The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-13

grudge against England, though country"
 Trust Undermined
 Rasputin also made no secret of pacificatory inclinations, assuring ev- cry one that g. prolonged war would be Russia's undoing. The Empress most intimate friend, Mime. Vyrouboff, followed the priests cue, and thus the court camarilla which surrounded the sovereigns in a tight and exclusive circle, became impregnated with Ger manophile sentiments. The entourage of the Car became the subject of se- were criticism. Murmurs were heard on all sides.
 Discomfort came to a focus on Gen. Soukhomlinoff, former Minister of War, charged with responsibility for Russia's military reverses, was on trial. His wife interviewed Rasputin. enlisted the sympathy of Mime. Vyrou- boff, obtained an audience of Alex andra and implored her intercession. | ''The trial was suspended, and the 1 War Minister was quietly and private l ly released. The news, Altering out, l and the Empress was openly accused of being in connivance with the gang of German agents. Thus the peo- ple's trust in the Car was under mined, and the corner stone laid for the approaching revolution. ''We Are Done For!' i A great change in the command of the Russian armies was effected at the end of August, 1915, when the Grand Duke Nicholas was appointed viceroy in the Caucasus and the Car took the chief command on himself.
 A gradual change seemed coming over the Car at that time. He was subject to fits of apathy, and a spell mental faculties.
 Then an unforeseen event created the greatest perturbation all over the country. It was announced in six words in the evening issue of the Ex- change newspaper:
 Gregory Rasputin has ceased to exist"
 The news of Rasputin's disappear ance caused a tremendous commotion
 "The Empress was speeches. with ldismay. Her first words proved pro-
 phetic:
 "'We are done for,' she cried; now
 we shall also perish!'"
 The Car had his hands full. The Empress vindictiveness found full
 scope in an attempt to punish Raspu- tins slayer, and so steadily sowed the seeds of hatred among her husbands
 subjects.
 , The End of the Romanoffs
 The end of the Romanoffs came definitely, when, after having signed his abdication, Nicholas returned : alone to his home at Tsarkoye-S -Selc : after taking leave of his officers Here is the scene that followed, a. this author paints it: ''The moment the train stopped, the Emperor hastily stepped out of hi : carriage, and with his hand held LII in salute, silently and rapidly passed
 along the platform and jumped into r the motor car. Arrived at the pal ace, he hastened to the Empress. Sht 1 threw herself into his arms, exclaim l ing:
 : Forgive me! Forgive me! It is : who have brougEt you to this : But the chivalrous Car would no 3 hear of that and, affectionateIy reas surfing her, replied: !, CT alone am to blame' Since then it is rumored that thi
 humble strain of mind has passed 0 and Alexandra Feodorovna has bee c heard to upbraid her husband in Eng fish for having given in too soon '. Nicholas II himself told his little st c of the change in their prospects, ek
 plaining to the boy that he was \ S longer the Czar. The Czarewitch weN = bitterly, adding:
 g "'And I also shall never be e Czar.'"
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