The state herald., 1915-01-29

Nicholas Nicholaievtoh. were now the best in
Europel
Meantime the Nicholas family life was no,
free from the scandal which so often has made
the title grand duke" reproach He first mar.
ried the mIdde.aged widow OF a wealthy trader
lie did not bring her TO court. but left her at
MOSCOW, where she would be safe from the
sights her extraction nigh, earn her In higher
company. Shedied and her husband now a rich
man. only too quickly welded the Princess Anas.
tasia OF Montenegro. with whom he had lons
been In love. II was while she was the wife OF
another man. the duke OF Ieuohtenberg that
Nicholas Nicholnieyitch wooed and won her She
persuaded Gar Nicholas To permit her divorce
Annstnsia Is lnfgeframed vigorous ambl.
fous woman devoted to the cause OF the slays
She is lrebrand and INSCRIPTIONS In methods
TO further her husbands progress to the position
Of natural leader OF the Russian Slnys II Is
said her husband Is hliogotle too intimate with
n certain lady of the imperial ballet bu, this
does not ueem 10 Affect the relations between tha
welded couple She is always maenincontly
clad and IL as resh In tgmo NJ her husband
Throughout the japanese war the soldiers
hoped Grand Duke Nicholas would be- Lde their
leader and he was again and again promised TO
them, Many believed final disaster would have
been ayericd II the cEar had conquered his jenl.
ousy of his popular cousin After the w.i when
the throne Was threatened by the reyolut onists
the car forced to fall back on the man he
had sllghted and the grand duke restored order
by stern means tie WIS In danger of assassna.
tion, aud commanded admiration by constantly
going about The streets unattended
Just what happened SLcn tho present war
broke out remains 10 be told II will be an In.
tcresine story. II Il known that the crar asnlrnd
TO follow the kalsers example. take The nold
with his soldiers. and "be his own field marshal"
What pressure was brought To bear 90 dissuad
him from this purpose and to force his accept.
anco Of Grand Duke Niehnlna IL hard 10 tay flut
there ARE rumnrr that the mobilization was well
aions before the erar knew Of H.
II in TO be remembered there is - Iuakcr part,
In Russia an well ~ IN Prussia Ands this party
claims the grand duke as leader
The present situation IL thins The cabinet
council Of the empire meets every day at Peter.
hof its resolutions nfa aniwardiy submitted 10
the cEaf for confirmation, hnt AZ n matter Of
fact. the cabinet simply KS the orders of the
all powerful commander IN chief and The esnt
then also attaches his signature In time Of war
the cabinet does not dare iefy tho army head
nor does tha sSAf
n all this II concealed from the mass NJ tho
itussian people II II entirely clear to that astute
German, the rsArina Hupnoi ed Ia be- = nervous
invalid. she has suddenly danned the garn. nta Of
the Sisters uf charity sth her dauai,efa and
entered the hospital wArdn She is oven present
a operations and has bound 40 the soldiers
woundh with her avn handa, Anyone who knows
the almost religious attitude Of Tho ltussinn peas
ant 10 the Little Father can realize the wild
enthusiasm aroused among those whom the esar
ina thus visits
Can The esarina be striving TO win Lsak for
her family the personal popularity the grand
duke Is taking from her husband II may be 80