New-York tribune., 1918-09-23

AN ATLANTIC PORT, Sept. o.
strapping young colonel of the for
mer Russian army, member Of the
Duma under Gar Nicholas and admit
tedly one of the slayers of the monk
Rasputin, arrived here yesterday in
uniform and covered with medals, on
his way to Washington to tell Presi-
dent Wilson about the political situa-
tion in Siberia
He is Colonel Stanslas de Lazovert
a Russian subject Of Polish birth,
whose dream since early youth has
been the unifcation and freedom of
Poland. Although he wishes to bring
about the rehabilitation Of his native
land, he regards as q moro vital task
the determination of Prussianism. He
warns the people of the United States
that any let-up of the Allied often
sive on the West front or any nom
binding peace parleys or premature
cessation Of hostilities will mean ruin
for civilization and an ultimate tri-
umph of Prussan tyranny over the
universe.
81 would like to tell publicly what l
know of the intrigue of the Russian
court and Of the killing of Rasputin, "
he said. "but ] cannot until | have
first talked with President Wilson.
Price on His Head
"a price has been on my head ever
since the vile monk of the palace was
assassnated. There were six Of us in
the plan to make away with him.
was in it and am the only one alive
to-day. We did not kill him without
giving him chance for his life. The
others and myself invited him to a
conference and warned him that we
welding at court, and gave him a speci-
fed interval in which to leave Rus
sia. He scorned our offer of escape
and we had no alternative but to make
away with him.
"He was the paid hireling Of Ger
many. We knew it and he knew we
knew it, and thereafter he was always
under guard when he went about He
did not heed our warning and we
finally got him.
81 was one of the SIX men who took
part in the shooting which occurred
in the street as he was quietly max
ing his way to the palace at night.
We knew where he was and We shot
was taken away in my automobile,
which had stopped by the curb as he
came by.
Those Who Killed Monk
"My lips were sealed for long
time, but now | am at liberty to say
that the others with me who were
l.,
spicable monk were the Grand Duke
Dimitri Pavlovski, NJ. Pourischkievitch
member of the Duma; Captain Tou-
chotine, Of the Imperial Guards;
Prince Ysoupotf and a grand duke
whose name for the present must not
be revealed. This sacrifice, which was
the best thing that ever happened for
Russia, occurred near midnight on De-
cember l6, 1917"
Colonel de Lazovcrt promised that a
complete story of Rasputin's work at
the Russian court and the great mass
OF proof showing that he was in the
pay and under the domination of Ger
many might be revealed by him within
a few weeks after he had had his con-
ference with President Wilson.
although | was born in Poland of
Polish parents" he continued, 81 have
always been a loyal subject of Russia.
am here in the interest of the true
and loyal Russian people to do what I
can to rehabiltate the nation and re-
store order through military successes
of the Allied arms"
Hun Barbarities Not Half Told
Colonel de Lazovert is a man Of
ABOUT thirty eight, blond and of me-
dunn height. He wore the uniform of
a colonel of Russian infantry and on