Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-10
DIARY Of CzAR|NA
TELLS OF LAST DAYS
UNDER OLD ORDER
Family Incidents - Czechs
Arrive to Fight Reds.
Newspapers Cut Off.
BY ISAAC DON LEVINE.
ARTICLE v.

diary contained in today's installment
cover period OF little more than a
month. from the middle of Nav to
June 20, 1913. II was during this
period that the Czechosicvak troops
In Siberia Joined hands with the anti
DolshevfR government. E}l7 .erinburE
the city where the Rorlsnofs were
Kept. was menaced by the ris!ng tide
or the anti-soviet forces The czar-
mas diary shows that tbs Roman
ons were at first k ag. in the dark as
to the outbreak OF these tremendou
events On June the former en-
press recorded much noise and "scea
ndgeting." adding that Since threa
days don't give us any papers 20
read" Five days later AVID ayey, the
commissar, suddealy told the Roman
ons TO pack up as might have to
informed them tina. the trip was post
poned for several days, TO prison
ers were net inferno! tha. the renl
cause of the orders to Is ready TO
move at any moment lay in tae
CzSchos!ovak military operations. Ia
stead they were told on June Il tn 4:
the soviet authorities "succeeded II
catching the Leader Of the anarchists
their Typography and band" 1t ia
apparent that tire story of an an
archist plot was invented by tn
bolshevik commissar In order to aliay
family NAV have entertained regard
ing the affair
From the entries OF the czarinas
diary here reproduced It is possible
to get complete picture of the life
or the Romano6S several weeks be-
fore their violent death. The f1rst
date is In the Russian calendar the
second In our style.
Ex-CxarevitcA still Ill.
May 1s (29). "Wednesday.
"Baby's night was better. Glorious
weather. Tetiana sewed my Jewels.
BABY and I lunched in his room
and then he came TO our room, SLEPT
little before vladimir Nikolaievitch
came Ga new commandant), put him
half q plaster of paris.
The others walked as usual and In
the morning, too. Baby was carried
back to his room to dine. I went to
bed after supper with strong head
ache
MAY II (3o). Thursday
Baby had better night. =
Before dinner pains became stronger.
cramps; took him to his room. Got
to sleep at 8. The others went out
In the afternoon.
No news of anybody. Played a
little bezique with Nicholas before
going to bed.
Wooden Palings Raised.
May IS (31). Friday
Poured in the night. 1 remained In
bed. as feeling very giddy and eyes
ache SO. Baby brought over at to
us. Lunched. Slight rain; others
went out. Hammering hard, making
wooden paling before baby's windows
higher. 4
June (May 49,. Saturday.
Might better Early morning. son
came over to me before luncheon. I
spent the day in bed. feeling weak
and DaSty in the head.
vladimir Nikolaievitch and Avde-
yev came after supper. Baby was
carried to his room. His head ached
little, but he went quickly to sleep.
The children washed handkerchiefs
again.
"June MAY 2O). Sunday.
GLORIOUS sunny weather Baby had
a pretty good night. Dressed-took
baby into the big room with his bed
and had mass. new priest, The
some time. played cards with hin.
Vladimir Nikolaievitch and Avdeyev
came. After supper he was carried
back to his room by Nicholas, Trup
and Kharitonov and went soon to
sleep.
Receive Lenin's Order.
June (May 22). Tuesday
Baby slept well. but less so than
the night before. Fine. bright morn
ing. Baby spent the day in my
room-appetite still not good. The
others went out in the afternoon.
Vladimir Nikolaievitch and Avdeydev
came at Z. Knee much less swollen.
he may be carried out tomorrow. I
had bath at 10.
'Lenin gave the order that the
clocks have to be put two hours
ahead ECONOMY of electricity so at
10 there would be as 1t was II. At
10 strong thunderstorm.
t"The committee has now given the
permission for Alexei whilst he is Ill
to be out as long as he likes, but we
all only an hour as before!
June (May 23). Wednesday,.
Got up at $50. now $3.50 by the
watch. Glorious morning. Baby did
not sleep well. leg ached probably
more because Vladimir Nikolaievitch
took it yesterday out of the plaster.
We held the leg firm. Eugene Serge
ievitch carried him out before the
house and put him in my wheeling
chair and Tatiana and l sat out with
him in the sun before the entry with
a paling erected around. Back he
went to bed as leg ached much from
dressing and carrying about. Lunch
only brought at 3 o'clock. Are put
ting yet higher planks before all our
windows so that not even the tops
OF the trees can be seen. Then one
will have the double windows taken
out and at last we can open the win
dows.
On Her birthday.
June 6 (May 24). Thursday.
MY real B. D. birthday.
Glorious weather. Baby had bet
ter night. Lunch brought at 2:30
Marie carried baby out and put him
on my basket long chair for half an
hour. Olga and I sat with him. and
after Nicholas and the other three
went out into the garden. Very hot,
aWfullv stuffy in rooms
June (May 25). Friday.
Beautiful weather. Nicholas re-
mains the day in bed. as slept badly
two nights from pains-and better
when lies quietly. Twelve we took
baby out with the girls. I remained
half hour and then Tatiana changed
with me.
Tatiana began reading aloud to
Alexei THE Crusaders" by Senkewicz.
Newspapers Cut on.
July (May 2S), Saturday.
"Gray morning. but warm. Nicholas
slept v"rv well without awakening.
Baby slept nicely.
rains nearly all the afternoon.
Vladimir Nikolaievitch again did not
come; they say as though there were
scarlet fever in his house and that
he can't come before Thursday.
Great fldgeting going on around us
today. Since three days don't give
us any papers to read. and made much
noise in the night.
June 10 (May 2s). Monday.
Beautiful weather at 1.9 inside and
in the shade, too, Is degrees. Baby
had a good night on the whole.
$50. Only brought luncheon. The
others only went out from SIS, as
Avdeyev was not there before. Played
cards with baby. Tatiana read to u.s.
The children keen Niuta darning
of nd (an