The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-15
Appeals to People and the Army
to Join Uprising.
Declares for New Government,
Representing Public.
ARREST CABINET MEMBERS
Soldiers Use SaberS on MODS;
Rebels Blow Up Bridge.
Royal Garrison of $4,000 at
PetrOgrad Join Revolt.

Berlin, March 15.-There has been
a successful revolution in Russia. ac-
cording to the Overseas News agency
(the official German news bureau).
The following statement was given
out today by the news agency:
THE following report was issued
in Petrograd on March IA about the
successful Russian revolution:
THE population of Petrograd. in
censed by the complete disorganiza-
ton of transport services and of ALI
mentatiop had been irritated for a
long time against the government and
had become restless. The population
held the government responsible for
all its sufferings. The government ex-.
pecting trouble, took measures on a
large scale in order to maintain or
der and among other things ordered
dissolution of the council of the en-
pire and the duma.
THE duma. however, on March
IL, decided not to accept the imperial
ukase, but to continue it's meetings.
The duma Immediately instituted an
executive committee, presided over
by NJ Rodzianko. president of the
duma. That committee declared IT
self to be provisional government
and issued an appeal saying:
Text of Revolution Declaration
considering the difficulties in
regard to domestic tranquility
which are due to the policy of the
former government the executive
committee of the duma feels COM
PEELED to take public order in its
own hands Fully conscious of the
responsibility arising from this de-
cision the committee expresses the
certainty that the population and
the army will lend their assistance
for the difficult task of creating "A
new government which will accept
the wishes of the people and enjoy
their confidence.
The executive committee rested
itself upon the population Of the cap
ital. which was in full revolution, and
upon the army. completely united with
the revolutionsists. 1t arrested all the
ministers and sent them to Jail The
luma declared that the ministerial
cabinet no longer existed.
In Complete Control of Committee.
Today. on the third day of the
revolution. the capital where order
is returning swiftly is completely in
the hands of the executive commit
tee of the duma and of the troops
which garrisoned Petrograd and num-
bered more than 10000 which troops
support the revolution. Deputy En-
gelhard colonel Of the great general
staff has been appointed commander
of Petrograd by the committee.
Y esterday evening the committee
issued proclamations to the popula-
ton, to the troops railroads and banks
asking them to resume their usual
activity. Deputy Gronski was chosen
by the duma committee for provisional
management of the Petrograd Tele-
graphic agency. This probably refers
to the semi-official Russian news
agency"
RevoIutionists Use Dynamite.
Stockholm "wednesday March Il.
via Berlin and wireless to the Assoc
ciated Press to Tuckerton, March 15.)
Reports of serious disturbances in
Russia are published in Swedish
newspapers. The Tidningen. of Sunds-
vail, publishes a statement that rail-
road bridge over the Neva river, in
Petrograd. has been dynamited by
revolutionists.
The Nyheter of Haparand prints an
interview with a Swedish business
man who arrived in Petrograd Sat
urday from Moscow. This man is
quoted saying there had been open
revolution in many cities of Russia
since Thursday of last week.
Mobs Wreck Shops.
Especially violent riots are report
ed to have occurred in Petrograd on
Saturday. shops being stormed by
mobs According to this Information,
publication of newspapers was sus-
pended and the authorities posted pla-
cards warning the people to remain
indoors to avoid danger
The Nyheter SAYS that other travel
ers from Petrograd report that SINH
lar disturbances occurred there on
Friday, that the soldiers were COM
PEELED to use their sabres and that
many persons We're wounded.
Dispatches from Stockholm usual
" are sent by cable via London. In
this instance the telegraph to Berlin
and the wireless evidently were en-
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