Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-20
Graphic Story of Last Hour
of Nicholas as Ruler
of Russia.
REFUSES TO BETRAY
RUSSIAN PEOPLE
Rejects Suggestion Of General Ivano#
That Dvina Front Be Opened to Ger.
f, maus to "Let Them Quiet tho
canailIs"-cxar Long in Ignorance Of
UpriSins-LittIe Concerned at lid
ings and Willing to Abdicate.

The history of the last hour of En-
peror Nicholas rs ruler of Russia is re-
lated by 4 correspondent Of the Outro
Rossli of Moscow as follows:
1.-TWO trains arrived at the station at
Vishera, on the Moscow PetrogTad
railroad, 125 miles southeast of Petro-
grad, on the night of March IA. One
train carried the emperor's suite, the
second the emperor, General Baron
Friedricks. minister OF the imperial
house; Rear Admiral Niloff. General
label and others. Nicholas. called
from headquarters by the empress. was
,on the way to Tsarskoe- -Selo.
Withhold News From Gar
"None of the kilograms about the
revolution sent by President Rodzianka
of the duma had reached the emperor.
Every effort was made to keep him in
ignorance of these affairs General
label protested. declaring that II the
others refused to inform the emperor
he would do so.
Nicholas. who had been sleeping
was awakened at 2 o'clock in the morn :
ing. He went to the dining car and
demanded that Admiral Niloff tell him
,what. had happened in Petrograd. ~
He was told that students and
young soldiers had tterrorized the duma
'Just then Commander Voyekoff OF
the imperial train entered with a, tele-
gram stating that 700 Of the st. George
cavalry were on their way to Tsarskoe-
Selo to present cross to the emperor
and had arrived at the nearest station
Of Dno, headed by General Ivanoff.
label Tells of Revolution.
"'Your majesty said Voyekoff. 1T is
enough that you appear at the Tsars-
koe-Selo in the midst of these heroes
and with the Tsarskoe- Selo garrison
go to the duma. All the troops will
remember their oath. 1t will be easy
to overcome these young soldiers
att is lie, your majesty shouted
General label. You are deceived. Read
these telegramss Here is the order:
ITO the imperial train: Do not send
the train to Tsarskoe- Selo, but to
Petrograd.''
"'What does this mean? Is it a
revolution? Is Grekoff [who signed the
order to divert the train] commander
in Petrograd?'
'Ther, General label spoke out: )
. SO Fond of Flowers.
"'There are 10000 troops with off,
GERS backing the temporary govern
ment. Your majesty has been declared
detnroned. It is impossible to SO fur
ther'
Nicholas exclaimed:
"'Why was not told before? Why
tell me now when all is finished?'
AFTER moment he added:
"Let it be so. Thank God. I will
abdicate, if that is what the people
want. I will go to Livadia. to my gar
dens. 1 am so fond Of flowers
t"The train moved toward Bologoie
At Dno a telegram was received stat
ing that the Tsarskoe- -Selo garrison
had revolted and that the empress had
appealed to the duma for protection
Nicholas pondered the situation and
then said:
I "T shah go to Moscow. Mrosvoki,
commander of the Moscow garrison
used to say Moscow always would de-
'fend me-
NiehoIas True 70 Country.
AT Bologoie was received a telegram
stating that the Moscow garrison had
Joined the revolution. The train re-
turned to Dno, where 1t met the train
bearing General 1vanoff. The general
related everything. adding:
"'There is only one thing to do now.
It is to open the Dvina front to the
Germans and let them quiet the ca
naille.'
nicholas rejected the suggestion,
exclaming angrily:
"I shall never become traitor to
my country
'Then Nicholas broke down and
wept"
Gear Appears Daxed.
"After q moment he said:
eft only knew my wife and children
were safe I should go to Livadia, quiet
ly to finish my life and let Michael
govern the country. He Is well liked
by the people. I will sign my abdica-
ton and then 80 back to the army, say
good bye to the soldiers and let them
do as they like. shall not stand in
the way
"This last colloquy occurred on the
station platform Nicholas. who waa
dressed in q soldiers coat with a
colonels straps, frequently mopped
his brow. He gazed about in an
distracted manner and then mounted
the steps Of his car Thereupon the
train moved on
Finnish Officials Resign.
London, March 2e.Near!y all the
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