The day book. [volume], March 21, 1917, NOON EDITION, Image 21

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GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS URGED
CZAR TO ABDICATE THRONE
Petrograd, March 2l.-The Grand
Duke Nicholas, cemented his alliance
with the people in the Russian revo
lution and added to his popularity to
day when it became known that it
was he who had really induced Czar
Nicholas to abdicate.
It was revealed that the grand
, duke held a lengthy 'aildience with
the emperor and urged this step upon
him prior to the visit of the revolu
tionary committee bearing the abdi
cation declaration.
One'qther bit of history made pub
liy today was that the action of. the
Russian duma in resolving to over
throw the autocratic government
was unanimous with the exception
of 5 members, who' stood out for
immediate establishment of a repub
lic without waiting for a popular vote
and without the temporary duma
- committee form now governing.
"The provisional government
which' today holds Russia's destiny
in its hands will use every energy
-with the unanimous consent of the
nation afid Will effect a speedy vic-
1 tory," declared Foreign Minister Mi
lukoff today.
"Russia overturned in a few hours
a power detested by everybody. This
feeble, but tyrannical power, which
was incapable of securing food for
the people or of organizing for the
future and which was using all the
country's strength to vanquish the
enemy "how occupying our territory,
no longer exists.
"The problems now confronting
Russia are immense. She will have
to rebuild the whole political edifice,
and in so doing she will enprmously
strengthen her moral forces to or
ganize and obtain a victory."
Stockholm, March 21. Helsing
fors city, Finland, is in the hands of
Russian troops, following a week-end
qf riots. Admiral Njoeton was shot
and 14 officers aboard warships in
theharbor were killed, according to
information reaching iere today.
Washington, March 21. The U. S.
government is preparing to recognize
the new rule established by the Rus
sian revolution, it has been learned.
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MAN HE REMOVED MAY "CAN
HIM TABLES TURNED
Count Bakmt-tettefi -
Bakhmetieff is Russian ambassa
dor to the United States and may be
recalled by the man he had removed
from office eight years ago. . When
he was minister to Serbia, he had
Prof. Paul N. Milukoff removed from
the Serbian university. Now Milu
koff is. minister of foreign affairs in.
the new Russian government, and is
Bakhmetieff's boss.
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Cleveland. When Allen T. Perry,
76, manufacturer, married Katherine
Dunham, 43 sister of his son's wife
a sister-in-law became a mother-in-law
and a daughter-in-law a sister-in-law.
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(' Birmingham, Ala. David Overton,
convicted of murder, of Probate
Judge W. T. Lawler' of Madison,
county and under death sentr.
escaped prison with six others.