Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-01-29

Nicholas Nicholaievitch, were now the best in
Europei
Meantime the Nicholas family life not
free from the scandal which often has made
the title grand duke reproach He first mar
ried the middle-aged widow of wealthy trader.
He did not bring her to court, but left her at
Moscow, where she would be safe from the
Sights her extraction might earn her in higher
company. She dieG and her husband now rich
man, only too quickly welded the Princess Anas-
tasa of Montenegro, with whom he had long
been in love- 1t was while she the wife of
another man, the duke of Leuchtenberg, that
Nicholas Nichoaievitch woCed and her. She
persuaded Gear Nicholas to permit her divorce.
Anastasia is largeframed, vigorous, ambi-
tious woman, devoted to the cause of the Slavs.
She is a firebrand and INSCRIPTIONS in methods
to further her husbands progress to the position
of natural leader of the Russian Slavs 1t is
said her husband is altogethe too intimate with
a certain lady of the imperial ballet, but this
does not seem to affect the relations between the
welded couple. She is always magn1ncently
clad and is as regal in figure as her husband
Throughout the Japanese war the soldiers
hoped Grand Duke Nicholas would be &de their
leader and he again and again promised to
them Many believed final disaster would have
been averted if the car had conquered his jeal-
ousy of his popular cousin. After the WI, when
the throne was threatened by the revolut.onists,
the car was forced to fall back on the man he
had sighted and the grand duke restored order
by stern means. He was in danger or aSSaSslna-
ton, and commanded admiration by constantly
going about the streets unattended
Just what happened when the present war
broke out remains to be told 1t will be an in
teresting story 1t is known that the czar aspired
to follow the kaisers example, take the field
with his soldiers and 'be his field marshal
What pressure was brought to bear to dissuado
him from this purpose and to force his accept
ance of Grand Duke Nicholas is hard to say But
there are rumors that the mobilization was well
along before the car knew of it.
It is to be remembered there is a Ju1ker party
in Russia as we'll in Prussia And this party
claims the grand duke leader.
The present situation is this: The cabinet
council of the empire meets every day at Peter
hof Its resolutions are outwardly submitted to
the car for confirmation; but as matter VI
fact the cabinet simply o. KS the orders of the
alpowerfu commander in chief and the car
then also attaches his signature In time OF war
the cabinet does not dare iefy the army head
nor does the
IF all this is concealed from the mass of the
Russian people, it is entirely clear 20 that astute
German the czarina Supposed to be nervous
invalid she has suddenly donnei the garm- nts OF
the Sisters of Charity with her daughters and
entered the hospital wards She is even present
at operations and has tound up the soldiers
wounds with her own hands. Anyone who knows
the almost religious attitude of the Russian peas
ant to the Little Father" realize the Wild
enthusiasm arcu ed among those whom the car
ina thus visits
Can the czar.na be striving to win Lack for
her family the personal popularity tn grand
duke is taking from her husband i nav pc so