The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-21
GAR AbD|CATES
RUSSIAN THRONE;
REVOLUTION WINS
PEOPLE, pUMA AND THE ARMY
CRUSH GOVERNMENT FORM
ING NEW CABINET TO RE-
PLACE PRO-GERMANS.
CARS YOUNGER BROTHER
is CHOSEN AS Regent
Ministry, Charged With Corruption
ans Incompetency, Swept Out of
Office-Not Many Killed Though
Considerable Fighting Marked
Revolution.

O'hCe-Not Wany NlIeo lnough
Considerable Fighting Marked
Revolution.
Petrograd, March 17.-The Emperor
Of Russia has abdicate0 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 of the minis
! ters, Alexander Protopopoff, head of
the Interior department, is reported
to have been killed and the other min
listers as we'll as the president of the
Imperial council are Under arrest.
A new National cabinet is an
| nounced, with Prince Lvoff as Presi-
| dent of the council and premier and
the other Offices held by the men who
are close to the Russian people.
Starts With Food Riots.
| 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 regi-
! ments rebelled until finally those
| troops that had for time been loyal
| TO the government, took up their arms
| and marched into the ranks of the
| revolutionists.
The President of the Duma, Michael
| V. Rodzianko, was the leading figure
| among the deputies who unanimously
decided to oppose the imperial order
! for dissolution of the house. They
| continued their session and M Rod
zianko Informed the Emperor, then at
the front, that the hour had struck
when the will of the people must pre-
vail.
! End Was Foreseen.
| Even the Imperial council realized
| the gravity Of the situation and added
it's appeal to that OF the Duma that
the Emperor should take steps to give
the people policy and government in
| accordance with their desires and in
ference in carrying on the war to
| victorious enQlng.
! The Emperor fastened back from
the front only to find that the revolu-
! ton had been successful and that a
| new government was in control.
! The empress, who, it is alleged, has
! been influential in the councils, op-
posed to the wishes of the people, is
reported to have fled or to be in hid
ing.
| Not Many Killed.
| Although considerable fighting took
place, 1t is not believed that the cas-
ualties are large. The early period
of the uprising bore the character
rather of a mock revolution staged
for an immense audience. Cossacks
charging down the street did so in a
halfhearted fashion, plainly without
malice or intent to harm the crowds
that they playfully dispersed. The
| troops exchanged good-natured rail-
| lery with the workingmen and women
and as they rode were cheered by
the populace
dramatic attitudes across Nevsky
Prospect, with their guns pointed at
an imaginary foe, appeared to be TAX
ing part in realistic tableau. Ma
| chine guns firing rounds Of blank car
tridges seemed to add another reali-
| site touch to a tremendous theatric
production, which was using the whole
city as a stage.
| Becomes Genuine.
| Until Sunday night this pageant con-
tinued without serious interruption.
| Then in a flash the whole scene lost
it's theatric quality, it became gen
uine revolution.
The regiment had received an or
der from the commandant to fire up
on persons assembled in the street.
This caused immediate dissension
among the troops who did not under
stand why they should be compelled
to take violent measures against fell
low citizens, whose chief offense was
that they were hungry, and were ask
ing the government to supply bread.
Several regiments deserted and a
pitched battle began between the
troops who stood with the govern
ment and those who, refusing to obey
orders, had mutinied.
A long battle occurred between the
mutinous regiments and the police. The
police finally fed to roof tops all over
the city and were seen no more in
the streets during the fighting.
| Turning Point Comes.
| Then came a. period when it was
impossible to distinguish one side
from the other. The turning point ap-
peared to come about o'clock in
the afternoon. For two hours the op-
posing regiments pass1vely confront
| cd each other along the wide Ltteiny