Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-16
UNTIL SATURDAY NO THOUGHT
REVOLUTION COMING IN RUSSIA
Republican A. P. Leased Wire]

PETROGRAD, March 15.-Events
leading up to the revolution began a
week ago with street demonstrations
of working men who quit work as a
protest against the shortage of bread.
The first two days mounted patrols
kept the crowds moving without re-
sorting to violence. When ordered to
fire on the people, they refused.
Police were substituted and a battle
occurred between them and the troops.
Regiment after regiment, joined the
revolters and seized arsenals and other
strategetic points.
Until Saturday night, there was L
intimation that the affair would grow
to the proportions of a revolution.
From then until Tuesday morning, al
most continuous fighting in the streets
and throughout the city occurred, leav
ing the revolutionists in full control.
The latter are proceeding to reorganiZe
the government.
Today the city emerged from a
weeks nightmare of revolution and
figuratively smiled under a brilliant
flood of sunshine after the series of
gray days ending with snowstorm
yesterday evening. PlankS were pull
ed down from windows long closed
Stores, banks and business establish
ment of every description reopened
their doors for the resumption of or
binary activities, seemingly as conf
dence in the new temporary govern
ment gained in force. Truck sledges
and 4ittle sleighs for hire, the most
widely appreciated conveniences of
Russian cities, began to appear again
in the streets that Tor six days had
been absolutely void of any means OF
private transportation
revolutionary publications which
sprang into life with the success of
the revolt. had failed to appear. Street
car service at noon had not been re-
sumed, but it was believed that night
would see partial service.
The only visible signs of the des-
perate clash Of authority that turned
the city into a battle ground were
the charred ruins of the jail which are
still pouring d cloud of smoke sky
ward and the remains of other police
institutions and the, homes of the few
individuals who We're regarded as Of
tenders against the rights of the peo-
pie In front of other government in
situations, which apparently it was not
seen fit to destroy, are piles of charred
embers showing where wreckage and
documents had been dumped and con-
sumed.
Defenders Soon Slenced
The defenders of the old regime
doubtless a few remain uncaptured by
the police-put up a last feeble de-
Tense last night from the roofs of the
wrecked Astoria Military hotel and St
lsaac's cathedral, facing on two sides
of the same square. They soon We're
silenced by the sharp shooters of the
new authority.
With b-ool $780,.
tea and meat shops, lines of women
with shopping bags and baskets, often
extending to the length of a block
We're formed to replentish stores ex-
hausted by the long siege The most
phenomenal feature of the revolution
has been the swift and orderly transi-
ton whereby the control of the city
passed from the regime of the old
government into the hands of its op-
| ponents. Until Sunday, disorders in
the streets, which never went beyond
quiet gatherings or mild demonstra
tions could not properly be termed a
revolution at all.
After SO hours of continuous street
fighting, the whole area of Petrograo
was in the hands of the revolutionists
on Tuesday noon. Regiments called
were clamoring for bread, refused t
out to dispense street crowds thai
fire on the people, but mutinied, kill
ing their officers in many cases anc
Joined the swelling ranks of the in.
surgents.
With the exception of a Finnish regi.
ment, which took possession of the ad.
miralty building on the Neva and KEEP
up a desultory rifle and machine glII
fire, the last regiments to remain Iowa
to the government had capitulatet
after sustained battle on the Mors
kaya and made no further resistanc,
to the revolutionists who controlled tn,
streets, which were patrolled by auto
moboiles packed with soldiers and stu
dents and were wildly cheered by tn,
people as they sped by.
The government was declared to b.
overthrown, by the duma leaders, VIII,
met in the Maveritchisky palace afte
the regular session had been adjourne,
by imperial ukase and in a Telegram
to the emperor the popular represent
atives declared a special committee
COMPOSED of the leaders of the variou
parties in the duma, Would submit
list of names for the new cabinet
simultaneously it was reported tina
all the ministers except NJ. Protopopof
had resigned.
Imperial Palace Besieaed
The imperial palace at Tsarskoe- Sci
is said to be in a state of siege blu
thus far no firing has been reporte
between the guards defending the pal
ace and the revolutionists and troops
1t is stated that General Michael '
Alexieff, former chef of staff, has bee
offered the military dictatorship.
On Monday, which was the turnin
point in the battle between the govern
ment troops and mutineers, all tn
principal strongholds, arsenals fac
: tories and barracks, including the S
: Peter and ST. Paul fortress and artil
lery headquarters, fell into the hand
of the revolving troops and the revolu
tionists were plentifully supplied wit
| rifles and ammunition. At the sam
l time all the prisons for political OF
| tenders were thrown open by the revo
| lutionists and the prisoners marche
out to join their emancipators.
The battle spread from one part