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that he was above such SmaIf schsma4S
my army Of royal relatives. picked
up other candidates at random On
important In itself. nevertheless. thess
constant royal plots kept my wife un-
der a constant nervous strain, until
she was In dreadful fear that thsv
would do away with me. or Attsmp1
to Dronouncs me mentally and Dhys-
ically unflt. Pitiful stories about my
strange mental innrmitiSs were Uo.
tematically spread, and nswSpapsrs
outside Russia freely circulated
stories about my mental psculiAritisA,
Yet, some Of my critics, who have al
ways derided me a. weak and indo-
eisive. have had very short political
lives
Insults Of my royal court circle, the
fear that for dynAstic ambitionS my
life stood in constant danger at the
hands OF my royal relatives, and th0
fact that the throne would AO -
herited by one other than her own
issue; these and . few other smaller
annoyances made my wife mentally
Ill
Czarina suEEested Abdieatsoa.
She gradually learned to hate my
relatives with a zeal and still further
grew. to dislike my people. At least,
she could see nothing to admire in the
people and no one to love in my eoun-
try. She often confessed this to me
frankly. Although I could not share
her feeling. could understand the
reasons and the cause OF such . state
Of mind. Weeping. crying. and oftsa
screaming, she would walk In the
room for hours
Under these circumstances. VINO can
blame me wnen I welcomed the day
when I could abdieAte from q positioa
which caused me nothing puI un-
speakabIe agony, drove my beloved
wife to the verge Of insanity, and al
no good to the people2 o. b.
From the day my wife came ~
Petrograd, the friends OF the country
who Is now our enemy accused my
wife as an "Englander" tthe CSartna
is the granddaughter OF the lAts
Queen Victoria). while others accused
her OF disloyalty. Haunting her blood
relations with those who are now our
enemies.
Once my wife. just before the birtA
OF my son, seriously proposed TO ne
TO abdicats. leave Russia, and live In
another country.
now regret that did not follow
her advice, and avoid many sad years
in the past Ani still saddcr wears IN
the future.
May God be the constant friend Of
Russia and give advice to tts rulera
forever.
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their FIRST thought was their own i'm
mediate selfish interest.
How different was their frame OF
mind then from what they have been
boastfully advocating since my abdi-
cation They have written in many
Of our Russian newspapers. even
claiming that they themselves were
directly responsible for the revolu-
tion.
1t Is not true.
Diplomats Appealed.
Attaches Of our allies frantically
informed me that our country was
in the process Of rapid disintegration,
and appealed to me to stem It.
How could I?
I was daily being Informed that
there was treason in the ranks. civil
and military, and that munition
trains were being run in opposite d.
rectiOn from the firing lines; wrong
caliber shells were being sent to the
heavy guns. food trains were being
held in the interior. and our railroads
were unnecessarily congested. either
through treachery or inefficiency.
What could I do?
SUI iouhuSu myself with new
set of ministers. and every time the
change had the opposite result. until
l wished could board a train or a
steamer and get lost to everything
and everybody.
Royal Relatives AIoof.
Meanwhile, all my royal relatives held
Aloof from councilling me. unless they
came to me with personal grievances,
to which had no patience to listen.
There was one exception, however.
the Grand Duke Nicholas MIchailo-
Witch advised me sincerely, unselfishly
and patriotically. which. greatly re-
gret to state, l dlsregarded as had
learned to suspect my relatives mo-
tives. His advice involved my wife.
and knowing the great antipAthy Of
my royal relatives against my wife,
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Contributed by
NikOlas ROmanOR

have gratefully accepted the gen
sfous offer Of the most holy presiding
prslate Of the Tobolsk Monastery to
chronicle truthfully the events that
LED to my abdication OF the throne
end the true reason OF my renouncinG
the throne likewise for my only son.
record these chronicles for the
purpose Of preserving many vital
fasts which the future historians OF
RuasIa may study and By which they
nay separate the romanrlc. the theat-
real and the fictitious accounts OF
the political upheaval that resulted
IN the ,Gbdication OF the House OF
Romano6 from the Russian throne,
from the uncolored truth.
A monarch, whether constitutional
or not, iS under great disadvantage,
especially II he is ruling over an en-
Iightened or even q semi enlightened
people. A monarch is completely shut
up from Intercourse with his people,
unless he carries out that intercourse
through the instrumentalities Of his
trusted ministers, and the more
trusted his ministers are, the less he
learns Of what Is going on in the
minds OF HIS subjects.
Especial EdItions' for the CEar.
Such q monarch may resort to read
ing neWspHpers. but newspapers, espe-
eiGlIy in the fstherIsnd, seldom record
.eopuiar public opinion II is not
irrelevant here to say that during the
period Of serious unrest after the clos
Ing days OF our war with Japan, under
the pretense that my copies were be-
ing printed on special rice paper, for
nearly three months 1 was deceived,
and received and read special editions
OF twenty-five OF so Russian newspa-
psrs. During this period I began TO
suspect that my ministers were de-
esiving me, and my eyes became
opened through reading the new non
Russian newspapers, which were not
lost before reaching the palace.
Many years ago, during . visit at
CopenhaSen white walking with one
Of the grand dukes OF the Danish
house, was Informed that there was
. serious disagreement between the
King Of the DanCs and his Parlia-
msnt was then the zarevitch. The
oenVsrsGtion affected me intensely.
AnA felt sick At heart, and declared
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"You trust and believe in Alex
andra Feodorova- 1t Is natural
But the things she tells you are
untruthfuI words uttered by skill
full political intriguers. II 1t is
not in your power to liberate her
from the evil of those who have
her in their grasp. then It Is your
duty to be on your guard against
the untiring and methodical
evil influences OF the political in
triguers, who are employing your
wife as their ready tool in deceiv~
ing you.
Liberate with Stern VIII
"I know you have repeatedly
tried to liberate her from these
influences, and you must at last
decide that your persuasive
methods are useless. In that case
II becomes your sacred duty to
try other methods. and to liberate
yourself and her with q stern
will once for all.
eff you could remove with one
powerful sweep OF your win the
evil influence and the dark forces
lurking behind the throne in all
political matters, Russia will be
regenerated instantly and as in
stantly you will regain the conf
dence OF the great majority OF the
people, which, / regret to state,
you have forfeited. II you do
this the affairs OF the empire will
go on smoothly. You will nnd
people who will be willing to
work with you under the changed
conditions under your personal
direction. The time Is passing
away, and after q short time It
may never again present ITSELF"
/ was dividing my time constantly be
tween the capital and the army head
quarters. There was a strong dissatis
faction In the empire against my gov
ernment. and there was as strong AM
a more severe feeling in the ranks o
the army. The harsh methods OF tn
generals at the front were increasing tn
tension which l feared would at an!
explode. and unmistakabl
symptoms Of mutinous outbreaks wer
everywhere evident; only my general
were blind to It.
/ can relate one Incident which / wisl
to chronicle here. showing the common
feeling.
Soldiers Jeered Him.
One morning in June l was on a tou
Of inspection. accompanied with onlI
two officers Of the guard. As l passet
a group OF soldiers who were chatting
with each other. l saluted them. and oI
that their Emperor haC
spoken to them they stood at salute. ant
after few remarks on my part
turned and was about to visit anOthe
group when they suddenly Jeered at me
In two hours four OF the soldiers wer'
brought before me. who. whea ques
toned by me, Informed me that ever,
Eve soldiers Of the group who haC
jeered at me had been shot On press
ing. however, for the reason OF their In
suit to me personally. they told me tha
they did not know l was the Emperor
but they had a general dislike for ih'
Gar. Il was sad that / was so gener
ally disIiked, even by men who could no
give any reason for such dislike. ant
/ was angry that such severe disciphH'
was administered to my soldiers on my
account
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tul day and after, hurts me the most
Until very recently all my relatives
daily attempted to tell me how to rule
and when they learned that had de-
cided to disregard their advice for
ever and try to cooperate with my
subjects, then they all directed their
t. rrible accusations and calumnies
against my wife, accusing her un-
justly OF influencing my political acts.
Ny wife is a woman OF tender and
beautiful soul, a good Christian, and
/ am not ashamed that I have often
consulted her in many difficult mat
ters which had decided to consider
for the fatherland.
Zarina q CartooniEt-
My wife is a cartoonist OF some
talent, and once she drew a picture
Of me, a bearded baby OF ten months
old, surrounded by numberless grand
duke uncles and grand duchess aunts,
who were all attempting to feed me,
and I was crying and trying to push
the numerous spoons away from my
mouth.
This cartoon appeals to me highly,
and shortly afterward. during a
court reception I exhibited II with
on my part that / shared the con-
viction of my wife regarding my i'm
mediate relatives. The hatred OF my
royal uncles, cousins and aunts dates
from that incident
Never Knew RasputIa.
1t was my royal relatives who In.
vented the myth OF a certain dIsrepu-
table priest I chronicle these words,
pledginE my most sacred honor, when
I state that I have never permitted
this priest to present himself to me,
and I equally assert that he never
visited the palace by either my own.
or my wIfe's, permission or knowl-
edge. and my wife never corresponded
with him or consulted him on any
subject.
Beginning from the latter part of
1918. threatening evidences Of the dis
Integration Of our civil and military
organizations began to show.
Although my ministers were con-
stantIy presenting our political affairs
in a hopeful manner, / began to
realize that a terrible crisis was at
hand. But as l became more anxious
and inuuiring into the affairs, my min
lgIeTH became OAAg 6N@ltllNG, DuL
even made successful attempts to
falsely represent conditions (hrough-
out the fatherland.
Paul Objects to AbdIcation.
During my days OF agony I made
several attempts to consult my cou-
sins. and twice I sought the advice
of my grand duke uncles. proposed
to them that inspire my subjects to
sudden intense patriotism by propos-
ing to them the formation OF q demo
cratic parliament and putting the in
strument of my abdication in the
hands of that newly created body, to
take effect six months after the end
OF the war. Especially was my
iUncls Paul indignant at such q propo-
sition.
NV uncles asserted that a hint of
abdfcatIon at this time or any time in
the future would be a signal to the
people TO rise and dispossess them of
their landed properties and salaries
and privileges was surprised that
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STORY OF TRAGIC
DAYS PRECEDING
HIS ABDICA TON

ministered the cruel discipline, but
later / was faced with q threatening
group of higher officers who told me
in so many words that the officer
whom had dismissed was fireplace
able. / began to see that discipline
was a convenient term for brutal
tyranny, and that while an officer
was entitled to slay ten soldiers for
having jeered at their Emperor
the Emperor himself was not permit
ted to administer discipline
many times took my little boy
with me to the war front. and often
he associated with the soldiers.
One day he came to me after an
absence Of nearly three hours, cry
ing, and complained that he had
heard soldiers curse the name Of HIS
mother I was embarrassed. I could
not explain to my little child why
many OF the Russians had. since the
war, been taught to hate his mother,
II was Just like the soldiers who had
jeered at me-
Defense Of His wife.
In 1894, when my wife came to
Petrograd. q stranger to Russia and
its customs and language, my royal
relatives at once decided that she was
not IIkable My wife was only
twenty-five then, and as all the Rus
slams know. she made every attempt
to become Russian and learn the
language and make Russia her own
land Her every attempt met with
stern rebuke in every direction
My royal relatives took pleasure in
sighting her whenever opportunity az
forded. Not a week passed when
was not called to console her and
soothe her for the sights OF my
relatives; and l greatly regret to state
that in this campaign Of prosecution
my own mother took the most promi-
ment part This treatment naturally
threw my wife into a dreadful soli-
tude. It was usual for me to find
her weeping and crying like q child
who was homesick.
And. when in 1909 my brother
George succumbed, and. at that time
had no male issue, there came a
new cause for my wife to sorrow
over, which was daily. intensified by
the many acts of my royal relatives
My royal cousin, Grand Duke Michael
who was the youngest son of Alex
ander III, was the favorits of all my
relatives. My uncles, Paul and Nicho,
las, more than once seriously. pro
posed to me to formally designate my
cousin Michael as my lawful success
sor to the throne
CEarina Near Insanity.
In justice to my beloved cousin. the
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AUTOCRATRUE
ABHORRENT, SAYS
FORMER EMPEROR

(0osfTS6EtS6 6T ne ez-Cedr Of RTssId
- 1kS colS5sGs Of the orcGH Of the Abo-
ta1 A0RastsTy, at ToboISk, Siberia. THIS
ooStSIbHtsoH Sods copied BY Seldkym
&Sratt-khoRoV, o former Caucasus ZeDl-
gto1 deputy, AosIeIn Tartar toho has
9Sst returned from q teH-yedr eE'le to
that re0ioH for political activities, and
ssaGs thGS from ItfIEs, capital of ths
G0SoasHs Droriaca)
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then and there that would rather
be a gentleman with an income Of
10000 francs (S4,oool than a monarch.
Would Have Abdicated.
II had my way would have abb
didcated my right to the throne be-
fore ascending It. II l had had
enough talent to cain q livelihood
for my family, 1 think, perhaps, 1
would have mustered enough will
fession- In my bcYhood days when 1
was receiving my Instruction at the
feet of Charles Heath, my beloved
British tutor, he often read to me
from the Lady Of the Lake"
will never forget one scene, the
scene that impressed my tender mind
the most and persisted in shaping
my ideal of a monarch; IL was that
in which the Scottlsh King rode down
from Sterling castle, and his subjects
at sight OF him cheered him to the
echo, and shouted:
Long live the commons King,
King James"
When Mr.. Heath finished reading
these words, my soul was happy, and
l wished that l could become such a
king.
But what tragic days were waiting
me! Instead OF being styled q COM
mons king / was compelled to as
sumo the horrible title: The En-
peror and AutoCrat," and my name
became a synonym OF tyranny, cruel
ty, and brutality which were abhor-
rent to my very soul.
Repeated Story To Father.
I have often repeated to my father
the story OF the Lady of the Lake"
and now understand what he meant
when he said to me: "Autocrats
must rule with iron hand or abdI-
cate" II is true. there IL no middle
course.
1 stored in my heart and mind my
fathers words. I could not rule with
an iron hand. I have abdicated. I
have begged the new government of
the people TO permit me to spend the
rest OF my life at Livadia, in a little
modest villa, amongst the CremIan
vineyards where in a simple surround
ing would be ideally happy.
They refused to me this simple life
I can understand their reason. thew
were not actuated with unreaGon-
ebleness or vindictiveness. The new
government OF the people knew their
history better than they knew me
The cruel and harsh history had
taught them that a deposed monarch
would always attempt TO reclaim his
throne at the FIRST opportunity. They
did not know me. cannot blann.
them. They knew me through INV
ministers and my ministers never rem.
resented NE in my true being.
The attitude of NV couHina and
unclOs, Immediately before the event.
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CEnrina Near Insanity.

In justice to my beloved cousin. the
Grand Duke Michael, however, must
state here that he himself was not .
party TO this conspiracy. On learning
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-18
FALLING HAIR MEANS
DANDRUFF IS ACTIVE
Save Your Hair! Get 4 Is Cent eot4,a
OF oandertnes -Rioht Now-Al,o
Stops itching Scalp.

Thin, brittle. cnioriess and. scrage,
nalr Is mute evidence Of a neglected
scalp; of dandrun-that awful acur...
There is nothing 90 destructive to
the hair as dandrun. It robs the hair
OF its auster. tts strength, and Its very
lie; eventually producing a feverish.
ness and itching OF the scalp, which
II not remedted causes the hair roots
to shrink. loosen and die-then. the
hair fails out fast. A little Danderine
tonight-now-any time-win surely
save your hair.
Get a IS cent bottle of Knowlton'a
Danderina from any store, and after
the first application your hair will
take on that life. luster and luxurisnce
which Is go beautiful. 1t will become
wavy and fluffy and have the appear.
ance OF abundance; an Incompatible
gloss and softness, but what will
please o most will be after Just q
few weeks use, when you will actual.
~ see a lot Of fine, downy hair-new
hair-growing all over the scalp. Adv.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-18
Of FIGS FOR
A CH|LDS BOWELS
1t is cruel to force nauseating,
harsh physic into a
sick child.

Look back at your childhood days.
Remember the dose mother insisted
on-castor oil, calomel, cathartics.
How you hated them, how you fought
against taking them.
With our children it's different.
Mothers who cling to the old form Of
physic simply don't realize what they
do. Tho children's revolt is well-found-
ed. Their tender little "insides' are
injured by them.
II your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only deli
cious California Syrup OF Figs" It's
action is positive, but gentle. Millions
of mothers keep this harmless fruit
laxative" handy; they know children
love to take it; that 1t never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweet
en- the stomach, and that a teaspoonful
given today saves a sick child tomor-
row.
Ask at the store for a 50.ccnt bottle
OF California Syrup Of Figa,' which
has full directions for babies, children
Of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
on each bottle. Adv.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-18
AMERICANS TAXING
TO SEA once WUN.E
Number Sailing For Foreign
Ports More Than Doubled
SINCE War.

Ne" York. (ky lnail.1-There are APP
k~HoAln!atelS two and cne-half times
IS many American sailors now shipping
Fof foreign ports than at any tins
previous to the war. according 10 DIR.
SeofSe =. Webster. secretary tf the
American Seameks Friend society. He
attributes this increase partly to the in
creased wages being given eame and
partly TO the improved conditions under
which. they are working.
LIT. eSstef says. The past three
years nave marked an almost Gnbeliev-
able increase in the number of Asneri-
cans who are shipping as sailors. At
our sailors lloRae on the North river
water front. the men VIC had previously
cared ior were almost entirely British,
swedish and German. If an American
porn sailor sEould have mingled intwith
this company, he would have been
more or less conspicuous. Today wd
frequently lodge American sailors and
they are practically all ruen who had
not seen service in the merchant ms
llne prior to the outbreak of the war.
II Is a very fair estimate to say that
tullE two and one-half times as many
Afneflcans are now s%eafaring men as
prior to the war. We cansno longer say
that the American is a land lubber.'
we venture TO predict at the Aneri-
Fan Seamer1's Friend society that the
proportion Of the American born sail
ofs 10 those OF other n~ationalities will
immensely increase after the war. In
case there is a slight lapse in Industrial
sctltlty, the s~eafarin2 life will doubt
Tess De or attraction to many who have
not heretofore considered IT'D
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-18
Youngest Airman is IL.
the Minneapolis Journal.

plo.i INC minneapolis Journal.
IL Walter Bullock. a high school
eopllornore OF asst year. had been like
MS classmates and stuck to his les
sons, he would have been a Junior this
year. But he wasn't exactly like hem.
and he rather gave the lessons the 60
BY So. today, he is only the Youngest
licensed aviator In America. He is II
years old.
The only books he aver liked TO read
were aviation books. He built 71eGels
when ne Was u wears old When he
was JIG years old he had a real a:rplane
nearly built. and his father, not wishing
to have him try q flight IN that, told
him he could go to an aviation school
at Newport News. Va. There he
watched flights. studied the machines.
and finally got his first lesson. In
eight hours and six minutes he was
ready Tor the test for applicants for
licenses from the Aero club OF America.
He made three flights and brought his
machine to a standstill within $50 feet
OF a certain mark, as demanded. After
earning the license. he took the nnat.hi,e
for a flight Of three hours and IL min
utes. In this flight he went up a mile
w q quartarin the air. IThelni aiiasinl.
height required by the Aero club test
was 329 feet
The tuition down Mt Newport News,
Bullock saidy is paid by the minute.
For every minute that he flew Il cost
him II. lie flew 1886 worth. he said.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-18
CONTINUED Next week.
Old Maid lnsuranee.

A form of insurance that is likely to
prove popular in America disappeared.
in Vienna It sis that of~sfnsuting1a girl
against being ian old maid. The new
form OF insurance grew out OF the prob
ability that there would be a great
shortage OF men following the war and
Q consequent certainty that there
would moi be enough men to go around.
This insurance II just as business
! and efficient In It's arrangement a.
is life insurance. Instead Of passing
the applicants health. the agent
bases her acceptability as a risk upon
her degree OF beauty, personal charm
and swifely qualities. The prettiest
girls arc the best risks, the homely
ones 'having to pay Mhesghtghest prem
iums.
There a~ppearssto.be pnlytohes difficult
" about the arrangement: Who Ii to
fxsthe & at which the Insurance be-
comes payable? To claim the insurance
would be tantamount to an admission
on III woman's part that there is no
hope Of her winning a husband. And
q great Philosopher has said that a
woman resigns the idea OF getting mar
ried only with life itself. And another
equally great philosopher has remarked
hope springs eternal in the fenni-.
nine breast. So 1t w:euld seem tho In.
surance ceEpany has got an the bette,
Of the arr SesmeEG
81 81 IrE
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-18
BILIOUS, HEADACHY,
SICK "CASCARETS"
Gently cleanse your liver and
sluggish bowels while
you sleep.
Get a decent box.

NCt q AukOAfL sVOAs -
Sick headache, biliousness, dizzi.
aess, coated tongue. foul taste and foul
breath-aiways trace them to torpid
liver; delayed. fermenting food in the
bowels or sour. gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter clogged in the in
;estines, instead OF being cast out
" the system is ~reADxorbed into the
blood. When this poison reaches the
lelicate brain tissue it causes con
yestion and that dull. throbbing, sick
ening headache.
Cascarets Immediately cleanse the
stomach. remove the sour, undigested
!.ood and foul gases, take the excess
,ile from the liver and carry out all
he 'constipated waste matter and
~poisons in the towels.
A Cascaret tonight will surely
straighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep-a 10-cent box
irom your druggist means your head
clear, stomach, sweet and your. liver
and bowels regular for months. Adv.