Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-16

London, March 15-A successful
revolution has taken place In Rus
sia. Tho reactionary party has
beer overthrown.
Reports from Petrograd state
that the duma, backed by the army
has succeeded In overthroWing the
government completely. The revo-
Iutlon conferred In Petrosrad and
Moscow, Prominent reactionaries,
Including former Premier sturmer
! and M. Protopopoff, minister Of the
! Interior, have been Imprisoned.
The government is now In tho
hands Of a committee Of safety.
The question Of the dynasty has
been left unsettled thus far. 1t is
reported there Is possibility OF
the abdIcatIon ct Emperor N|eho-
Lac, who would be succeeded by
the crown prince with Grand Duke
Nicholas acting a. regent.
Berlin, March Ii (By wireless tc
eayville) There has been success
full revolution In Russia. according C
the Overseas News aganOy tthe ofilcia
tayuasn nysa haReAnse 49, u
I6e following statement was sivsr
ous today BY tho news agency.
.sgI'he following report was iss,ied IL
Petrogrsd On March II about the sue
cessful Russian revolution:
THE population Of Petrngrad, IN
censsd by tho complete disorganiSatior
of transport services and of alimenta
(Ion had bean irrirated for long time
against the government and had be
come restlsss. The population held hs
government responsible for all It's SUI
lerings. The government expecting
trouble, took measures ON large scale
In order to maintain order. and among
other things ordered dissolution OF the
council of the empire and the duma. !,
"'The duma, however, on March II
decided not to accept the impera
ukase. but to continue its meetings
The duma Immediately instituted al
executive committee. presided over b,
M. Rodzianko, president Of the duma
That committee declared itself to be
z provisional government and ISSUED
the following appeal:
considering the difficulties in re
gard to domestic tranquility. which
are due to the policy Of the formel
government, the executive committee
of the duma feels compelled to take
public order in its own hands. Full,
conscious Of the responsibility arising
from this decision. the committee ex
presses the certainty that the popula
,tion and the army will lend their assis
nance for the difficult task of creating
IA new government which will accep
yfhe wishes OF the people and enjoy
Sheir confidence"
1.-THE executive committee rested
itself upon the population Of the cap
ital, which was in full revolution ant
upon the army, completely united will
the revolutionists. 1t arrested all thu
ministers and sent them to Jail. Th'
&uma declared that the mfnisteria
cabinet no longer existed.
as Today, on the third day Of thu
revolution. the capital, where order i!
returning swiftly, Is completely in thu
hands Of the executive committee 0
the duma and OF the troops which gar
risoned Petrograd and numbered mor'
than 10000, which troops support th'
revolution. Deputy Engelhard. cofone
OF the great general staff. has been ap
pointed commander Of Petrograd b!
the committee.
Yesterday evening the COMMITTEES
issued proclamations to the population
TO the troops, railroads and banks. ask
ing them to resume their usual activ
tiles. Deputy Gronski was chosen b,
the duma committee for provisional
mana cement of the Petrograd tele
graphic agency. (This probably refer
to the semi-olncial Russian new
asency.)"
SWEDEN HEARS OF CHANGE.
Stockholm. March IA, via Berlin, ant
wireless to The Associated Press t.
Tuckerton, March 15-Reports o
serious disturbances in Russia are pub
lished in Swedish newspapers TIT
Tidningen Of Sundsvall publishes {;
statement that railroad bridge owe