The Green Forest tribune., 1917-03-23
Grand Duke Michael Made Re- gent When Emperor Gives Up
 Throne-Duma in Control.
500 PERSONS SLAIN IN
 THREE DAYS OF FIGHTING
Anti-German Party in Complete Con- troI of the Situation-Troops Join Revolutionists and Refuse to Fire on Mobs-Two High Officials Reported to Have Been Killed.

Petrograd, March 19.--The czar of all the Russians, the greatest autocrat in the world, was hurled from his throne by revolution, and Grand Duke '. Michael Alexandrovitch, his younger brother, has been named as regent.
 The Russian ministry, charged with corruption and incompetence, has been swept out of office.
 One minister, Alexander ProtopopoH, head of the interior department, is re- ported to have been killed, and the oth- CT ministers, as well as the president of the imperial council, are under ar- rest.
 Expect Czar at Tsarskoe-SeIo.
 London, March 19.-A Reuter- dis patch from Petrograd says that the emperor is expected to arrive at the Tsarskoe-Selo palace and that several regiments with artillery are hastening to the same place.
 New Cabinet Announced.
 A new national cabinet is announced, with Prince Lvoff as president of the council and premier, and the other of fees held by the men who are close to the Russian people.
 For several days Petrograd has been the scene of one of the most remark able risings in history. Beginning with minor food riots and labor strikes, the cry for food reached the hearts of the soldiers, and one by one the regiments rebelled, until finally those troops that had for time stood loyal to the gov ernment, took up their arms and marched into the ranks of the revolu } tionists.
 J The members of the new national eabinet are announced as follows: = Premier president of the council and minister of the interior, Prince Georges E. Lvoff
 Foreign minister, Prof. Paul N. Mill iukoff.
 Minister of public instruction, Pro- lessor Manuiloff of Moscow university.
 Minister of war and navy, ad inter- i'm, A. J. Guchkoff, formerly president of the duma.
 Minister of agriculture M. Ichin- gareff, deputy from Petrograd.
 Minister of finance M. Tereschtenko, deputy from Kiev.
 Minister of justice, Deputy Kerenski of Saratoff.
 Minister of communications, N V. Nekrasoff, vice president of the duma.
 Controller of state, M Godneff, dep uty from KaZan.
 Hits Pro- German Acts.
 With Czar Nicholas reign at an end 1t is believed the pro-German element in the inner court circles has been quieted permanently.
 The entire Russian population re- gently had come to the conclusion that this element and the government were doing everything in their power to n- terfere with the proper conduct of the war and bring about separate peace.
 For several days Petrograd has been the scene of one of the most remark able risings in history.
 Beginning with minor food riots and labor strikes, the cry for food reached the hearts of the soldiers, and one by one the regiments rebelled, until finally those troops that had for a time stood loyal to the government took up their arms and marched into the ranks of the revolutiOnists.
 Although considerable fighting took place, it is not believed the casualties are large-probably not exceeding 5O0
 Last Monday morning the govern ment troops appeared to control all the principal squares of the city. Then came a period when it was impossible to distinguish one side from the other There was no definite line between the factions. The turning point appeared to come about three o'clock in the aft ernoon. For two hours the opposing regiments passively confronted each other along the wide Litenie Prospekt in almost complete silence.
 Suddenly few volleys were ex- silent suspense, and the government regiments finally marched over to join the revolutionists.
 few hours after the first clash this entire section of Petrograd in which are located the duma building, artillery headquarters, and the chief military barracks, passed into the hands of the revolutionary forces and the warfare swept like a tornado to other parts of .o.~>.~~~-~~~o~o~.~~-~ ~.~~-~-~~~~~-~.~~~-~o~-oo