El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-28
.B0LSHEUKI ARE
BEATEN, REPORT
Moscow Is Reported Cap
tured; Details of Killing
of Former Gar.
lContInued from - ID

father and within a few weeks there
after married princess Alexandra AliE,
afterWard known as Alexandra Eco
dorOVna. daughter Of the grand duke
Z OF Hesse. by whom he had four dauEh-
[ tiers. the grand duchesss Olga. Tatiana,
Marie and Anastasia. and one son, the
grand duke Alexis. heir apparent TO
the Russian throne up 90 the time OF
D his fathers abdicatiOn. Emperor Mich
GLASS coronation as Moscow a year
and a half later was attended by q
festival in which 1000 persons were
trampled TO death.
By some Nicholas was held largely
responsible for the RussO-Japane
war on the ground that he permitted
his 1avorites TO develop the agrees
slve policy in Manchuria and Korea
which aroused Japan 70 h0stiuties. He
was accused Of hinderinE preparations
for the war. Of meddling with Cen
kuropatkin. his commander. but is
credited in some quarters with having
by his firm iusistence saved Russia
from paying an indemnity TO Japan
after peace was proclaimed.
Soon after the beginning of the
present war. the emperor proclaimed
the autonomy OF a reunited Poland
and in this. as well as in his resist
ance TO German aggression. he was in
line with the development Of Russian
liberalism After months Of continu-
aaN AaHneAEN 10 AALE LAAEraaA TINS
Nicholas took command Of the Russian
armies from grand duke Nicholas In
September, 1915 HIS command, how
ever, was regarded as only nominal
Causes Of Overthrow.
Although the influences leading to
the revolution Of March. 1917, which
forced his abdicatiOn. were various
and some OF them obscure. il was evil
dent that the leaders Of Russian lib
failure TO prosecute the war success
fully, for continuing the rule Of the
bureaucrats and for the growth Of
prO-German influence at the Russian
court which were undermining Rus
sia's war strength. There was a bitter
struggle between the duma and the I
reacu Onary party, a shortage of food, /
lack Of supplies for the army. neglect Z
Of precaution and organization Some I
of these were attributed by the lib I
eral leaders TO dark forces at the I
court
The emperor was then at the Rus /
sian army headquarters. He attempt
ed 10 transfer the throne TO his broth j
er, the grand duke Michael but he. in 4
turn. abdicated and the Romanoff dy- n
nasty which had ruled the destinies Z
of the Russian empire for more than B
800 years was brought to an end All
the order Of the executive committee
=
his abdicatiou at midnight March Is, /
was arrested and taken To Tsarskoe-
Sel0 palace. which was 20 be his pris- !
on. and was placed under guard. lie .
delivered q farewell address 70 his I
soldiers who listened unrespOnsively /
and. at its conclusion. sang the Mar /
seillaise.
wouldn't Turn Traitor.
Nicholas seemed to be stunned BY I
the suddenness Of the blow and made /
no attempt TO resist He rejected the d
suggestion OF one OF his generals that I
the Russian lines be opened 20 let the I
Germans mass through and deal with 4
the cauaille in Petr0grad.' declared :
that he was no traitor He expressed {
the hope that he might be permitted I
10 live at his palace at Livadia. in the .
Crimea. where he loved 20 stroll with 4
the empress among the flowers and ]
woods Instead he was taken q pris-
oner TO the Petr0grad palace where \
Derlal family had gathered TO share
his imprisonment At first the former
emperor was not closely confined. but
was allowed % walk in the garden
c vice day under a guard Of soldiers
HIS chief occupation in the first weeks
Of his Imprisonment was in shOveling
snow on the garden walks He seemed D
TO be in good health. displayed inter
est in what the foreign newspapers
printed about him, but was said 20
have periods Of crying
Wealth S2.OOO, 100000.
His private wealth had been esti-
mated a. S2000.0oO. 600. but Il was
confessed that no accurate idea Of its
vastness was obtainabIe- His income
was believed 10 exceed $4,000 600 a
year His personal expenses were