Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-03-21

terim-A. j. Guchkoif, formerly presi-
dent of the duma.
Minister of Ayriculture-M. Ichin-
garrett. deputy from Petro@rad.
Minister of Einance-M. TeresCnten-
k6. deputy from Kiev.
Minister of Justice-Deputy keren-
ski of Saratoff.
Minister of COmmunicationS-N. V.
Nekrasoff, vice president of the duma.
Controller of State-M. Godneff,
deputy from kazan.
Control Is Complete.
That control by the new government
is complete is u%ndoubted. kilograms
from generals commanding at the vari-
GUS fronts have displayed an astonish-
ing unanimity of support of the new
order.
Demonstrations against the govern
ment have been frequent during the
last few weeks. The attempted pro-
roguing of the duma famed the fires,
which spread rapidly from class to
class and from civilians to troops.
Sunday it 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-
lnent Joining the revolutioniStS, Selling
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 revolu-
ton.
Wednesday the weeks nightmare of
revolution ended more suddenly than
it had begun. PIankS were pulled
from windows, doors We're unbarred,
factories. stores and banks reopened.
500 Slain in Revolt.
The only evidence that a revolution
had been fought and Won was the
~Slnoldering ruins of Il few public
buildings. The cost in life is unknown.
1t is believed. however, that it did not
exceed 800.
Magical and sudden as was the
transition from the old to the new it
is believed here that its results will be
almost Immediately visible in the i'll
Sti1ution by the new Russia of Il more
vigorous and efficient prosecution of
the War against Germany.
Appeal Made to Gear.
The duma telegraphed the principal
generals at the front to use their intlu-
ence with Emperor Nicholas in sup
port 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 received. l have
fulfilled my duty to my emperor and
my country
Gen. Nicholas V. RuZSky, member of
the supreme military council, replied:
Il have carried out your request"
NJ. R%odZianko. president of the
duna. 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 and temporarily held in the min
isterial room of the duna.
A telegram received by the naval
attache of the Russian embassy in
Paris reported that the railways and
public services in Petrograd had re-
SuIiled work.
The revolution. which evidently was
carefully prepared. broke out stimuli
taneouSly in P~etrograd and Moscow.
The garrisons. which obeyed the in
StructionS of the revolutionarieS, i'm
mediately tool possession of these
cities after comparatively little fight
ing and equally small amount of de
struction of property.
%Petroarad Bridge Blown Up.
In Petrograd one bridge WAS blown
up. Strict military rule prevails and
the army has the situation so we'll 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
Il source usually we'll 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 dulna.
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"
Inc proclamation ny the military
governor in Petrograd forhiddiny any
street aSSemblageS and declaring that
any disorders would be ruthIeSSly sup
pressed made it apparent that affairs
We're g1aver than the dispatches al
lowed by the Russian censorship would
indicate.
has seen fhe wanton firing of rifles
and machine guns, and civil war in the
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