Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-03-27

Sunday it broke forth in flame
| Panic-stricken. the government or
| dered the mounted patrols to fire on
| the people. The patrols refused. and
battle between the police and the
troops followed, regiment after regi-
ment joining the revolutionists, seizing
| arsenals, burning prisons and jails
arsena,s, burning prisons and jails
and throwing the heads of the secret
police into prison.
For three days open battle ragged In
the streets of Petrograd. Strikes in
factories and on street cars were
called in sympathy with the reyolu-
| ton.
Wednesday the weeks nightmare Of
revolution ended more suddenly than
| it had begun. Planks were pulled
| from windows, doors were unbarred.
| factories, stores and banks reopened.
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. 1t
lis believed here that its 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 inf.u-
ence with Emperor Nicholas in sup
sort of the dumas appeal for a popu-
lar government, says Reuters Petro-
grad correspondent.
! General Brussiloff, commander In
chief of the armies on the southwest
ern front, replied:
"Your telegram Seceived. / 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"
NJ. Rodzianko, president of the
| duma, sent the following telegram to
Emperor Nicholas:
"The situation is becoming worse.
Measures must be taken Immediately,
| for tomorrow it may be 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 ana temporarily held in the min
| iSterial room of the duma.
A telegram received by the naval
attache of the Russian embassy in
| Paris reported that the railways and
public services in Petrograd had re-
| sumed work.
The revolution, which evidently was
| carefully prepared, broke out stimuli
| taneously in Petrograd and Moscow.
The garrisons, which obeyed the in
structions 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 iii
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
a 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
couAcil of the empire and of the
municipality. The garrison agreed to
support the provisional government"
Papers Fail to Appear.
Newspapers, with the exception of
revolutionary publications which
sprang into life with the success of
the revolt, had failed to appear.
Street car service at noon had not
been resumed, but it was believed that
| night would see partial service.
The government was declared to be
| overthrow by the duma leaders, who
met in the Maveritchisky palace after
the regular session had been adjourned
nv imperial ukase, and in a telegram
to the emperor the popular represent
atives declared that a special commit
| tee. composed of the leaders of the
various parties in the duma, would
submit a list of names for the new
cabinet.
The imperial palace at Tsarskoe-
Selo is said to be in state of siege,
but tlAs far no fire has been report
ed between the guards defending the
palace and the revolutionists and
troops.
1t is stated that General Michael v.
/
been offered the military dictatorship.
Two Statesmen Killed.
Stockholm, March 19.-Passengers
arriving at Haparanda, Sweden, with
hospital train reported that two men
of prominence in Petrograd had been
murdered.
One of them was said to have been
Alexander d. protopopoff, minister of
the interior. and the other was be-
slieved to be Boris Sturmer. former
| premier.
The old Russian government, If is
alleged, tried TO. bring troops to Pc
trograd from Finland to save the stu
alton. but the troops refused TO go.
Helsingfors is declared TO be In q
state of siege.
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