Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-27
PLIGHT OF FORMER GEAR OF RUSSIA
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 and now untenanted section of the Tsarskoe- SeIo palace. He gave the correspondent a soldier escort and a permit to pass along the road to Ras- ola.s -a'etef jailer and responsible to the duma that no flight takes place and that there is no breach in the severe inspection regime. He is youthful and speaking perfect French and English. Apparently he was chosen by the duma Imprisonment commission as likely to respect the susceptibilities of his pris- oner.
 After telling The Associated Press correspondent that he had been given orders to arrest all civilians who asked the soldiers questions about the com Kotzebue consented to say something | about the condition of the former emperor and his family in their inn prisonment, politely calling Nicholas soldiers brusquely say Nicholas Rom anoff"
 Former Emperor Virtually a Prisoner
 The former emperor is not under detention but in all respects a prison Captain Kotzebue., He is in perfect ly good health and in fairly good spirits. When he is with his own en- tourage he has fits of crying. He is no longer allowed in the park, but o'clock, he is permitted to walk for recreation in the railed garden between the east and the west wings of the palac. Outside the railing are six soldiers constituting the so-called in termediate guard"
 The first guard is within the palace walls and the third outside the park fence.
 h.. The regime of the imprisonment of Nicholas is applied also to all courti- CTS and servants who are prisoners. The former emperor is not permitted to go into the garden except in my presence. He walks frequently with other prisoners, preferring the society of the former empress, Count Benck- endorf, former marshal of the court, Madame Narychkine and Countess Hendrikoff. He is requested to con verse only in Russian when in the presence of soldiers.
 Former Czar ShoveIs Snow.
 The former emperor's chief occu- patton is shoveling snow in the garden which he enjoys greatly. He shows boyish interest in what is said and abuse. At present he is chiefly desir- ous of receiving foreign newspapers, which are virtually unobtainable.
 The former empress is in better
 
 nerves but of the heart. She is unable to walk any distance and is carried in a chair even from her own suite to her children's rooms. Grand Duke Alexis, the former heir to the throne, has re- covered entirely. He arose from bed on Friday for the first time. When he heard of his fathers dethronement he cried bitterly, not, in my opinion. from appreciation of the situation, but mere ly because he was affected by his parents misery. The other children are better, except Grand Duchess Ma rie.
 All Letters Censored.
 "A1l letters and communications to the court are brought here first. l am the censor" Here Captain Kotze- bue showed the correspondent a. tre- mendouS pile of envelopes awaiting censorship. Many judging by the ants. The captain also exhibited bot ties of a solution used for revealing in visible ink
 Visited Rasputin's Grave.
 The correspondent then visited Ras- putin's grave, on the edge of a ravine covered with deep snow. The grave is surrounded by an unfinished log chapel which alherents of the monk, with the monetary assistance of the Rasputin's dust Beside the chapel are half a. dozen tiny cells for pill grims and near the end is the ten foot hole from which the revolutionaries disinterred the body. The chapel is filled with soldiers. some of whom were inscribing ribald remarks on the log walls. One of the insnriptions reads: Here lies Rasputin, foulest of men, the shame of the Romanoff dy- nasty. the shame of the Russian church"
 As the correspondent was reading the inscriptions he heard loud shouts. Looking down into the grave. he saw a little brown Siberian soldier on his launches doing the squat dance. The soldiers told the correspondent that Countess Hendrykoff, at the request of the former empress, had offered a large sum to the guards if they would have the grave covered so as to pre- vent further dissertation.