Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-16
REVOLUTION TURNS
RUSS GOVERN NJ ENT;
CZAR ABDICATES

NbN IlNl fD FROM iAbt bNF
4 between small groups until Wedncs-
/ day. the cause OF the people had
triumphed.
/ To-Day the city emerged from 90
weeks nightmare Of rev oiutiou Hri
/ ligurati'oy smiled under brilliant
/ flood of Sunshine after the series OF
FRAY days ending with "A suowstuIm IN
the evening Plauks were pulled down
from windows ION" closed stores.
banks and business establishments -,
cN cry description reopeucd their doors
for the resumption of ordinary Ictir.
ltes seemingly Is confidence I'm the
new Temporary Government gained H.
force. Truck Slcigcs 1nG little slc'gl I
fer hire, the most widely apprecl te
conv0nicncCs II Rus ian cities. began
I" appear again IN the streets that for
six days had been a splutelN yoid Of
any mems Of private transportation.
Publications Suppressed
NeWsprp'rs, with the exceptions Of
the revolutionary publications. " Iicc
sprlNg into life with the su.c..s ,,
the revolt, had failed to appear. street
car service ut neon had mot hcen lie
sulncd, hut II was believed that night
would So" partial acrvic".
IN" only visible signs Of the dcs-
pcratc clash Of authority that turned
the city into "a battle-ground were the
ch3rrcd ruins OF the Jail which are
stul pouring cloud OF smoke sky
ward ana the remains of other police
institutions and the homes OF the few
individuals who were regarded as Of
lenders against tho rights of the peo-
pie. In front of other government IN
sttutions which apparently it was not
seen ri to destroy are piles Of CharroG
embcIs showing where wrc'kage and
documents had been dumped and
consumed
Last Defense Overcome.
The defenders OF the old regime
doubtless a Few remain uncapturcd by
the poIlce-p put up last feeble de
fcuac last night from the roofs Of the
ckcd Astoria military hotel and
ST. Isaac's cathedral, facing on two
sides of the same square. They were
soon silenccd boy the sharpshootcrs Of
the now authority.
with the reopouing Of bread. sugar
tea and meat shops. lines Of women
with shopping bags and baskets. often
extending to the length Of a block
were formed u rcplcuish stores eN-
hnusi"d 10y the long siege. The most
phenomenal feature of the revolution
has boon the swift and orderly tran-i-
uou whereby the control of the city
passed from the regime of the old
government into the hands Of its op-
pouents. Untn sunday disorders In
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Whole City l. Taken.
After 80 hours Of continuous street
fighting the whole area of Petrocrad
was on Tuesday noon i'm the hands
of the reVolutiouists Regiments
called out to disperse the street
crowds that were clamoring for bread
refused to fire upon the people. but
mutiuied. killing their officers in
many cases and Joined the swelling
ranks of the insurgents. With the
exception Of a Finnish regiment.
which took possession of the admir-
.alty building ON the NeNa and kent
up a desultory rifle and machine gun
fire. the last regiments to remain
loyal to the government had capitu-
lated after "A sustained battle on the