Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-03-29
RUSSIA is WITH
ALLIES TO END
New Government Expects Speedy
Finish to War.
POPULAR ASSEMBLY TO MEET

With Representative from People It
VIII Decide on New Form of Gov
ernment-Russ Fleet and Fortress
es Join in RevoIt-Petrograd Well
Supplied With Food.
Petrograd, Mar. 20.-With the &C.
menting Of the elements concerned in
the construction of the new govern
ment upon the ruins Of the old, the
new cabinet ministers, relieved of the
heavy grind of the endless confer
ences Of the last few days, in which
they suffered many anxious hours,
have assumed the posts to which they
were assigned
Professor Paul Milyokov received
the diplomatic representatives Of the
entente allies, after which he entered
upon long cabinet conference.
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 to con-
tinUe the conflict until the victory is
achieved being stronger than ever.
Army Approves Abdcation.
The armies in the field have advised
that the abdication Of the emperor has
been enthusiastically acuuiesced in.
according to a foreign office official,
kilograms from virtually all the COM
manders have been received assuring
anteed in advance by General Michael
AleXieff, chief of staff.
Meanwhile, the last vestiges Of the
empire are disappearing. Portraits Of
the erstwhile members of the imperial
family, once seen upon the walls Of al
most every government office, have
been removed.
The national colors, with their
eagles, have given place to plain red
flags, ore Of which floats over the IA
nous Winter Palace.
Seek Name for Government.
The proper designation Of the new
government appears to puzzle even Of
ficials. Government constitute" is the
appellation used in foreign office dis
patches sent abroad
While of temporary nature, it is
permanent compared with the first
duma committee, which was hurried
ly assembled, in the opinion of one
official, although it is contemplated
that the cabinet heads shall continue
to govern only until those elected by a
constitutional assembly shall replace
them.
The assembly, which will be Sc
lected by popular vote, will be COM
posed of approximately 600 members.
1t will be the business Of the assem-
bly, to determine the form of the fu.
ture government and draft a new con-
stitution
Expect Speedy End of War.
Confidence is everywhere expressed
that under the direction of the new
government the military and indus
trial forces Of the country will be en-
abled to carry on operations upon
much larger scale than before, and
considerably magnify their efforts to-
ward speedy termination Of the war.
Fortresses Join Revolt.
London, Mar. 20.-The entire Rus
sian Baltic fleet and the fortresses at
Viborg and Sveaborg have joined the
revolutionary movement in Russia,
says a dispatch to the Exchange Tel
egraph company from Copenhagen,
which is based on reports received
from Haparanda, Sweden.
Grand Duke Nicholas has ordered
the release of the political prisoners
who have been incarcerated at Baku,
in the transCaucasus, Reuters Tifiis
correspondent telegraphs.
Minister Rittig Killed.
| Copenhagen, Mar. 20-Petrograd
! now is we'll supplied with bread and
grain and prices have dropped to nor
NAL, says the Oagens Nyheter's Stock
holm correspondent, quoting advices
received from Haparanda.
search by the revolutionary" the
dispatch adds, resulted in the discov-
cry of thousands Of tons of hidden
wheat, leading to the belief that the
shortage Of food was Systematically
organized by the old regime.
"The populace in Petrograd held
especial animosity against Minister
Of Agriculture Rittig, who was killed
during the revolution"