Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-17
Emperor Nicholas Abdicates
For Himself and Heir
Apparent.
DUKE MICHAEL
ALSO ABDICATEs
Royal Family Removes Itself Entirely
From Power and Duma Committee 10
in Full charss Of Government
i public Ultimate Outcome Of RsvoIu-
tion, Provided Soldiers At Front Ae-
cept New Conditions 40 People Have.

cept NEW S0noltlonS ~ feoPi0 naNos
Petrograd, via London, March IL
The autocyacy which has held Russia
In Its grip since its history fell today.
The house Of Romanofr, which has
ruled the empire for 400 years. came to
an end with the adbication Of Nicholas
II, perhaps the weakest representative
of his line.
I Tonight the death Of the little son of
the emperor was rumored. He was
the czarevitch, heir-apparent to the
throne.
Altho apparent from the beginning Of
the revolution that the removal Ct the
monarch was inevitable, the actual fact
came as a surprise to the population.
Within four hours after the abdica-
ton Of Grand Duke Michael, who au-
tomatically became regent, the crowds
in the streets had secured ladders and
began to tsar the insignia from tho
winter paiaoA >
Great Excitement Prevails. =
In anticipation of the news, larger
crowds than ever filled the halls and
grounds Of the Tauris palace, awaiting
official confirmation by the duna COM
nittee Of the rumors which, had excit-
ed the people TO fever pitch during the
last twenty-four hours. Y
When the ttdings at last leaked out
from committee rooms, orators who
had been haranguing soldiers and
working men suddenly INTERRUPTED
their discourses and shouted the news
to the crowds below them.
A roar OF cheers such as never before
had been heard in those stately halls
continued until the men and women
were forced to cease from exhaustion.
New Republic Planned.
Just what form the new government
will assume Is indefinite. For the mo-
ment the entire authority rests with
the twelve members Of the duma exec
utive committee and the cabinet head
ed by Lvon, who, according to some
forecasts, will be the president Of q
new republic. In the interim or until
the assembling of the constitutional
assembly, power will slowly pass into
the new cabinet, which will then pre-
sent the anomaly of q government
without supreme head.
The differences which threatened
yesterday to create a serious split be-
tween the duma committee and the
committs1 Of the workmen, soldiers
and deputies have passed with the alb
dication Of Grand Duke Michael.
Crisis Pending Two Months. X
AS early as two months ago :umors
{ q
be forced to surrender his throne. Un-
til that time the chief dissatisfaction
at the economic disorganizatlon of the
country and the criminal mismanage-
ment Of affairs was vented against the
cabinet and the influence Of the court
was only vaguely alluded to vii hout
touching the person of.the emperor.
4 It became definitely known that evil
influences, symbolized by such lgures
as Sturmer. Protopopor and Rasputin.
had deeper and more powerful source
than the government itself. The prev
alence Of startling rumors Of court
scandals and intrigues and the exis-
tence. of mysterious channels, which
seemed, to run from court circles into
the camp Of the enemy, contributed to
bring the imperial family into complete
disfavor.
Emprsss Accused Of Intrigue.
Whether these were true or not, it
was felt that the weakness in the rul-
Ing family allowing persons to guide
the. destiny Of the country who were in
( league with the enemies Of Russia un-
fitted them to continue in power.
Il Accusations were made against the
4 empress In almost every gathering
where people privately assembled to
+ discuss the political situation. From
the tribune Of the duma the same thing
was hinted at in yelled form. Profess
sor Milukoff In his address at the OPEN
ing of the duma last November read an
article from o German paper which
spoke Of a group OF mysterious per-
! sons who were gathered around the
Russian empress.
Gathers Great Force.
It was the general conviction when
the revolution began that it had been
provoked by the government working
thru the police. and that the govern
ment had decided on this extreme ex-
pediency in it's efforts to bring :he war
operations to complete standstilI. But
4the force which was set in motion and
which at first appeared easy to control
soon became so tremendous that it was
A impossible to hold.
The reception of the new manifesto
az army headQaarters is awaited with
the greatest anxiety. 1t is known that
s if it is not favorably met by the s.O0o,-
900 men at the front the new regime
can not endure. There Is no reason to
believe that the new order will be re-
ceived any difEerently tnan 1t was re-