The Washington herald., 1917-03-18
BERLNIICKS NEWS
OHDSSIAN REVOLT
Report. IL Only to Events Prior to
March II.

CBy th.ternationaI News servIee.l
Berlin sayville). March 1.-THE offi-
ciaI OverIs News Agency today issued
a length eview of the Russian situation
as indid y by reports thus far received
here. Z Ifmmary follows:
Nav liking across the Russian from
tier eJ now refers exclusively to the
DAYS y to March II. The time be-
tween at date and March II. when the
Wkal government issued its pro-
nuncH ento Is still an absolute blank.
The ky Indication about these fateful
day contained In the pronunciamento
whiX calls March II the ''third day Of
the olution.''
T[herceness of the struggle, which in
all Eobability must have RACED during
~ days and nights In the streets OF
P2grad. Is. however. indirectly con-
Ia by the reports about happenings
The eve of the revolution, when there
n allied in the Russian capital sultry,
1Fous atmosphere foreshadowing a
Moon
Bne report stated that Petrograd
kTard the end of last week resembled
Ebattlefeld. The populace stormed the
hops and were shot down by the mill
hry like mad dogs. Giant posters urged
The people to stay indoors, no one being
hble to assume responsibility for public
safety.
Apparently the former authorities who
were swept out Of Office few days later
tried one last expedient. They promised
self-government to the city of Petrograd.
Again it is reported they tried to innu-
ence the popuiace by distributing victuals )
only to those who were considered sale
by the nearest police. Then on the even
ing Of March I crowds gathered In tPe
neighborhood Of a bread factory. Within
a few minutes they numbered sevefu
thousand and continued to increase. II
seemed as though people were groYing
out of the pavement. These thtpnes
>stormed, looted and destroyed the pread
factory. whereupon Neutrality-suspicious.
Cossacks opened fire. But violent snnhre
from the windows of hundreds Of houses
was the immediate reply.
Mounted ragoons called to thy asslst-
ance of the Cossacks refused 10 oharse
into the crowds. The latter voiced their
appreciation for this by wild cheers.
on March the unions Of the iranspor-
tation and metal trades west on
strike. They were promptly loihea oS
numerous other trades.
On the night of March ii 70 cNhidhs clns
were allowed in the streets, Gas ana
electric lights were shut on.
Huge biyouacs about which were hud-
GIed large thrOngs gave snasty ap-
pearance to the lonely houses IN the oth-
erwise deserted streets. Wild rumofs
were afioat about arrests ard executions
Cf popular leaders. I.
This was the situation OF the eve OF the
revolt Details of what happened latei
are still lacking.
prior to the fateful Marih II a dispatch
from Stockholm gives te following oe'
tails:
On March s the Dunh applauded vio-
lent speeches bv the socialist deputy
SkobeIew and the meSber of the Labor
rnrtv KcrenskL TtJ publication OF
;Hesa speeches was prohibited by the
censor.
The Duma. then With III against Ill
votes. accepted the brder OF the day
moved by Kerenski Fhat was discussed
is not known. sinceia report regarding
the debate was alsf suppressed. How
ever. il was significsIt that the progress
siye Bloc voted viii the Socialists and
.Dther parties of thj left.
On March 9 the puma continued to ar
rs,isn the governnInt with regard to the
food problem. he speeches were sup
pressed by the ceFor.
Finally the Duta almost unanimously
accepted the mt lion, pointing to the
urgency and h9elessness of conditions
prevailing in thE capital Several mem
hers told aboutfood riots not only ir
Petrosrad, butfin other cities of th'
empire. The gEernment was asked tC
explain. On tn date set for its reply
March TO- II tied to dissolve the Duma
The answer q the Parliament was tht
revolt.
The Berlin Eissische Zeitung saysI
The heIpers and allies of the British
Ambassador, iSir George Buchanan ap