The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1917-03-23
GAR ADVOCATES
RUSSIAN THRONE;
Revolt SUCCEEDS
Dynasty Of Romanoffs Ends-
Nation Now a Republic.
MONARCHY is ABOLISHED
Soldiers Aided Revolutlonists In Over.
throwing the Government - 500
Psrsens Reported Slain Dur.
Ing the Fighting at Pc
tro0rad.

Pefeohe Heporteo slain Ours
Ing the Fighting At p.
trosrad.
Petrograd. March 10.-Czar Mich
olas II has abdicated the throne Of
Russia, both for himself and the
twelve-year-old cZarevitch. Grand
Duke Michael Alexandrovitch, his
brother. who had been decided upon
originally to be regent. also has abdi-
Gated. @ .r. .s8f
This ends the dynasty of the Roman
offs. x. - s5
Russia now Is virtually republic.
Monarchy 10 Abolished. y,.5
The executive committee of the
duma issued a manifesto stating that
the government Of Russia will be han
died for three months by a committee
Of twelve. For the time being, II is
stated. the monarchy has been abol-
lshed. Councils of nobility In fifteen
provinces have Endorsed the revolu-
tOnary government. tfs
The Grand Duke Nicholas Is report.
ed In Reuter- dispatch from Petrograd
to have reached the Russian capital.
The dispatch says that he will proba-
bly, take command Of the troops.
A dispatch to the London Chronicle
from Petrograd on Thursday says the
der guard. Gainizo
According to information received
here the Russian people have been
most distrustful during recent events
Of the personal influence of Empress
Alexandra. She was supposed to ex-
ercise the greatest influence over EN-
peror Nicholas.
The Empress Alexandra, before her
marriage to the emperor of Russia in
1894. was the German Princess AlIx Of
esse-Darmstadt.
A popular revolution has been sue
cessful and the government of Russia
rests temporarily with self-appoint-
ed committee Of the duma.
After three days of battle, In which
the majority of the 10000 troops in
Petrograd mutinied and supported the
revOlutionists, calm has returned. b.
The cars abdication was in com.
RiAuASC "AtA lAC III gent ucluuuu VI lllc
committee Of the duma, which notified
him that upon his assent depended
the fate Of the dynasty.
Troops Back the Duma.
Telegraphing from Petrograd We'd
nesday. Reuters correspondent says
Kronstadt, the fortress and great ma
val station at the head of the Gulf Of
Finland, 20 miles west Of Petrograd,
has Joined the revolutionary move
ment. Two deputies. Pepelauff and
Tnskine. on instructions from the du-
ma committee. proceeded to Kron-
stadt. where the troops placed them
selves at the disposal Of the duma.
The Copenhagen Ekstrabladet re-
ports that the Russian consul In Hapa-
randa, Sweden. says that former Pre-
mier Sturmer and Minister Of the In
terror ProtopopoR were killed In Petro-
grad. Both were charged with pro-
German sympathies.
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.
The members Of the new national
cabinet are announced as follows:
Premier President of the Council
and Minister Of the Interior-Prince
Georges e. Lvoff.
Foreign Ainister-Prof. Paul N.
Nilioukoff. @s'H'-
Minister Of Public Instruction-Pro-
fessor Manuiloff Of Moscow university.
Minister of War and Navy, ad in
terim-A. J. Guchkoff, formerly presi-
dent of the dunn.
Minister of Agriculture-M. Ichin-
gareff, deputy from Petrograd.
Minister Of Finance-N. Tereschten-
ko, deputy from Kiev.
Minister of Justice-Deputy Keren-
ski of Saratoff.
Nekrasoff. vice president OF the duma.
Controller Of State-M. Godnef.
deputy from Kazan.
The proclamation by the military
governor in Petrograd forbidding any
street assemblages and declaring that
any disorders would be ruthlessly sup
pressed made it apparent that affairs
were graver than the dispatches al
lowed by the Russian censorship would
indicate.
Blow for Germany.
Authenticated dispatches from Pc
trograd. togefher with the consensus
Of governmental advices here, indi-
cate that the uprising was rebellion
against the growing German reaction
believed responsible for the food
shortage and lack Of effective military
Organization.
In this connection Andrew Bonar
Law. chancellor Of the exchequer, an.
nouncing the success Of the revolu-
ton to the house Of commons, said
that IT was. comforting to England to
learn that the revolution was not d.
rected at securing peace by Russia."