The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-21

and Minister of the Interior-Prince
Georges E. Lvoff.
Foreign Minister-Prof. Paul N.
Milioukoff
Minister of Public Instruction-Pro-
fessor Manuiloff of Moscow university.
Minister of War and Navy, ad in
terim-A. J. Guchkoff, formerly presi-
dent of the duma.
Minister of Agrfculture-M. Ichin-
gareff, deputy from Petrograd.
Minister of Finance-M. Tereschten-
ko, deputy from Kiev.
Minister of Justice-Deputy Keren-
ski OF Saratoff.
Minister of COMMUNICATIONS V.
Nekrdsoff. vice president of the duma.
Controller of State-M. Godnef,
deputy from Kazan.
Control Is Complete.
That control by the new government
is complete is undoubted. kilograms
from generals commanding at the vari-
Gus fronts have displayed an astonish-
ing unanimity Of support of the new
order.
Sunday 1t broke forth In flame.
Panic-stricken, the government or
dered the mounted patrols TO fire on
the people. The patrols refused, and
a battle between the police and the
troops followed, regiment after regi-
ment Joining the revOlutioniSts, seizing
and throwing the heads of the secret
police into prison.
For three days open battle ragged in
factories and on street cars were
called in sympathy with the revolu-
ton.
Wednesday the weeks nightmare of
revolution ended more suddenly than
it had begun. Planks were pulled
from windows, doors were unbarred,
factories, stOressand banks reOpened.
500 Slain in Revolt.
The only evidence that revolution
had been fought and won was the
smoldering ruins of a few public
buildings. The cost in life is unknown.
1t is believed, however, that it did not
exceed 500.
Magical and sudden as was the
transition from the old to the new, it
is believed here that it's results will be
almost Immediately visible in the In
stitutiOn by the new Russia of more
vigorous and efficient prosecution of
the war against Germany.
The duma telegraphed the principal
generals at the front to use their infiu-
ence with Emperor Nicholas in sup
port of the dumas appeal for popu-
lar government, says Reuters Petro-
grad correspondent.
General Brussiloff, commander In
chief of the armies on the southwest
ern front, replied:
your telegram received. l have
fulfilled my duty to my emperor and
my country"
Gen. Nicholas V. Ruzsky, member OF
the supreme military council, replied:
81 have carried out your request"
M. RodziankO, president of the
duma, sent the following telegram to
Emperor Nicholas:
1.-THE situation IS becoming worse.
Measures must be taken Immediately,
for tomorrow it may ba too late. The
hour has arrived when the fate Of the
country and of the dynasty Is being
decided"
NJ Chtchegiovitoff, president Of the
council of empire, was arrested in his
home and temporarily held in the min
isterial room of the duma.
The revolution, which evidently was
carefully prepared, broke out stimuli
taneously in Petrograd and Moscow.
The garrisons, which Obeyed the in
strHctiOns of the revOlutiOnaries, I'M
mediately took possession Of these
cities after comparatively little fight
ing and equally small amount of de-
struction of property.
Petrograd Bridge Blown Up.
In Petrograd one bridge was blown
up. Strict military rule prevails and
the army has the situation so well in
hand that it is not expected adherents
of the late government will be able to
offer any serious resistance, even in
remote provinces.
After receiving word Of the revolu.
ton, it is reported, Emperor Nicholas
returned to the palace, where he ar
rived on Wednesday.
The following details of the revolu-
ton have been given to the press from
al. source usually well informed on
Russian affairs:
'"The soldiers refused to act against
the crowd which started trouble when
it heard of the ukaSe issued by EN-
perOr Nicholas prOroguing the duma.
On Sunday the committee which had
met to discuss the food situation was
partly transformed into a provisional
government under the presidency Of
President Rodzianko of the duma and
included representatives of the duma
council Of the empire and Of the
municipality. The garrison agreed to
support the provisional government"
The proclamation by the military
governor in Petrograd forbidding any
street assemblageS and declaring that
any disorders would be ruthlessly sup
pressed made it apparent that affairs
were graver than the dispatches al
lowed by the Russian censorship would
indicate.
has seen the wanten firing of rifles
and machine guns, and civil war In the
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