
age and documents had been dumped
and consumed. '
Put Up Feeble Defense.
The defenders of the old regime
doubtless a few remain uncaptured
by the police-i-put up Ust feeble
defense last night from the roofs of
the wrecked Astoria military hotel
and St. Isaacs' cathedral, facing on
two sides of the same square. They
soon were silenced by the sharpshoot
ers of the new authority.
With the reopening of bread, sugar,
tea and meat shops, lines of women
with shopping bags and baskets, often
extending to the length of a block,
were formed to replenish stores ex
hausted b ythe long seige. The most
ohenomenal feature of the revolution
las been the swift and orderly tranai;
Hon whereby the control of the city
passed, from the regime of, the old
government into the hands of its op
ponents. Until Sunday disorda in
the streets, which never went beyond
quiet gatherings or mild demonstra
tions, could not properly be termed a
revolution at all.
, Won't Fir On People.
After thirty-six hours of continuous
street fighting, the whole area of
Petrograd was in the hands of the
revolutionists, on Tuesday noon.
Regiments called out to disperse
street crowds that were clamoring tor
bread, refused to fire on the people,
but miflined, killing their officers In
many cases and joined the swelling
ranks of the insurgents.
With the exception of a Finnish
-egiment, which took possession of
ift admiralty building on the Neva
and kept up a desultory rifle and ma
chine gun fire, the last regiments to
remain loyal to the government, had
aptitulated after a sustained battle on
the Morskaya and made no further
resistence to the revolutionists, who
controlled the entire city. The police
had disappeared from the streets,
which were patrolled by automobiles
lacked with soldiers and students and
irere wildly cheered by the people.
Events leading up to the revolution
began a week ago. with street demon
strations of working men, who quit
work as a protest against the short
age of bread. The first two days
counted patrols kept the crowds mov
ing Without resorting to violence.
When ordered to fire on the people
they refused. Police were substituted
nd a battle occurred between them
Mid the troop regiment of the regi
ment joined the revolutionists.
London, March 15. A successful
evolution has taken place in Russia.
The reactionary party has been over
- hrown.
Reports from Petrograd state that
ihe Duma, backed by the army, has
succeeded in overthrowing the gov
. :rnment completely. The revolutions
:entered in Petrograd and Moscow.
Prominent reactionaries, including
'ormer Premier Sturmer and M. Pro
opopoff, minister of the interior,
lave been imprisoned. The govern
ment is in the hands of a committee
safety. , -
The garrisons' at Petrograd and
Moscow went over in a body to the
erolutionaries, .
The question of the dynasty has
een left unsettled thus far. It is
eported here there is a possibility of
he abdication of Emperor Nicholas,
vho would be succeeded by the
rown prince, with Grand Duke
Nicholas acting as regent
The revolution was comparatively
bloodless. Some fighting took place
in the first day, during which bridges
'O Petrograd were blown up in order
10 isolate certain sections of the city.
As far as is known here no promi
nent persons were killed. ,
Virtually all of the so-called pro
German reactionaries are in custody
The revolution was as successful
is it was sudden. It has given com
plete control -of the government of
Russia to the Duma, backed by the
.civil, f avhaf a f.m.il th "m,fth
he war party" is now in power. The
-evolution, wnicn eviaenuy was care
' fully prepared, broke out (imultane
usly m Petrograd and Moscow. The
rarrisons which obeyed the instruc
tions of the revolutionaries imme
diately took possession of those cities.
After receiving word of the revolu
tion Emperor Nicholas returned to
the palace, where he arrived yester
day. Victory for Anti-German Party.
Washington, March 15. The up
heaval in Petrograd is generally
;u,H hr alan aa a vtrtorv for the
anti-German forces in Russia. Late
brief reports to the State department
from Petrograd indicate that the
revolution was practically bloodless
and that perfect order now prevails
in the city.
BERLIN REPORTS
RDSS REVOLUTION
(Coatlaead mm Pasta On.)
road bridge over the Neva river, in
Petrograd, has been dynamited by
revolutionists.
The Nvheter of Haparanda prints
an interview with a Swedish business
man, who arrived in Petrograd Sat
urday trom Moscow, inn man is
quoted as saying there had been open
revolution in many cities of Russia
since Thursday of last week.
Especially violent riots are reported
to have occurred in retrograa on Sat
urday, shops being stormed by mobs,
Accoroinic lo mie iniurmauon, puu.
lication of newspapers was suspended
and the authorities posted placards
warning the people to stay indoor to
avoid danger.
The Nyheter says that other travel'
era from Petrograd report that similar
disturbances occurred there on Fri
day, that the soldiers were compelled
to use their sabers and that many
persons were wounded.
Petrograd Silent for Days.
Dispatches from Stockholm usually
are sent by cable, via London. In
this instance the telegraph to Berlin
and the wireless evidently were em
ployed to avoid the British censor
ship. This is the first word for sev
eral days regarding internal condi
tions, with the exception of a London
dispatch last night, quoting a Swed
ish engineer as saying on nis return
to Stockholm from Petrograd that
the reports of outbreaks which have
appeared in Swedish and other neu
tral papers' were much exaggerated
and that up to the end of last week
there had Deen no collision between
troops and civilians in connection
with food demonstrations,
Brotherhoods Call
Strike for Saturday;
Wilson May Step In
ICenUluiat Item Pas Oaa.)
requested time to consider the situa
tion in separate aession and the joint
meeting was accordingly adjourned
until 4 o'clock this afternoon, when
the managers promised to give their
answer.
May Makt Counter Proposition.
The brotherhood chiefs then left
the conference and returned to their
hotel. -
The managers, after having their
luncheon brought in to them, began
consideration of their answer. No
counter orooosition. it waa learned
was made by them to that of the
brotherhoods. They simply listened
to the employes spokesmen with lit
tle comment on their part, it waa said
An impression was gained, how
ever, that both sides were in a con
ciliatory mood and were willing to
thresh their controversy out It there
seemed a possible chance of reaching
an amicable agreement, it was De
lieved by some that the managers
during their interim conference
would formulate a counter proposi
tion, in which case there waa a possi
bility that the lomt conference would
go over until tomorrow before a con
clusion is reached.
Both Us "War" Situation.
The international situation is the im
portant factor in the conference of
railroad labor chiets and railroad
managers that met today to prevent,
if possible, a national strike. Both
sides use it as an argument and it is
expected that if the conference fails
to achieve its purpose President Wil
son will appeal to employes and em
ployers to settle their differences on
the same ground.
Ihe 400,000 railroad brotherhood
men, according to their spokesman,
W. u. Lee, are determined to get the
eight-hour day now, because, should
war come, patriotism would make
them feel obliged to stay at work.
We teel confident, says a state
ment issued by the managers, "that
the patriotism and loyalty of our men
will not countenance any rash move
ment which may seriously embarrass
the government and give the impres
sion outside our border that this
country is torn by industrial atrife
and therefore is easy prey to any for
eign foe."
It is too late for them to now
pose as patriots, hoping thereby to
defeat the 'just contentions of their
employes," says a statement issued by
the brotherhood leaders in answer to
this appeal.
State Senate Has
Forty-Five Dollars
Left in Exchequer
(From a Staff Corraapoaoant.)
Lincoln. Neb., March 15. (Special
Telegram.) "Now is the time for all
good men to come to the support of
their party, may be applied in the
present condition which exists in the
Nebraska state senate under demo-'
cratic control. The senate is "busted."
Of course, it is not really and en
tirely "busted." It has $45 left, but
as it costs about $200 a day to run
the senatt tor the employes alone, it
is not likely that this amount will last
very much longer. In fact, the senate
bookkeeper drew a voucher for $74
on the $45 yesterday and the state au
ditor was 'unpatriotic enough to re
fuse to stretch the law enough to
make it cover the needs.
It is said that the house hase quite
a sum left. While a larger body, it
has about half as many employes.
The senate has stenographers- enough
so that the senatora can attend to
business readily, but over in the
houses there is but one stenographer
and the members are compelled to
go around among the employes in
the state offices and ask them to
worko ver hours and help them write
their letters, or else they have to
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Latest in the International Movies
Kaiser's Chancellor Predicts
Popular Government for Germany
London, March 15. A political re
organization of the German empire
after the wart involving a greater
share by the people in the conduct of
imperial affairs, was predicted by
Chancellor von Bcthmann-Hollweg
in a speech before the Prussian Diet,
according to a Berlin dispatch to
Reutera by way of Amsterdam. The
chancellor opened his address by pro
testing against criticism levelled at
the Reichstag by the upper house of
me uku Aamuiing mat every par
liament in Germany is entitled to dis
cuss imperial policies, he reiterated
previous assurances that the war
must lead to a political reorganiza
tion and the government would, after
the close of hostilities, propose a re
form of the Prussian-franchise.
"After the war." said the chancel
lor, "we shall be confronted with the
most gigantic tasks that ever con
fronted a nation. They will be so
gigantic that the entire people will
nave '-to work to solve them. A
strong policy will be necessary, for
we shall be surrounded by enemies
whom we shall not meet with loud
words, but with the internal strength
Man With Face ,
Shot Away Makes
Fight for Life
Lincoln. March 15. With the en
tire lower portion of his face, includ
ing, chin, mouth .and nose, shot away,
John Hledky, a Bohemian farmer,
is in a local hospital making a game
fight for life, the case astounds the
local physicians. A twelve-guage
shot gun is responsible, and ai)icide is
suspected.
The farmer was found early this
morning in his corn crib at his home
near Raymond. Though none of his
face below the eyes remained, the
man waa able to walk when found
by friends. He now breathes through
a silver tube.
Independent Ticket in
The Field at Broken Bow
Broken Bow. Neb.. March 15.
(Special Telegram.) The independ
ent voters have placed an opposition
city ticket in the field, headed by for
mer Mayor A. M. Drew. I hose nom
inated for councilmen are:
H. L. Possehl. Joe Trevitt. William
Darnell and Joe Remington. Sam
Larr was named tor city clerk, ihe
balance of the citizens' ticket was en
dorsed. This caucus was also in favor of
voting on the commission form of
government at the coming election.
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such a policy if the patriotism which
during the war has developed to such
a marvellous reality is maintained
and- strengthened."
The chancellor went on to declare
that the maintenance of patriotism
could only be achieved by granting
the oeoDle in general equal co-opera'
tion in the administration of the em
pire, i ,
"Woe to the statesman," he said.
"who does not recognize the signs of
the times and who. after this catas
trophe, the like of which the world
has never seen, believes that he can
take up his wor'c at the same point at
which it was interrupted. I will de
vote my last effort to the carrying
out of this idea of making our people
strong. Only one thought tills me
and all of us at present how to end
the war victoriouslv. As the war can
only be won by the exertion of our
greatest possible man power, the
truth of which must be admitted,
have freely spoken my thoughts on
the internal' policies ,of our people
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WESTERN ROADS
' RECEIVE FREIGHT
Will Take Goods in Car and
Leu Carload Lot Subject
to Delay and Loss.
SAYS NOT AN EMBARGO
Chicago, March 15. Executive of
ficers of every railroad west of Chi
cago and St. Louis, at a meeting held
here this afternoon, decided to issue
orders to all their agents at once that
all freight shipments of both carload
and less carload lots will be received
subject to delay and to loss due to
delay in case of a general railroad
strike. The order is effective immedi
ately. Railroad officials explained that the
order is not an embargo and that the
roads will continue to receive both
perishable and nonperishable freight
on , condition that shippers waive
claims for delay and damage due to
astrike.
Notice of Embargo.
Lynchburg, Va March 15. Local
freight agents of the Chesapeake &
Ohio this morning gave notice of an
absolute freight embargo for all desti
nations, excepting company's fuel
coal, effective at mignight. The threat
ened strike was given as the reason
for theo rder.
Great Northern Embargo.
St, Paul, March 15. Because of
the threatened railroad strike the
Great Northern railway this after
noon placed an embargo on "all
freights of perishable nature or live
stock destined to points on its lines
that connot be reached before 5 p. m.,
Sunday, March 18. All other freight
will be accepted ' subject to the own
er's risk and delay.' "
Burlington Order.
Denver, Colo., March 15. Orders
were received at the local offices of
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad today to accept no further
freight shipments except at shipper's
risk because of the railroad strike
order issued in New York today.
Freight Received.
New York, March 15. All freight
tendered the New York Central lines
is being received subject to delay.
Other eastern roads today were with
holding announcement of what cour9e
they would follow, pending a decision
in the eight-hour controversy.
Bart on Freight.
Newport News, Va., March 15. A
general order was issued by the Ches
apeake & Ohio railway headquarters
here today declaring an absolute em
bargo1 on freight shipments in antici-
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