Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-03
Nicholas BjdeS Time Until He
M0y Restore ROn10nOffS 10 Power
Aged Former Leader of Rus
sian Armies May Again Com
mand Cossack Hosts
NOW RESIDES IN FRANCE
Friends Are Confident Call Win
Come Soon to Fight For Inn
perial Russian House
By MILTON BRONNER
NEA Service Writer

June Back IN the early years oI
the World War, Grand Duke Mich
olas Nicholaievitch commanded taa
czar's great armies.
He owned palaces and estates all
over Russia Before he took the
field with his troops, he lived the
life Of royal prince and wealthy
nobleman.
But today he is a simple country
gentleman in the little Chateau OF
Choiny, on the outskirts Of This
humble hamlet where for centuries
time has stood still.
His command, once numbering
millions, is reduced now to 20 faith
full Cossacks. His household does
not exceed s Or 10 persons. And his
table is the plainest.
1t sounds like tragic tale-and
in part it is. But the man who,
due TO the Vaccinations Of me last
Of the czarinas, was deprived OF his
title of generahssimo of the Russian
armies and sent into practicaI exile
in the Caucasus; the man w-.o prac,
ideally was a prisoner of the Bolshe-
viks before he managed to escape to
Italy, is abiding his hour.
Although 68, he still Is vigorous
straight as the Russian pine, wei
over six feet tall, and but a little
grayer than in his campaigns Of
1914-16.
He and his friends are confident
that soon the call. for service viii
come. Meanwhile, he lives in an $50
lation one would think impossible in
place only an hour by train from
Paris.
Two or three trains day stop
at the station called Santeny-Ser-
Won. The villege itself is a mile
and a half away Here you find
some 200 souls, most Of whom are
employed as farm hands in the sur
rounding wheat country of Brie.
Although this country voted hea7-
lily for the parties Of the Left Wing
in the recent elections, the grand
duke is popular with the peasantsy.
They call Nicrolas, rented estate
the Chateau of Cnoiny-but it isn't
a castle 1t is more like a Ere ach
country residence a low rambling
two-story white structure, with ger,
anium beds around it ana powered
in horse chestnuts, locusts and other
trees Towering at this time Of the
year.
The grounds are enclosed by tall
fences. The big barred iron gates
are kept locked. France has many
communistg and Bolshevills who
might harm the greatest Of the liy-
ing Romanoffs.
That is why at night the 20 Cos
sacks are on guard That is why
half dozen police dogs are let loose
on the grounds. That is why by day
the French government has sent
down there to do duty at the portePs
lodge a special agent of the French
Surete Generate.
In spite Of the fact that many Of
the surviving Romanotfs not long
ago chose Grand Duke Cyril-nove
living at Nice-as protector of the
rights to the old throne, thousands
OF loyal Russians the world over
look upon Nicholas as the man who
ultimately viii deliver Russia
from the soviets.
Nicholas wanders about his
grounds in the ordinary clothes worn
bv Frenchmen Of the leisure class
lie never goes to Paris.
Considerable part Of his time is
spent in writing a history Of tie
first part of the great war. Long
years ago he wrote a history of Rus
STA under one Of the great cZars. SO
by writing now, he simply is RETURN
ing to one of his early loves.
Most Of his guests are Russians
who escaped the Soviet Cheka and
who have information to place at
his disposal
It is significant that most of the
able Russians come to Santeny to
report to him, instead Of going to
Nice TO report to Cyril.