Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-07-26
PEASANT BORN MONK HAS
RISEN TO THE HEAD OF
RUSSIAN EMPIRE
ABSOLUTE RUSSIAN RULER
Received But Slight Education
During His Youth but Grasped
Other Advantages.


LONDON. mly %. The mystic
..., -, n,,,,,,,, ,,,,,l, cro,,,.,,
Pe"9'''' '
Raspulih on Whom d huTueIoua al
tack was made by a woman while
ne was visiting his home in a 81
beriau VILLAGE recently. is described
nv tho ST Petersburg correspondent
Of the Daily Chronicle as the "abso-
mte master Of the Russias II is
certain that no great European court
today is under such a mystic sway as
thar which Rasputin has been re-
puted TO have over Emperor Nicholas
of Russia. and the whole imperial
household 1t has been the concern
of Russia for three years back
The rise Of Rasputin has been an
enigma TO all the mobiles of the court
who have not fallen under his infu-
once His absence from St Peters
burc during which the attack upon
him came. was hoped to mean that
he had fallen into disgrace. but just
,'ro,.inns IN tho news Of his being
stahhad the announcement was made
mat ne had been recalled to the en-
naror's piIncc.
Tbls modem Richelicu is the son of
fairly wealthy peasant of Tobolsk.
Tte bad INT little schooling and led
M ,no,,ontful lire until about 80
wears old. when he developed re
iigious servor became lay monk
and wont on pilgrimage. At the
r1orasteries ne visited. he picked up
some learning and also managed to
recaive a letter OF introduction to
pisbon Thoofan at St Petersburg.
,rhis was i'm 1900 Through the in
ruonco Of the bishop. tho peasant be
Gan to meet the influential people of
tbe CITY and court. His mystic phi
losonby created interest. and he had
tho gift Of repartec and polite con
,..rs,iinn
Al rirst Rasputiu stuck to his peas
ant ra,.h in which 10 made a plCtur-
,,,,o fi,-,,ro Dut soon ne took up
an elorant stylc of dressing and liv-
inc y,birb ovcitnd the envy of Bishop
rbooCan the bishop obtained an or
dar "a cxiIa Rasnutin to Siberia. But
not onl,. ala Rasputin's appeal to the
,7ar save him INT caused the bishop
"a he dismissed TO Poltowa without
,,.,r ti,,o IN 500 his diving father.
Otber nowerful officials tried to
,tac| mo advance of Rasputin. only
"a fird themselves in disf.yor. Ras-
min barome the intimate Of the
i.o,.aI r,,ni,. paye orders to the min
is,.r. nnd conducted himself as the
',',r.n,o mower
Thn oniy successful attempt to in
duco the court to send Rasputiu away
nrc',ro ,ng'r roo,,irg Rasnutin warned the
.,,,,css tbot misfortune was sure to
Call,u. when tbe heir to the throne
f.I I'm ,bn frightened empress re-
l.,li,.l ,,,o Cavnritn in haste
vas ,.,rtinuod to grow His counsel
80 c.llod for in deciding every uucs-
,9on - irnnortance II is said on
hlrb authority mat he brought about
,ho ,oirjstcriaI change last wear that
,,,..d pue.i, from 81 war with Aus
,ri, lie Iived as a prince. with a
,,,ocrificcrt villa at YaIta. i'm Crlmea.
oro of his daughters by his peasant
,,tr, H.. Loiro oduco,od in an aristo-
',atic oi,ls, college i'm St Petersburg
onJ is chior comnanion of the cmper-
a,.s dal,rrtors Rasputin is even re
,,or,od to address the car as thou"
ana "tboa" freedom denied even
,l,o crot,1 duLos
r,opth ara Rosputin was or
dairod - nricst by a minor bishop of
We ,,ti,n district This act had
a,.o,,,nd tho antaronism of the DOW
crf,fl bpad Of the church. il is with
Nose h,r ecclcsiastics that Rasputin
vul nov have TO deal in holding his
ros,ti"n
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LONDON July 25-The Womens
r,rn,Inn, Iaague has prepared a list
- distino,Iished women To back up
rs nct,tion 10 the king to reward
u.i,b titIos "the many noble and pub
lic-eniritcd women who render inval-
uable impcrial and social service
tbrourbo,it tho dontnions."
Nrn have so far been tho only ones
10 receive titles in the distribution of
bonors on the kings birthday. Tho
Womcn's Freedom League. however,
things COMPLIMENTARY handles should
he nloced against the names Of the
folI6Ninr.
Imperial services. Lady Ingard
,Flnro shaw: Miss Mcrlal Talbot
(yicorita League: Lady Henry. SOM
ersat Mrs Annie Besant. Miss Hal
dano army workD. Miss Agnes Yves
tom navy worl)
Social service. Miss Margaret Mac
milan ,school clinic worlC: Council