The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-12
Grand Duke Has Narrow. ( II 4 y, {
Escape from Ass'as';'s';il|- \ s J. )
nation.
KISSING BULLETS
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The Attempt Has 4; Caused 's!l5 Great 7
II Sensation Wherever Known .rlt \ ',''1,55 5s
+. Several Arrests a: ''5 Made. Made.
Warsaw and LODI at
Mercy of A'nlaslr,c . I, chists s 81 III
ii and IS Terrorists. aS5
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sT. PETERsBURG, Aug u N Noon..---- n..--'
$ Grand Duke Nicholas n ichola Itch
a president Of the &counc OF national \ de-
fense, narrowly escaped assasslna tions
Z yesterday afternoon at the hands Of the
imperial guards in tho guard camp at
n Krasnoye selo. sa5t u. $B5
A Thus far the Associated Press has been
able to obtain only mea ger details OF the ~
& affair, from which It apepars that the
n grand duke waa personally rcyiewin
n.aneuverlng and AZ putting 5 tho R troopsA
I through blank firing practice wi'e n he t'
su ddenly.sSwas startled by the wasplike .
81 Mss or bullets about his head. F,o rtll-IEf
q mn tc1 4 neither himself nor his horse was
touched. y Z |.bi Ii "
Arrests Made.
NJ, & q n and 10 cease firing was ln1nne-
81 ven and the sold lersS OF the reg
q ir,etitS from which the bullc tsS came were
81 marched back to their quarters g 40 a. an
NJ ginyeytdgntion was beg gun IN the no pe oL s
from sne 3 bail
81 20 * =, res # Several arrests are una er-
stood to have been mi ad @. y, 81. =.
s3 ono 81 sc $ the grand dukes alde
n cam q who, however, was moi. ll
X presa advanced to the Z fress
the possil that
# heyond 4 q doubt there was q plot on tne5 the
81 "a Q " 4 numb ber OF disloy raj guard smer,
yyt,o elibcrately planned Ito . g b t!se r.
rra1ld duke life und der co yer @ me = ~.
eraI blank cartrldg firm Z :: Wnss no.s
So ihe ehaIssi
d % sKrape from a1utfng attery I 8 g
ADJ "a ter palace on the occas siong 81
cerc a ony 81 blessing the waters q "
Neva BY the r. year and 3t-. t1atl
X ag .'s u ], 4. Z.
,,f.. n ,,aod IN 5imrned teS change n the
53 81 The emp peror. who "a had Or. !.
" - !, ped fto 20 ID Krasnoyes elo to-day and
spend q eek with the sol lers OF NJ 111l-
peria1 guards. !#S e VA .,$
Sex tnnded order and 8 engaged + IN 4yolley8
" Hrin when the ,'accid ent occurred y rem
@ dering It diflcultS determine sthe rex t,
+ ment from which the bullets came Ihe8
grand duke. surround ed BY oi.icers az. any
aides de camp was on on enc SIDE, on rl & 5ol 'L
the line OF fire. Il slF .f
Caused Sensation. 81
Tho AFFAIR has crea ted q deep sion '
n military circles and is the one top pic OF
conversation In the 5cl ubs, but me
q on the grand dukes life is not gen eraliy
4 knn,yr1S \ here 4 no word on the St subject
H Ia v,nr . bee n published In the newspap p ers.
"a fterWn rds 1t wa s. definitely established
that the shots were fir ed by the sirst Da.-
4 talon OF the sharpsho ooters OF the Euaro 3
who advanced In 5rnshes While maklns e !
y sham attack on an intrenched poslt1on \;
d Fully a hundred shots were sfred, but the
81 $'lmpatience OF the &consprators led them
+ 10 open fire att such h a distanoe as 70
II frustrate their object. @ + Z,
Before the maneuvers began. all the BAN
II cartridges were taken from the Troops =
hi and the officers had taken the precautloni
e 10 make a special examination OF y tho
cartridge pouches Of the soldiers I'm me
$ diatelyT before the inaugurato Ion of the
movement OF the troops.
Visit to Camp.
Al representative u OF the Associated
y Press visited the guard camp ut ISras-5
noye-selo to-day. and ascertained that
though several arrests had been made
responsibility for the shots fired at the
Grand \ Duke Nicholas had not beent
definitely brought home to any partcu-3
lar culprits, 81 1t was only after a long
z, 3,inyestigaton 1T was determined that the
4 hall cartridges were fired by the First
bBattalion one of the elite corps Of the.
f russian Army, Suspicion was directed
toward the 'one year yol olunteers,''' 4 Il re-
cruits. who. In consideration il OF their.
educational aual tions and social po-
stion. escaped Will only one u year, IN
stead OF four years seryt Ice. " 5l
Many OF these men are ex ,students IS, O.
universities. and are the principal spread --s
Irs OF the revolutionary propaG nda
lmong the troops. x v s45sass4
n BE- The incident occurred during a move
ment Of the Ismailovsky Guard and the
Guard sharpshooters 4 against q position
held BY the senlinoysky Reg llne9t 5.{
25 4 Grand Duke Nicholas was sitting his
,harger ana observing tho inlanepyer
Il from the top OF an entrenchlne The Tbs
troops We're advancing by shor rushes
8 In open order across n Wide level field,
airing blank yolleys by squads ms they
Dame. NJ a few Yards behind the Grand
Earabueff, & second III command Of the,
s guard corps adjutants and orderlies and
jeveral civilians, Including the Countess
Nicrod, as ss VI
Whistle Of Bullets.
Suddenly, when the first echelon OF the
y attacking force, consisting Of sharp
shooters. was from $50 to 800 yards dis.
tant, bullet sang high overhead, fol-
lowed by another and still another.
The CRY was raised, nThey-- are firing
balls" and tho group was thrown into
81 great confusion, After frantic sigma ling,
-gease firing, was sounded, but the
l Nhots for some time continued, nd
4 s;,uke Nicholas remarked when he 5joined
\ Ais suite. ut would be more realistic
if the troops always fired balls during
II maneuyers. but tbisfis unpardonable neg
j ligence.n Sg It's
The attack on the position, held by
6 the semi mlnoYsky regiment was iln1nef
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