The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-02-23
R.AsINTIN SAID TO HAVE BRBN
MURDERED FOR MS PRO
GERMAN VIEWS.
RELIGIONS GARB USED
From Peasant To Cars Fayorite
Sensational Rise Suddenly
Comes to End.

Il HlaU VI HlsStS'S'
He rose to WELD Il power that
made ministeries totter and which
threw shadow across the very
thsone of the Gar.
Sluiost fanatically religious. his
morats were OF the Lowest.
Gregory 8asputin was born III the
little siberian village of pokrossky,
in Tobogsk. His father WIS wealthy,
but pea5a nt--wifst in Russia is catL-
ed a "moujik' Ss a boy he was
quarrelsoma. He would ncS worK
and did NOT get an edscstion.
Most of Gregory's time was spen;
in the vodka shop, wlrlre he TAXED
much and loutiy. and picked as many
! ausrrels as he could. kbwever, 'sie
wits of the VODKA shop iss mis- na,iFe
town soon became too duit to maze
! it accusing for paspruin to "n,ang+
| theBe
! He started on 4 pilgrinIEe. In
every village he dtssnk vodkF, more
than was good for aim. At as, he
reached Moscow, sbere he found
those who could make him. wieS his
lack OF Earning. seersafdieuiou< He
began to tearu 10 reat and wri'Ss
| Religion xas his passion rel. sI"n
and women.
He delved into the lon, Of the ESs%-
sian church. iourneyed 20 Kietf. ="
| Mount Athenx. TO Jer,5ssfen. then
| went to sea Once baosg N Russo
he became noujik prie.'ni an unor'
| dained monk
: Someone in acsduced hirfpr the So
! ions of a Cocntcss Ignatisf' in Pet
rograd AT whose receptions men %
fletters, science and the churAr assem-
bled. At once he began his antiques
with women, aItl,, zitho he stlss wore
! miserable clothtng and his aIanners
were at best tocnath. soni-s'@t the
I beautiful women, NJ Petrogrstt show
led him marked tHT0r. and ufoss than
,. one husband tEssTtcned hin. Hut
everything Rasrutls did WA znder
cover of religion
II is said by 1sH' who knSSs' that
more than one ~aIasen of Pes eoerad,
fwho could turn rlis hearts OF the
l.fnsst manhood sn tie city, @eSshed
the fees and kissed the hands az this
shaggy, boorish npnE in thciF -nef'g'-
rgnt I'M - -
ligious side was 5utErnwn.
! Then came hiss inst real orp"r'
tunity for political power. 1de- 'eu'-
peror was still wtttoaI an heir. He
was dissatisfied. There WAS ssafa OF
a divorce. and th.s%nperor sad enir
press were seldorn1seeB ;togetnsr1'.
! FTor the first time In many weeks
| they rode in the same carria ss dur
| ing public ceGscaony S-uidenay
above the thousallia nj cheers,.sssoice
boamed out:
! Thou shalt b-sar d soni
II was Rasputins voice.
The Czarlna nasf rose gnsssl th%n
| SANK DaCH Ill htf cdii ioSN' "| -
or she received the monk at the cpurs
lin Petrograd In less than year
after his prophecy an heir sSas bora
70 the Car. Rasputin's name was
on everyone's lips and a. beca sip
more and more Il fayOritss
! From then o,s his poweergrew sad
| 50 his intrigues. Time aad again his
life was thr. Nlened ana ~ ono anus
Madame Guseva, whose two dough
ters had paiS the prizes of a. esntan
favor, trieaa 10 kill h,5R,
Rasputia WAS the leader Cd wha
, is called the pro-GeYman PARTY II
Russia. He tried mis- best TO pre-
, vent the. present v.aT with Gsrman'
and steadily worked for d separat
I peace,
2 On December so, OF last year, aC
; cordiag to advLses from Russia, tw
= young men. aristocrats, drove TO
house in Petrograd, where man al
suaed 10 have been Rasputn enteI
ed their automobile. The car "a
o driven to Ysssupoff palace.
: Cries we're heard and whee Cd
7 Fpolice came. attendants explaine
v that dog had been shot. Heweve
n the story goes that on auto dro'
/, from the palace TO an island IL
e yes,tgation led TO discovery OF no.
l. in the leo and divers recovered u
l. body or Rasputin.
Il The supposition is that BIO was tai
5, an TO the palace, invited 10 the gar'
1 en- and handed revolver loaded vii
blank cartridges.
Finding himself at bay, he turn'
N the weapon on his enemies and ~
"a ''shot In self defense
IL seems most likely that he M
Ar his fate because of his activities
the Interests OF separate peace q