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Riddled With Bullets.

When all was over the bodies were
stripped Of their Jewels and placed.
covered with rough sheets. on sleds
waiting at tho entrance.
The cortege made off through the
night toward tho forest. Finally II
reached the clearing. Here tho bodies
were unloaded and partially un.
dressed.
1t was then that the jewels hidden
beneath the clothing OF the royal
women were discovered and quickly
appropriated-but in the haste some
Of the gems fell TO the ground and
were trodden in the snow.
Thereupon the bodies were placed
on great funeral pyres, soaked with
benzine, and cremated. Parts which
offered resistance TO tho flames were
destroyed with sulphuric acid Until
dawn the assassins watched until
they were sure that not n trace OF
their bloody work except n pile OF
ashes and the gore.soaked ground 70.
mained to tell the tale.
Tho End.
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Polish schemes in Eastern Europe.
This would enable me to put ar
ticles in tho French press and at
terwards commence similar opera
tions here. Several British NJ. p,
would probably support our ac-
tiVity as well as well-known women
like Lady Bonham Carter Mrs. AS
quith's daughter). Mrs. Despard
Iord French's sister, and Mrs.
Hudson Lyall IA prominent membar
OF tho London County CounciD.
Colonel ]. Wedgewood, NJ. p, IS
at present in India, but as soon rs
he Is back he will certainly agree
to cooperate with us. He and Com.
mander kenworthy. NJ. PA are very
active men and understa nd how to
question their Government. want
few NJ. P.'s here of this kind.
too. to work in the same name.
for foreign questions.
Knowing her and her connec-
tions 1t was quite obvious that her
intentions were to install me in
London to do all / could to obtain
support and try to justify French
action In the Baltic region.
Having dropped me once on the
ground that l had played a double
game, the plotters were evidently
trying to make sure of me this
time by setting two traps, one
through Yvonne and one through
the Polish legation. The first
failed completely, since I ignored
Mile. Pouvreau's suggestion, but
the second was much more at
tractive and proved quite full Of
thrills.
On the next day, April 10, re-
ceived the following reply from
the Polish legation at 45 Grosvenor
Square, w:
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Korfanty's Mission.

Matters were rushed from then,
and on tho 18th OF July was
given a letter by Count Potocki
TO Introduce me to M. T. Romer,
the first secretary OF the Polish
legation I'm Paris. presented
myself to Romer on the 18th. and
after reading my letter he asked
me for the statement which had
been prepared in London. He read
II and then remarked. "Yes. will
call up the director of the Agence
Polonaise de Presse."
II was arranged that ! should
return 10 the legation later in the
day. when. In addition to NJ.
Romer. I met Capt. Paul Klecz-
kowsli and Count Lubianski. Now.
Kleczkowski. in addition to being
an official Of tho Agence Polonaise
de Presse. which was quite openly
an official branch Of the Polish
legation, was also a captain OF the
French military intelligence and a
former singer at the Paris Grand
Opera.
tackled Kleczkowski as to the
purpose Of Korfanty's visit to Paris
and he assured me in the presence
of the others that there was notn.
ing accidental about It, but he was
there to explain the true position
in Upper Silesia.
''As a matter of fact said Klecz.
kowski. tho French press are CIV
ing a banquet in honor Of him and
I am carrying out the arrange
ment. for II. Won't you Join u.s."
accepted. and then fixed an
appointment with Prof. Zalewski.
who was to take me to the editor
OF the Journal des Debats. where
I should be given my first oppor-
tunity OF working off the spool
interview. Things were going
fairly we'll so far, except at the
legation, where had TO battle with
a suspicion that was spying on
them.
However, by appearing friendly
and confidential with the staff, !
succeeded in allaying their sus-
picions, although I am sure one
man with whom 7 came in contact
in Paris at that time did not
trust me, and I assuredly did not
trust him. 1t was through him,
although he little suspects it, that
obtained details of Millerand's
plans for a coup d'etat.
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Millerand's Hand Seen.

This man, Lubiez .Milesz, was an
agent Of Millerand, and through
some skillful manipulation by the
latter had been appointed Charge
d'Affaires at the Lithuanian lega.
ton in Paris. Even the staff at
the Polish legation derived some
amusement from this clever move
which, left, as the man in COM
mand Of the Lithuanian legation,
an employe Of Millerand, whose
duty was to communicate any.
thing worthy OF notice to Philip
Berthelot, the Secretary General
of the French Ministry of Foreign
Affairs.
Thus there was an agent OF the
French military party enjoying the
full confidence OF the Lithuanian
government at a time when Miller
and. becoming impatient, was urg.
ing his colleagues to agree to the
immediate seizure OF Lithuania.
Millerand was the father of the
greater Poland scheme, and, in his
anxiety to see the first step accom-
plished, had succeeded in carrying
his point that a partial mobliza.
tion should take place and several
armies were ready at least two
months ago. I am not in a posi-.
ton to say those armies have been
added to since the end OF July. but
they most certainly have not been
disbanded
They are ready today, and at the
first opportunity when France de.
cides on some pretext to send more
troops into the Ruhr she will send
sufficient to overcome any opposi-
ton to her plan to pass through 10
the assistant Of the Poles in their
work In the Baltic states.
II Germany protests-won, that
Is provided for. II she doesn't. she
will gain nothing by her silence.
VIII show you next week how the
Poles used me in their efforts TO
blind the world to their criminal
intentions.
THE fourth instalment OF Pu.
enas' absorbing revelations will be
published next Sunday In The
Washington Times)
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Kerensky Sees Tsar.

The next morning the Emperor
arrived at Tsarkoe-Selo.
The family and those Of US who
remained with them were kept
under close guard and hardly al
lowed outside Of the palace. The
provisional government evidently
desired to allow the imperial family
to escape to- some foreign country,
presumably England.
I have beside me as I write the
diary kept during those terrible
experiences. The entries show a
spirit of gloomy forboding which
sends a shiver through me now as |
recall the sad history of the last
year Of the life of that family which
! knew and loved so well.
TUESDAY, April 81 Kerensky
came to the palace today for the
first time, and made a thorough in
spection of everything, after which
he had a long conference with the
Tsar and Tsarina.
WEDNESDAY. April 4.-Alexis
told me about kerensky's conference
with the Emperor, which took place
yesterday.
kerensky entered the room, where
the whole imperial family were gath.
cred, and said:
II am the attorney general, Ker.
ensky."
Then he shook hands with each
one, and, turning towards the En-.
press said:
THE Queen of England asks for
news of the 'ex. x.Empress.
Her majesty blushed violently. It
was the first time that she heard
herself so designated-"th ex-
Empress" She responded that she
was fairly well.
THAT which I begin" said Kcr-
ensHy, + follow up to the end--al.
ways, with all my energy. wished
to see everything myself In order TO
report to Petrograd, and that will
be better for you"
Then he informed the Emperor
that he wished to speak to him pri.
vately. They went together into
another room.
KERENSKY: "You know that
have just abolished capital punish.
ment. ] have done that. although
n large number of my comrades
have erished-victims of their con.
victions."
SUNDAY, APRIL S.-KerensLy
informed the Tsar that he was
forced to separate him from the
Tsarlna. The Tsar was to live alone
snd see his wife only at meal times.
They were to be required to speak
Russian only. This news aroused
the greatest sorrow and Indignation
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Execution of the Tsar.

Just as we were getting aboard
the train, the guards brutally sep
arated me/ from the children and
thrust me- into a fourth class car
riage under an armed guard.
When we arrived at Ekaterinburg
I saw the children get out of their
carriage, loaded down with heavy
valises. Nagorny, the faithful sailor,
was carrying Alexis in his strong
arms.
l sprang to my feet to so to their
aid, but burly sentinel hurled me
back onto the floor of the filthy
coach l had occupied during the trip.
I followed them with my eyes.
The beautiful Crazina came last, car
ring a little dog and wearily drag
ging along a heavy dark valise, her
feet sinking ankle deep into vile,
sticky mud at every step.
Several hours later the sentinels
informed me that / was free. At
first l had a feeling of relief and
joy; which was followed by a feeling
of intense sadness. Then all was
over! I went away a free man, but
my brain was reeling.
The Tsar and Tsarina we're sub.
jected to the most revolving treat
men in their prison house at Eka-
terinburg. The vilest, toughest and
most indecent men that the Reds
could find were placed over them to
humiliate them.
/ was taken back to Tioumen and
imprisoned there.
On July 20 the anti.Bolshevik
forces took Tioumen. They were
gaining ground rapidly.
Then one night received the
heart.breaking news that the Tsar
had been executed.
THE sentence OF death pro.
nounced against Nicholas Roman.
off, ran the official proclamation
which had been posted in the streets
of Ekatcrinburg, was executed
upon the night OF July 1917. The
Tsarins and tho children OF the Tsar
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Plotter's Mask OFF.

First of all, you must get in
touch with Prof. Wilden-Hart and
give him an interview. which he
will prepare in a manner We think
fit for the press. OF course, our
paper is the Morning Post, but In
this case Prof Wilden-Hart is a
man Of considerable standing and
can get articles in any paper in
London"
met him by appointment at
the Strand Palace Hotel.
"On your own showing" he
said, you admit that the Lithu.
anians in Wilma are in a minority.
Why, then, should not wilma be
Polish?"
You are mistaken, professor"
I retorted. IF you argue that
way, Wilma should be Jewish, for
the Jews are in the majority.
Lithuanians, Poles and White
Russians combined are in a mi
nority for the Jews alone consti-
tute over 40 per cent OF the total
population, and with the addition
of the miscellaneous Municipalities
the total is carried to SO per cent"
The professor reply was a pen
sive "Ah," and the interview end
ed
met Wilden.Hart again about
fortnight later, after having
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Taken to Tobolsk.

On August IL we learned that the
family and those who chose to ac-
company II were to be taken TO
Tobolsk, Siberia. The next day,
under a heavy guard Of armed cav.
airy, we We're taken to the station
and began our long journey. Ahead
Of us-bleak and unhospitable
Siberia. What a terrible fall for a
family so whole-heartedly devoted to
Russia!
At first our exile at Tobolsk, al
though we were always kept strict
prisoners. was not very trying.
On November Is we heard that the
provisional government had been
overthrown.
Kerensky fled. The Bolsheviks
obtained control. This was immedi-
ately reflected in our treatment.
The soldiers. who up to this time
had treated us fairly well, became
more and more insolent. delighting
in doing everything to show the
royal family their degradation.
They made them undergo every
privation and heaped them with in
suits of the most brutal and beastly
character. This spirit is shown by
an entry in my diary for January,
1917.
Wednesday, January ia COM
mittee of soldiers of our garrison
decided by 100 votes to S5 that epau.
lettes should be taken from officers
and soldiers.
When he heard OF the ignomini-
Gus Brest.Litovsk treaty the Gar
was dumbfounded. Russia was
ruined. In this treaty the Ger
mans demanded that the Russian
imperial family be handed over to
them safe and sound.
1T is a shame" said the Car.
1t means suicide for Russia.
would never have thought that the
German Emperor and the German
government could lower itself TO
shake hands with these miserable
men who have betrayed their coun-
try"
When the Czarina learned OF the
terms of the treaty she said quietly:
after what they have done to the
Car l would rather die i'm Russia
than be saved by Germany"
II would rather cut off my right
hand than sign this treaty" said the
Car. And from that time on he
became terribly depressed.
Thursday, April 25.-God help us!
1t is coming. The beginning of the
end is approaching.
At 3 o'clock that afternoon I met
two of the Cars most faithful serv-
ants, who broke out with sobs when
they saw me. They have come
come-to take away our master"
After day Of sorrow and an.
guish, the servants came to the
hall to bid their Majesties good.by.
The smporer and his wife were
to be separated from the children
whom they loved more than the
whole world,
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Trapped for Slaughter.

The grand duchesses followed
Olga, the eldest; the beautiful Ia
tiana; little Anastasia, sixteen years
old, and last, the fair Marie.
Behind came retainers of the royal
house who had followed them into
exile-Dr. Botkine; Demidova, the
maid; Kharitonoff, the faithful chef.
and old Troup, the coachman.
Come into this ROOM" invited
Yourovsky, Il am going for the
carriages"
The imperial family stepped into
the room-to their death.
The prince sat in the middle,
flanked by the doctor and by the
Car. The CZarina sat near the
entrance door. The grand duch-
esses, with the exception of Tatiana.
who was with her mother, sat with
their backs to the wall.
Thus they waited - suspecting
nothing.
Yourovsky re-entered. The mask
of sympathetic kindliness had slip.
ped from his face. They saw him
as he was-a lustful demon. His
eyes We're blazing strangely, but he
controlled his voice
There is a plot to save you," he
said, addressing the Car. but it
will not succeed. We are obliged to
put you to death"
AS he spoke he pointed a huge
revolver at the amazed monarch
and fired. The Cnar Of all the Rus
slams fell dead.
And the ten rough soldiers who
had crowded in after Yourovsky fol-
lowed their chiefs example firing
volley after volley point-blank into
the bodies of the Czarina, her daugh-
ters, the faithful servants.
Yourovsky himself shot the Care
witch. His aim was bad and the
boy, tortured, feebly moved. Your
ovsky fired again and completed his
work.
The room was a shambles--of the
eleven persons who had, trustingly,
walked into it "A few moments before
not one was left alive.
The most terrible death was re-
served for Anastasis, who was only
wounded by the first shots. Selling
the chance to glut their blood-lust.
the soldiers leaped upon her writh-
ing body and cut and slsshed 1t to
pieces with their bayonets.
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Underwood assured me that in
a few days he would be on his way
to Warsaw to keep an appointment
with an official Of tho French EN-.
bassy there, and, consequently. was
unable to take any further part in
the business Of fixing me up with
the Polish Legation.
But" he said. this should be
easy. Ciechanowski is a gentleman
and he will play straight with you.
All you need do is to let him know
that you are prepared to give him
the benefit of any information you
possess and all other help possible
with view to bringing the Poles
and the Lithuanians together on the
question Of federation. After all
Lithuania. at the present moment, is
in the hands Of the Jews.
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success. We found little straw in
pig sty with which we covered the
floor of the cart.
Then we went upstairs. Their Ma.
jesties were kneeling beside the bed
OF the little prince-he who was sub.
ject to such a terrible malady that
they felt they would never see him
alive again. The Czarina took Alex.
is head in her arms and kissed
him again and again. Then. sud.
denly, she kissed him for the last
time and turning brusquely,
walked out Of the room, not daring
TO look back. Her eyes were brin.
ming with tears.
We came downstairs. Outside the
soldiers were stamping and grum-
bling impatiently. They had no pity
for the tragedy which was being en-
acted in the house. What did il
mean to them that a loving family
was broken up under conditions 80
terrible? -
After a sad farewell, everyone
was strangled with grief. We heard
the wagons rumbling away. We
were alone-the children and L
with few faithful servants.
We heard after three weeks of ag-
ony, that their Majesties were i'm.
prisoned in a merchants house at
Ekaterinburg under a most brutal
red guard.
On Monday, May 20, we left To.
bolsk under a strong guard. We
heard that we were going to rejoin
the Gar and Czarina. But we fear
ed that that was only a cruel joke on
the part of the Bolsheviks.
1 feared that the worst was GO
ing to happen. 1t was pitiful under
such conditions to see the children's
faces tighten up as the boat drew
near Tioumen, where we were to
take train for Ekaterinburg. They
longed to see their mother and "a
ther once again.
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Birds Give Fire
Alarm AS Nests
Are Threatened
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 5.

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 5.
DIRDS circIng above a build
~ ing attracted the atten-
ton of a man a distance of
four blocks away, on Powhatan
street, and indirectly led to
the discovery Of a fire. He
saw them settle in flight as if
to alight, then rise again. A
moment later, cloud Of smoke
arose from a roof, seemingly
directly under them. He ran
to Powhatan street, where
flames were breaking from up
per windows.
After smothering the blaze
with high-pressure hose, fire
men cut through the gables
with axes and threw to the
street more than a bale of
hay that had been deposited
piecemeal by sparrows in
"feathering their nest"
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Tried to Involve British.

TRY TO get adequate funds from
the United States for this special
campaign. At the end Of the week 7
shall write TO you about a scheme
for active work and perhaps ask
YOU to sec a few people in London to
enlist their aid and dismiss the ques.
tion Of active cooperation in our
common interests.
II am writing myself TO several
friends in important circles. was
Just about to propose to you a cam.
paign in Great Britain to explain the
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Two Traps for Pilenas.

"Sir-I beg to acknowledge re.
ceipt OF your letter Of April 10,
and with reference to it's contents
beg to state that l shall be pleased
TO receive you tomorrow between
II and l o'clock, at the Polish
legation, 45 Grosvenor Square.
Should this appointment not be
convenient for you I suggest that
you should call on Monday next at
the same hours and address. Yours
truly,
u. CIECHANOWSKI,
Charge d'Affaires."
! found II quite convenient to
keep the first appointment Gle.
chanowski a very keen and highly
polished young man, was wait.
ing for me. Before had time
to open my mouth after our greet.
ings Ciechanowski said First Of
all, NJ. Pilenas, you understand
that 1t is to the interest OF Poland
to become on the POST friendly
terms possible with The Lithuan.
ians, and II It can be accomplished
to bring about an agreement as
to the federation of the two coun.
tries. don't want you to tell me
anything that you feel is secret"
We went on to talk Of various ne.
gotiations connected with the forth.
coming meeting OF the League OF
Nations and finally Ciechanowski
dismissed me with the promise that
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The End Approaches.

Finally at 3 o'clock in the morn.
Ing l heard rumbling. and looking
out of the windows saw peasant
carts outside the house These carts
were only Fit to carry flour sacks
and livestock. What?-were thcy
going to take away the Car and
Czarina IN such terrible vehicles?
The wagons were filthy and We
tried TO clean them. without much
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in the Empress. Why should they
treat the Tsar so? He, who loved
Russia with his whole soul.
MONDAY, APRIL, 9.-Kerensky
intended to isolate the Empress, but
he was told that It would be utterly
inhuman to separate a mother from
her four sick children. Then he de-
termined to isolate the Tsar.
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President of the French
Republic, who, according to
Colonel Pilenas, secretly
modified the French army
ready for dash across Ger
many to seize Baltic nations
and Silesia.
he would communicate with me fur
ther after he had written to War
saw and asked the Polish govern
ment for permission to attach me to
the legation in an advisory capacity.
Next. Ciechanowski inquired what
I knew of Colonel Ward, the former
British consul at Wilma. I told him
that to the best OF my knowledge
Colonel Ward had recently accepted
the managing directorship OF firm
known as Merx, Ltd, which was
formed exclusively for trading with
Lithuania. Under Colonel Wards
management this firm became
sort Of semi-official institution.
Cienchanowsk went so far as to
tell me that he had no doubt as
to my reliability and that he was
perfectly satisfied Of my ability TO
be Of great use to the Polish lega-
tion II I agreed to remain with
them. Once more I was dismissed
to wait the arrival of the reply
from Warsaw. This did not arrive
until early in June, and then it
was to the effect that the lega-
ton would retain me in an ad-
visory capacity at a salary Of
so pounds month. 1t was then
that Ciechanowsik removed his
mask. He said:
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picture itIdH emperor, once
ruler Of tlOO hundred mil-
lion human beings, coOped up
tOith his consort, his three proud
daughters and little son and heir
in room in Siberian merchants
house. . Their jaiLer enters
at the head of rough, unkempt
revolutionary soldiers, their brutal
faces tl0isted Nth bLood-lust.
''' A shat-the Gar falls dead.
Another-the Czarina cranlples
IN her chair and sloioly sinks to the
floor. A volLey-and Grand
Duchesses. the Czzarepitch, stag
ger and collapse over the bodies
Of servants, their chef and their
coacIman!
These are not ina aginings. They
are duly authenticated history,
perhaps the bloodiest page IN all
history. And the man Who de-
scribes them and the events which
led up to ther-the man ,oho has
tov-itten the most thrilling intimate
story of the Russian drama ever
palbtshed-is the one man alive
qualified TO Write of it-Pierre
Gillidrd, tutor to the Czurevitch,
,Oho miraculously escaped the same
fate as hts royal master and mis-
tress. With suffering and sor-
ro,O scared into his soul, Gilliard
no1o, tells the t0orld the truth con-
certi,g the brutal murders in this,
tho final instdtment of his auaS-
ing revelation.
BY PIERRE GILLARD,
For Ten Years Tutor 20 tho Czsrevitch
and tho Grand Duchesses. Children
of tho Gar.
Translated from the French)
Copyright 1921.
PART vi.
SSVXIlTHIN six weeks after
w the day Of my DEATH"
Rasputin once said to
the Czarina, "the life of your son
and heir to the throne will be in
terrible danger, and Russia her
self will be tottering to her RUM
How clearly l remembered those
words in the first two weeks in
March. 1917! The Emperor alb
dicated March Is. / was with the
royal family at Tsarkoie- Selo,
none of whom heard Of the abdi-
cation until the evening of the
18th.
Four days later, after the most
heartrending experience for the En-.
press. whose husband had been
away for more than ten days, word
came from the provisional govern
ment that we were prisoners in the
palace. A strong body of revolu.
troops was set to keep guard
over us.