La Grande evening observer., September 21, 1918, Image 12

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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
SATURDAY; SKPTKMBRR. 21. .1918
BUSS GRAND DUKES
' J ABE NOW IN EXILE
; By Joseph Shaplon. '
United Press Staff Correspondent)
:,.' NEW YORK, Sept. 20. All the
numauottS have been exilod from
. I'otrourad aud vicinity. , .
Grand Dukes Paul Alexandrov
llch, Nicolai Mlchallovitch, Sorgo
Mlchallovitch, as well as the broth
er of the wife of Paul Aloxandrov-
. itch, Prince. Paul: Aloxandrovltch
Palo!, on leaving Totrograd took
villi them only nocessarlts und
Ycoks. Thoy took very llttlo' bas
Uago with thorn, duo to impossibil
ity of transporting1 .anything cuni-j
-ueisomo In- Bussla.-' .AH .articles
, cf luxury, art, paintings, religious
; iibjecls and precious stones belong
ing to tho grund tukoa wero loft
in Potrograd. , ; , i . , '
'" The Grand Duko Nicolai Mlcall
ovitcli, who Is a noted writer and
historian, In fact the only man of
bin talent produced by tlio Ronuin
tiff dynasty in recent years, loft all
Jiis writings, memoirs' . aud very
rich historical -library jn -the care
ni a certain prominent Hussion
i iter and politician, who played a
part In the revolution and pro
in Ilium member of the Russian His'
f.i'cal Society; which, after the re
volution,- unanimously chose the
5:and Duke Nicolai Mlchallovitch
lis president. .. -' '
'.' The) grand duke is. noted thru
but Europe, not only as an histor-
. inn but as an antiquarian and 'Col
lector. . The palace of Nicolai 'Michnllov
Itcli Is a wonderful museum of an-
dent history, the contonts of, which
)io collected from nil' parts of the
world. The grand duke refused to
go to Perm, whoto he has many
, 'powerful friends, and preferred to
go to Vologda because, he explained
(hero was a collection of ancient
Ikons nnd an ancient church there.
.'.'! The former grand : dukes are
i. jrieutly worried about their, proper-
10 a member of the French mill- j
lary mission for 15,000 roubles. I
Valuable dogs belonging to the!
Czar wore sold at from 10 to 15 j
uubles each. One' dog named j
"Ptl," which accompanied the Czar!
on 'nil his trips and was the gift;
of the kaiser, was sold for 2 rou- j;
Mrs. , The boots of Peter the Groat
w',re sold for 20 roubles.'
The grand dukes have addressed
a special plea to Uie Iiolshevlkl
government for the security of their
property. The matter was taken
into consideration by the Bolslie
v:kl after much of the 'property
lenrosonting part of the cultural
estate of Iho Russian : people . wus!
stolen. , , . . ,., '
Only the grand dukes residing in
nnd about Potrograd have been ex
iled, to VoloKda ' and Perm. .'It is
believed, howover, that Grand Duke
Dmitri Pavlovltch, Katputln's slay
er and son of Grand Duke Paul
Ale&androvitch will also go to Vol
ogda in view of tho critical Illness
f his father. Dmitri Is now in Te
heran, whither ho - was exiled by
the Czar for leading the assassina
tion of Kasputiu. Tho gand dukes
residing In. Finland 'and Crimea l
will not: bo molested, Thoy will
limply have to reglstor. Now that
lie Germans are In control of these
legions, the grand dukes are in
their hands.
Grand Duke Nicolai Mlchallovitch
is working hard in Vologda on IiIh
memoirs, eovoring a porlod of
many years, particularly - the in
Izlcues at the court durinir tho war
niirl nrlnr In Ihn Mivnlnllnr . Tmh I
pace will be, dovoted to the clan
destine correspondence between
leading members of the court and
Germany. The grand duko" will
rove, on tho hauls of original
documents, thut although efforts
were made by certain members of
he court and government to con
elude a separate peace with Ger
many, there novor was such an .ef
fort made on the part of the gov
ernment ub a wholo.
ty. Particularly under the Bolshe- An Ennllsli nubllshlne limine has
Vikl regime, many of the precious of fered to publish tho book, but
and rare paintings and things of
(li t belonging ' to tho grand dukes
hnvo been stolon and scattered
throughout Europe. A horeshoe,
studded with diamonds, for exam
ple, the properly of ' the Grand
. Duke Andrei Vlndimliovitch, and
vuluod at moro lhan 3,000,000 rou
bles (about 1, BOO, 000- In normal
(linos) was obtained by a specula
tor for 3,000 roubles and sold Tor
; 850,000 roubles. Fortunately, the
liorsoshoo was rocoverod through
the grand duke's own efforts. TIk
piilow on which Alexander II slept
was sold on the AloxundrliiHkl mur-
' kot for 15 roubles, ortf,rwarHs re
told for 50 roubles, and finally
located at the home of a cab driv
er. The handkerchlofB of Cather
ine II und the former Cztirlnn wero
sold In tho streets of Potrograd
, u Rouble (13 cents) apiece,. A
peasant who obtained a handker
chief used by Catherine II, sold It
the grund duko has refused the of
fer.
All the new fall styles in Millinery
are represented at the Walling Milli
nery, at close cash prices. 0-16tf
Coming: Fighting Bill Duncan.
8tatii of Ohio, City of Toledo,
Lucas County, as.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that hA J I
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Clienoy & Co., dolns buuJne.io in the City I
or Toleao, county ,nmt State aroresuld,
nnd thut'ULli! nrmwlll iiftv Ihn .uiti nf
ONE HUWrtEr tor.f-ARB for each j
and every cmo or CitL'irrh thut ennnot be
cured by tho wo of rM.t,'S CATAU1U1
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