Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-20
CITIZEN NICHOLAS TAKES REF.
UGE ON PERSONAL ESTATE
IN LlVADIA.
JEWS GIVEN COMPLETE
CITIZENSHIP UNDER REPUBLIC
Receive New Order With Great Re-
joicins-New Russian Rulers United
For Defeat Of Germany-Grand Duke
Nicholas Orders Release Of Political
Prisoners.


Petrograd, March 2o.--Nichoas Ro-
manoff, as the former car is now des-
ignated, is on his way with his staff
for his personal estates at Llvadia on
the south coast of the Crimea. He left
here Sunday night.
With the support of the army and
Grand Duke Nicholas. the Baltic fleet.
the church and the people, the cement
ing of the elements concerned in the
construction of the new government
upon the ruins of the old has been
completed.
The new cabinet ministers. relieved
Of the heavy grind of the endless con-
ferences of the last few days, have as
sumed the posts to which they were,
assigned. Professor Paul n. Milyukov
spent yesterday at the foreign office.
He received the diplomatic representa-
tives of the allies and entered upon
a long cabinet conference. the first for
NAL one under the new order.
One of the first acts of the minister
was to send a series of cable messages
to the Russian diplomats abroad to the
effect that Russia was united in the
desire to fight out the war with the
allies. the determination of continuing
the conflict, until the victory is
achieved being stronger than ever.
Jews Get Citizenship.
Full right of citizenship to Jews and
abolition of the pale was the further
progressive step which democratic
Russia took. today. Jews turnout Rus
STA hailed the new order with great re-
joicng.
The remuneration of the Grand Duke
Michael was signed at his private resi-
dence, whittier he went with a large
Of the duma committee. headed
by Prince Lvoff Professor Milyukov
and President Rodzianka. The grand
duke addressed the copmittec and de-
clared that the responsibility devolving
upon him found him undecided because
of the existing differences of opinion.
He added that since the happiness Of
Russia was the only consideration he
believed this would be BEST assured hS
his abdication and therefore surren-
dered his. authority.
General Stokelburg Killed.
One of the few men of prominence
who We're killed during the revolution
was General Stokelburg. General Sto-
kelburg won notoriety in the Japanese
war by transporting COW to the front
on a special train to supply himself and
family with milk at a time when his
army was starving. His house was en-
tered by soldiers who were sent to ar
rest him. The general asked for leave
to retire to his private apartment. from
where he opened fire with machine
gun He was later overpowered and
killed.
Food Prices Regulated.
One of ths first measures of the new
government was the naming of com
mission to regulate prices. After con-,
sidering AL possibilities, including the
cost of production, the commission has
announced an approximate scale which
consumers might reasonably be asked
to pay. The prices in this scale are
from 20 to 50 per cent lower than those
formerly demanded
petrograd is astir with enthusiasm:
its streets are packed with orderly
crowds Public utilities are pow run
ming as of old Today all newspapers
are republishing-and with entire free
dom of editorial power. Many of the
newspapers Resumed Yesterday with
eulogies of the free Russia"-includ-
ing poems and long analytical articles.
All public buildings IN the capital
have been draped with the red flag Q
the revolutionists.
Prince Yonsupov. and the Grand
Duke Dmitri Pavoluyitch. who were
bar,isfed by the old imperial govern
ment because of. suspicion they were
connected with the removal of the
Monk Rasputin, were permitted to re-
turn to Petrograd today by special or
der of the minister of justice.
Dispatches from Moscow today said
all. wcrkmen had resumed their occu-
pations.
Political Prisoners Freed.
The Grand Duke Nicholas, now COM
mander in chief of Russia's war force
at Tifis. ordered the release of all po-
litical prisoners at Baku and exhorted
his soldiers to continue to obey thei
lawful chiefs. He urged they defend
their country and support Russia's ell
lies in this unprecedented struggle.
The entire Russian: Baltic feet and
the fortresses at Viborg and Sveaborg
are said to have joined the revolution
AIRY movement.
The Source Of Supply.
A little, fraii, white-haired old wo-
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