The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-19
RULE OF ROMANOFF
 PRINCES IS OVER
Associated Press
PETROGRAD. Mar. 16-Thc Ro,


 il came to an end ts atttr5,. a te "@..eallan ot the Grand Duke Michael AcNaudroEcl. Uho automacaI y succeeded to the throne when Car Ncloa, abIcatcd in favor of his yesterday atcnoo" and again formally abdicated for the czaroytch last night midnight Th, a form of government for Russia. The dynasty of the ROmanoIs closed when the abication of the Grand Duke Michael forced by the Dwma party, which responsible for the revolution and the over throw of the Russian Imperial lamy backed by both sol diers and civilians
 A NEW FORM OF GOVERNMENT
 PETROGRAD. Mar 10-SIucc the Romanoii dynasty has been overthroWn Russia is have form Of gov ernment. There will be a constitutional government for three months during the time that state al fairs i'll Russia becoming settled. It will be administered by com ittec twelve selected from the Dlma legislative committee and committee oi Worzncn.
 The meeting ot the constitutional assembly will decide the form of government winch Russia will have Until that time the committees rom the Duma and from the ranks of the soldiers and civilians, all oi whom had part in the revolution which overture" the }omanoi tynastv have agreed waive all party differences. O' 'A'''' Viii Nor ArEECT WAR
 PETROGRAD, Mar. 16.-t is learned from auhori- tative sources that the committee which will govern Russia for the next three months has been instructed interfere with the present conduct of the European war as little as is possible. The idea of the rcyouonlz~ was not to make separate peace with Germany, but rather to push the war with vigor which has heretofore been lacking under the direction Of the Romanois The new govern ncnt therefore setting the affairs of state mmouon so as prevent affecting the conduct o the war; unless 1t be the better.
 CONDITIONS BECOMING NORMAL
 PETROGRAD, Mar l0--Ihc revolution prac tcally bloodles and conditions rapidly becoming normal again All government buildings and banks again open for business and oi the factories, which have been closed during the disturbances ol the past two weeks, are again resumng operations.
 The army is in control the situation oo all sides The old gendarme who formerly poced the cities of Rus guard the streets and keep order everywhere In fact there is little or no disorder of any kind
 OLD REGIME AT AN END.
 PETROGRAD, Mar. 16.-Thcre is absolutely no chance of the ROmanoft family again becoming troublesome in Russia. It's regime cnd section oi the country being for of the family to power From all parts of Russia have messages declaring the allegiance o the people and of the municipalities the new government together with messages o praise and con&raaon for the manner in which the revolution which overthrow the Ro- nlanoffs conducted.
 CARS UNCLE APPROVES.
 PETROGRAD, Mar. 10.-It is uno1iciaIIy understood here that the Duma party acted in the overthrow of the Nicholas the uncle of former Car Nicholas The grand duke IS the commander of the Russian army iii Caucasus and such head of of the most formidable of the Russian forces in the ficd
 It is also understood that the grand duke advised the czar to abdicate the tIrone both for himself and for his which Czar Nicholas did in favor of his broher the Grand Duke Michael Aexandrovitch The rule of the also forced abdicae by the Dma party this afternoon
 WHERE IS NICHOLAS?
 LONDON Mar 1O.-Nothing has been learned here regarding the whereabouts of the former czar but he is be eved to be prisoner with the other of the Russian armies He is understood have been on a visit to the headquarters O1 General Ac1cI Cct the sian army, at the time he forced abd.cac The former czarina is understood together with her four daughters being closely guarded in the imperial palace Petrograd The former heir apparent the Grand Duke Alexis, is understood to be with his father
 GRAND DUKE MAY BE ENTIIRONED
 LONDON, Mar. l0-The probable form of gov ernmen for Russia IS matter of considerable conjecture in official circles in this country There very few who believe that is the intention of at the head of the revolution establish republican form of government although is admittedly possible.
 It is believed by large number of officials that it is the intention of the revolutionary party place the Grand Duke Nicholas, the uncle of the former czar upon the throne in which event the rule of the rcgnng Ronanofs will have been entirely done away with The fact that dispatches that constitutional assembly to decide the form of government however, does away with this hypothesis
 RoMANoFF HISTORY lof persecution and for