The Carlisle independent., 1917-03-22

i class and from civilians tu troops.
 Sunday il broke forth in flame PaEic->tricken. the government ar- dered the mounted patrols to tire on the people. The patrols refused. and q battle between the police and the troops followed. regiment after regi- ment joining the revoluhonists. seizing arsenalS, burning prisons and jaiIs arsenals. burning prisons and jails and throwing the heads of the secret ] police into prison.
 For three days open battle ragged in l the streets of Peuograd. Strikes in l factories and on street cars were l called in sympathy with the revolu ] ton.
 Wednesday the weeks nightmare or revolution ended more suddenly thaL it had begun. Planbs were pulled from windows, doors were uubarred i factories, stores and banks reopened.
 The only evidence that a revolution had been fought and won was the l Snoldering ruins of q few public l buildings. The cost in life is unknown. IL is believed, however, that 1t did hot exceed 800
 Magical and sudden IS was the transition from the old to the new. il iS believed here that it's results will be ] almost immediately visible in the in- i >titution by the new Russia Of q more 1 vigorous and efficient prosecution of l the War against Germany.
 The duila telegraphed the principal
  eRce with Emperor Nicholas in sup port of the dumas appeal for popu- ] lar government, says Reuters Petro- grad correspondent
 General BruSsilof. commander in chief of the armies on the southwest ern front, replied:
 1 Your telegram received. l have fulfilled my duty 10 lay emperor and my country
 l Gen. Nicholas Y. Ruzsky. member of the supreme military council. replied:
 Il have carried out your request.
 NJ, Rodzianko, president of the i duma, sent the following telegram to Emperor Nicholas:
 The situation is becoming worse. 1 Measures must be taken immediately, i for tomorrow it may be too late. The hour has arrived when the fate of the country and of the dynasty is being decided"
 l NJ. Chtchegiovitoff. president of the council of empire, was arrested in his home an3 temporarily held in the min- 1 tsterial room of the duma.
 A telegram received by the naval attache of the Russian embassy in Paris reported that the railways and public services in Petrograd had re- suned work
 The revolution, which evidently was carefully prepared broke out simul- taheously in Petrograd and Moscow. The garriSonS which obeyed the iH- StructionS of the revolutionaries, im- mediarely took possession of these cities after comparatively little fight ing and equally small amount of de- sruction of property.
 Petrograd Bridge Blown Up.
 In Petrograd one bridge was blown up. Strict military rule prevails and the army has the situation so well in hand that il is not expected adherents of the late government will be able to offer any serious resistance, even in 1 remote provinces.
 After receiving word of the revolu- | ton, it is reported. Emperor Nicholas l returned to the palace, where he ar rived on Wednesday.
 The following details of the revolu- | ton have been given to the press from 1 source usually well informed on l Russian affairs:
 The soldiers refused to act against | the crowd which started trouble when 1t heard of the ukase issued by Elm [ peror Nicholas proroGuing the dGma. | On Sunday the committee which bad | met to discuss the food situation was | partly transformed into a provisional | government under the presidency of E President Rodzianko of the duma and E included representatives of the duma f council of the empire and of the [ municipality. The garrison agreed to ! support the provisional government"
 Papers Fail to Appear.
 Newspapers, with the exception of E revolutionary publications which E spraug into life with the success of l the revolt, had failed to appear Street car service at noon had not [ been resumed, but fl was believed that night would see partial service.
 The government was declared to be I overthrown by the duma leaders, who ! met in the Maveritchisky palace after { the regular session had been adjourned [ by imperial ukase, and in telegram to the emperor the popular represent i atives declared that a special commit tee, composed of the leaders of the | various parties in the duma, would | submit a list of names for the new | cabinet.
 The imperial palace at Tsarskoe- Selo is said to be in a state of siege, | but thus far no fire has been report i cd between the guards defending the | palace and the revolutionists and i !