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SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1917
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SHORN OF TITLE
Baron Stokelburg Fires On
Soldiers His House Is
Stormed and He Promptly
Executed ,
COUNTESSA SPY
Those Whose Words a Day
Ago Made Russia Tremble,
Quake at Russia's Word
Today
RUSSIA'S KEW MINISTRY ,.
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Petrograd,' Mar. Russia's
new provisional governments
ministry is ns follows:
' Premier, President of the
Council and miiustsi'-of the in
terior, Prinee ieorgo Lvoff.
Foreign minister Professor
. Paul N..MUukoff.-
Minister of war and navy, A.
J. Guehkoff, lately president of
the duma. ,
Minister of justice, Deputy
Kerenshy. i
Minister of public instruction,
Professor Maauiloff, of Moscow
university.
Minister of agriculture, M
Tchingaroff, duma deputy from
Petrograd.
Minister of finance, M. Tere
sehtenko, deputy from Kieff.
, M inTster of communications,
iV. V. Nekrnsoff, vice-president
of the duma.
Controller of state, M, God
neff, deputy from Kazan.
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1'oUograd, Mar. ly (Via London,
Mur. lii.) Democracy controls Russia.
Czar Kichols lias abdicated. The
Grand Duke .Michael Alexaiirovitch will
act. as regent until the czarevich be
comes of age. The empress is being
detained; pro-German nobles of the old
regime have been' captured and a new
iniiiislry .of the. people has been ap
pointed. ;
The greatest limit for traitors'-and
spies in history was on late tonight. The
populace and the army joined in this
Mstemalic hunt for pio-Gorinnu iii-
t-rt givers. " ' '.
Jt was their brazen activities that
wi-ce the prime cause of the downfall
of the czar and bis absolutist govern
ment. Not even the highest nobles were
exempt from this spy hnintl
General fSukhonilinoir, former minis
ter of war, was one of those arrested
tonight. Ho went to join a notable
company of Huise whose words were,
law in other days.
.HShot 'Brings .Death.
' The populace, and the fully sympathe
tic troops of the citv. brooktd no opposi
tion to their control. 1 ; I3 '
, Itaron Stokelberg fired 011 a group
of soldiers from his window., His house
was promptly stormed. The baron was!
drngged out. He was carried to the
side of the quay and summarily execut
ed. ,-' " ' '
. 'ounf Fredericks, the aged minister j
of the imperial household and aide dej
esmp to the emperor, was discovered ini
hiding. His -fife was soared, but heiN
was sent to pi. son to join other notables sge, uteraturo and history at the Lni
of the old regime. Mean while his , versify of Chicago, and who ia consider
house had been completely w recked. I ed the leading American authority on
Countess Klein Michael long suspect- Russian affai-s, has written the follow
ed as a German spy, was discovered i('S for the United Press, dealing With
hiding at the Chinese legation. Soldiers ; the internal situation which brought
promptly too'c her into custody. about the revolution and overthrow of
A Dramatic Scere. j the czar- Dr. Harper returned from Rus-
No more dramatic incident occurred ; s'a' where he made ft study of present
in the last few days of rioting than ! political, economic and social condi
that of the arrest of the former minis-' tions, six months ago.
ter of war, General Sukhomiiiioff. Al By Samuel N. Harper. s
grounf soldiors-An.l of liastilv armed; (Written for the United Press.)
people seized him. The soldiers de-l The Russian coup d'etat is the logical
manded his instant execution, recalling ' culmination of the political situation
vivid stories of the former minister's of these last few months. In November
duplicity and treasonable dealings with
-Germany. Deputy Kereiwky of Sara-1
toff, one of the duma leaders iahe re-!
volt and minister of justice in the
visional government, intervened. He.
(Continued on page six.)
IN
THIRTEEN-YEAR OLD BOY
. This is the latest picture of the czarevitch of Russia, heir to the throne.
The .lad until recently was -reported to be so sickly that ho is usually. carried
around, and the people of the empire continue their prayers for his health.
Arexis, the only son of Eiliperor Niehelaa, is now in his-' thirteenth year, hav
ing been born August 12, 1904. The royal couplo have four other children
Olga, born in 1895; Tatinna, born in 1897; Marie, born in99, and Anastasia,
born in 1901. ' , - -:
New Russia Is Made In Six Days
Story of Events Leading Up To
The Overthrow of Her Despotism
Chronology of Russia 's
from autocracy to democracy
transition -
March 8 (Thursday):
bread caused unrest among working
men. ; strikes declared at various mu -
liitions factories. First of a series of
raids by hungry people on food shops,
March 9 (Friday) : Petrograd streets
were undir guard of mounted police,
There were several minor outbreaks
when hungry people broke into bread
stores and were dispersed by the police.
The police and some of the troops from
the Petrograd garrison were visibly
half hearted in their suppression of the
disorders. In many eases blank cart
lidges were fired on the mobs of peo
ple, now steadily increasing- Cavalry
regiments were tlieered by the people,
who readily obeyed their orders to clear
the streets.
March 10 ..(Saturday) : The crowns
increased. Govufniuent officials finally
became alarnifd and ordered troops to'
;'ie into the solid masses of people in
Ncvdky Prospect. The troops there
were drawn up jtli machine guns. They
flatly refused to carry out this nias-
sacre. uitidals promptly replaced them
with the police,, known to have no com-
punctions of this sort. The police fired
several volleys. The first ireneral clash
of the populate and the government
forces followed. The czar ordered Hie
duma dissolved aud it was apparent he j
CTHICAL SIDE OP REVOLUTIOiN SOLDIERS ID
PEOPLE ALIKE HAD
Chicago, Mar. 16 Professor Samuel
Harper, professor of Russian lang-
'last, when tho duma convened.
a
plete change of the government system
was demanded. The covernment had
pro-shown again itg inefficiency, this time
n connection With the distribution of
the food supply of the country. The,
government was" actively interfering
MAY RULE THE GREAT
had determined on reversion to 'Stem
repression again. "
March 11 (Sunday)
Widespread
clashes occurred all of Saturdav iiiiht
. and Sunday. These culminated in the
p first big break in the government
(forces. A hussian' regiment of the
Petrograd garrison revolted when their
officers demanded thev onen fire 011
the hungry people. Another joined
later. Four more came over late at
night. These forces combined and took
the strong fortress of St- Peters and
St. Paul after a brief battle, Theii
success led to other wholesale niutin
of troops with bloody scenes as the
troops killed their officers or over
whelmed tin small number that still
remained loyal to the czar. Then the
troops marched in force against the po
lice and efeated them in a bloody
street Jight. This was the first day
of organized revolt.
March 12 (Monday): Street fighting
Continued unc.bated, but in the after
noon the tide of battle turned -for the
revolutionists. Then "with dramatic
swiftness, one of the government regi
nients opposing the regiments fighting
for the people suddenly left its place ia
oarricaues and loined the revolution.
The
line.
desertion spirit swept the whole!
Thousands ioincd. Within nn hour!18 immll"' ;"a? if such event -is
-
(Continued on page six.)
NO CONFIDENCE IN CZA
with the activity -of the, public organ
izations working to suppotihe army
and to solve the many -problems raised
by the war. And finally some members
of the government were suspected of
pro-Gernianigm.
Wanted Responsible Cabinet.
It was not considered possible for a
moment that Russia would betray her
allies, but it was realized that the then
prime minister Stunner might put his
effort forward for a premature confer
ence of the belligerents, uch as Ger
many did in fact later propose.
On all these grounds the duma de
manded definitely a responsible govern
ment, ministers responsible to the rep
resentative bodies. Thin demand was
coin-rsupported bv the unrjer hnnir-nf tho
Kussian parliament, half of whoso mem
bers are appointed by the sovereign.
And behind the duma wore these public
organizations in which all classes were-
(Continued 01 page two.)
Washington. Mari Hi The
senate this afternoon niijKiintnl
Senators Martin and Warren a
committee to notify the presi
dent that mile ho had fur
ther business for them, they
were ready to adjourn until
April li the date of the ex
tra session.
PAPIJR STRIKE AVERTED
International Falls, Minn, Manh
uiployes the Ollnelota r.'14'er
pany, who np'lies frint piper to
"""Iniany newspapers t of Chicago were
at work on a permanent basis today,
following strike threats. The men de
manded a 15 per eent wane increasy.
vonierenees orougnt a compromise
a 10 per eent wage iuerenxe.
at
all russians vill
be allowed vote on
;foiofgoveriit
Great Stores of Provisions
Found Prices Of -All
Food Tumble
Petrograd, iMaVh 36; A govern
ment to be based 011 universal suffrage
and equal voice of the people in its
administration has succeeded the reign
of the most despotic of modern. sover
eign)). T-Jic executive committee of the
duma, which today began its task of
transforming the most absolute of
monarchies into a modern democracy,
announced it would first restore com
plete order throughout the empire prior
io holding general elections.
These general elections will give -1H
the people of the empire an opportuni
ty to voice their opinions as too the
form of government and personnel of
the officials who Will administer that
government.
t Order was beitig rnp'Jly restored to-
idav throughout Kussia.
The empress was reported to be sut
fcjrfnjt from An hysterical attack. The
czarevitch was ill.
Prices for provisions, kept up to ex
tortionate levels by duplicity ,of min
isters and grafting underlings 'of the
old government, decreased enormous
ly today. Great stores of foodstuffs
were fount! concealed in various parts
of the city the sanio sort of food
stuff which the ormer ministers assert
ed had been exhausted throughout Pe
trograd.
The new government, under the ex
ecutive committee of the duma is rap
idly .gaining strength from all classes.
Cobles of the empire were reported to
day to be meeting in various places
and pledging support to the new or
der. V
NEXT MOVE MAY BE
S
Allies May Bring Pressure to
Remove Him Some
War Notes '
Washington, March . l(i. hai the
Russian revolution and victory of the
duma over the Russian bureaucrav inav
be immediately followed by stroifger
pressure by the entente allies on Greece
and perhaps removal of fiing Oojistaii
time from the Greek throne, is indi
cated in eC'iciul dispatches received
here from repTTTCutntives cf this gov
ernment abroad.
Reports tliRt cuiied these hints
brought also the -riicia! Indication1"!
that the
maii'ie if
he Turkish empire
are -expected transu.'io, they will result
jin compl.-de -..-i; .val . Vurkey from
any-influence, ir torrijoriil hcldinc-
ttr .Lurope.
Disregarding All LaW.
Wasliington-Mnrch 16. New evi
dence lhat Germany is proceeding iu
utter disregard of all laws of humanity,
was contained in a. message from
United States Consul Hathaway, Hull,
England, today, relating ho-.v two sub
marines sank tho British steamer Lucy
Anderson.
Aeroplane Got Busy.
London, March 16. A hostile aero
plane bombarded Westgate without
casualties early today., A statement
issued by Lord French, commander-in-chief
of-tho home' forces, declared the
material damage was slihf. .
Destroyer Hit Mine.
Lon.lon, March lfi. An English
destroyer of an old type struck a mine
in the channel yesterday and sank, the
admiralty announced today.
One man was killed and twenty-eight
are missing.
Turks Are Dislodged.
Petrograd, March 18. "Toward Ker
inanshah we dislodced the Tnrkg from
their fortified positions at the summit
of Naleshkian," said the official war
offico statement today.
Till
READY TO MEET ANY
STRIKE CONDITIONS
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Officials Arranging to Bring
supplies to Lity Mf
Strike Comes
Chicago, Mar. IB With a meeting
of the freight traffic committee of the
Chicago Chamber of Commerce called :
for noon today, city officials and heads
of the various industrial lines of the
city were considering ways of first
bringing the nectities of life into the
city, should a nation-wide rail strike be
called, and then of conserving those ne
cessities and wing them to the best ad
vantage of the public.
The electric roads running into he
city wore preparing for the biggest
business of their history, iu their at
tempt to handle the IOOJ00O Commuters
now being carried daily by the steam
roads. Officials of the various lake
transportation companies said they had
not made any plans, but that thev
would attempt to care for whatever
freight traficvis diverted their way.
Because of the ice in the upper part of
Lake Michigan, traffic there will be
impossible before the middle of April.
The supplying of milk for the city
promises to by the most serious question
and here the order of business will be
"babies first." By the nse of the elec
tric lines and motor trucks it is estimat
ed that as high as 50 percent of the
normal supply of 1,250,000 quarts nVed
ed daily can be brought Into the city.'
Dealers, both wholesale and retail.
have announced that an ample supply of
Binne rmuies is on nana, wig includ
ing meats, canned goods, flour, grain
and fish. The egg supply ib fair and
the supply of vegetables aud fruits is
sufficient for several days. ' Dealers
are silent on the coal supply question,
although it has been stated on authority
that the supply on hand is sufficient
for at least 15 days with the moderate
weather now prevailing.
A strong radical element of Nhe
brotherhoods is opposed to tho progres
sive strike favored by the national
leaders and Vrcre prepared today to ad
vocate an immediate nation-wide strike,
according to James O. Downey, of
Butte, Mont., a local chairman of the
switchmen. Several conferences of rad
icals were held today at which such pro-!
cemire was demanded, JJowney said.
General and local chairmen represent
ing brotherhood employes on 12 western
railroads late today ratified tho striko
order issued by the general officials of
the four brotherhoods. '
The ratification was voted at a meet
ing here attended by more than 1,000
chairmen.
Wheat Takes Drop -
Over Strike Situation
Chicago, March 16.' The grain' mar
kets were excited today over the threat
ened strike and the. Russian revolution.
Both were bear factors. Trading was
active but very nervous. May wheat
opened down 1 14, but rallied '( to
tl.79!4. July at noon stood nt fjtl.03,
a net loss from last night's close of
SVji September, wag 'down. 2 from
last nij;ht at $1.42 7-H.
Corn was affected by the same bear
factors, but not as strongly. Mav was
at $1.07 ',4, down July $1.0014, down
'S-4, and September 1.U5V4 down 5-8.
Oats tagged wheat. My was 57,
down :i-8; July was 5154, down
Provisions were firm. The traders
were wait
ng to see what will happen.
ABE MARTIN
It ther's anything that ought t' be
all out an' over by 10 p. m. it's an
amateur show. Lafe Bud sayg he alius
feels like an odd cuff button when his
mother-in-law visits him.
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AT SAN TRANCISCO
.San Francisco, Mar. Id Fears
that tho trans-bay ferry serv
ice will be badly crippled in
the event of a general railroad
strike, were expressed today by
persons familiar with tho hand-'
ling of the tens of thousands of
commuters2 who eross (San
Francisco bay daily.
(Southern Pacific and North
western Puciiic officials are
making hurried plans to solve
the problems that will be thus
presented. While tho employes
of the trans-bay electric lines
are not members of the railroad
brotherhoods, it it) feared that
the men on the Southern Pacific
will go out in sympathy with
the brotherhoods- The North
western Pacific would also be
similarly uffected, it is said.
Roads Issue Embargo
Orders On Perishables
San Francisco, March 16. Kmlmrgo
orders were announced by the Southern
Pacific company today against the ac
ceptance of perishable freight or live
stock for points east ef Deming, FJ
Paso, Ogdeu and Portland. The orders
provide tho perishables may be accept
ed for points west of El Paso, Ogden
and Portland when under the usual
freight rchedule they would reach their
destination before Saturdays night.
No powder or explosives will be ac
cepted, for shipment to any point. It
is provided that shipments by the
United States government will be ac
cepted, but; subject to delay. All bills
of lading are to be endorsed "subject
to delay on account of impending
strike." f - .
. Three Roads Placi Embargo. v
Portland, Or., March 16. All perish
able freight that cannot be delivered
before the railroad trainmen's strike
order becomes effective was placel
under embargo today by the Northern
PaPcifie, Great Northern and Southern
Pacific companies. Tho Oregon-Washington
Railroad and Navigation com
pany was expected to take similar ac
tion before night. Non-perishables are
being accepted at the owners' risk.
SEltAVE HAS ADJOURNED
Washington, Mar. Hi Tho senate ad.
journed sine die at 8:03 p. m. today.
ASKS AS TO STATUS
OF ARMED VESSELS
Government Wants To Know
How Other Nations
View Them
By Carl D. Groat,
(United Pross Staff Correspondent)
Washington, March 16. Because
some foreign governments are. inclined
to object to harboring American armed
merchantmen, this government has in
quired of tho Euroiiean nations whether
they would agreo to admit the vessels.
' None of the nations queried has re
plied. The United States holds that it has
the right to harborage for its armed
crafts. It would even have the right
to send a warship into a foreign harbor,
inasmuch as this government is still
neutral. '
Foreign objection! have not been
made openlyr but that some of the na
tions werelreally inclined to prevent
harborage of the American armed ships
was evidenced from the state depart
ment today.
German influence have been exerted
3u some of the governments to influ
ence them against America: ou this
point.
This government can sec no valid
grounds for the threatened objections.
The administration temper, if strictly
legal methods are followed, will not
brook interference with what is re
garded as a manifest right.
REASON ADMITTED -
, By John Grandeng
Berlin, March 16. Berlin
newspaper comment was pro
fuse today in speculating as to
the meaning of the Russian
revolution.
"The revolution was not an
timonarchial," declared the
Tageblatt, "'but is was anti
bureaucratic, aiming, at unity
on the people. Overthrow of
the czar only will come if he
resists aims 'of revolutionary
leaders. Doubtless these lead
ers are determined to continuo
the war to tho utmost-"
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'iiDnFQinrfiTV'iii
III ULUiDLK! HILL
M ALL fflilS
i TO STOP SHE
v
Sends Six Members cf Advis
ory Council To Meet Lead
ers In New York City Dur
ing This Afternoon
Course cf Action Decided Up
on In Case AH Efforts Fail
Cabinet Approves fcs cf
President Wilson
By Robert 3. Bender.
. (United Press staff correspondent.)
Washington, Mar, Hi. The govern
ment has acted in am effort to prevent
the progressive nation-wido railroad
strike, scheduled to atart at ti p. m. to
morrow. '
Secretary of the Interior Lane, Secre
tary of Labor Wilson, Samuel Oumprts,
president of the American Federation
o'f Labor, and Daniel Willard, presi
dent of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad,
were this afternoon named by Presi
dent Wilson to confer with the brother
hood chiefs and railroad managers in a
final effort to avert such a calamity.
The four mediators left Washington
at 4 o'clock and will hold their first
meeting late tonight in New York City
with the railroad managers and the
brotherhood representatives.
Following a meeting of the presi
dent's cabinet this afternoon, at which
the strike situation was discussed, Sec
retary of War Baker issued tho follow
ing statement:
"Acting under a plan suggested by
the National Council of Defense, today,
Secretary Lane, Secretary Wilson, Dan
iel Willard and Samuel Gompers, nit
members of tho advisory council of the
national defense, will go to New York
to confer immediately with representa
tive of both sides with the end in view
of bringing about an adjustment of the'
difference and avoid a serious situation
developing at a time of international
crisis.
"This action was taken subject to
the approval of the president and his
approval has been given."
Asked if a course of action had been
decided upon in event of failure of thigj
mediatory course, Secretary of War
Baker replied that he would not care to
discuss that.
There is reason to believe, however,
that the president, in view of tho inter
national situation, is determined ti
take any action, however drustie, to pro
vent a tie-up of the great transporta
tion systems of Hie country.
"The announcement was signed by
Secretary of War Baker as chairman of .
the Council of National Defense, and
addressed to Secretary Lane, W. B. Wil
son, Duniel Willard "of Baltimore &
Ohio, and Samuel Gompers,
A letter prepared at the defense coun
cil meeting, f.igned by Secretary of
War Baker, ns chairman of the council,
and addressed to Lane, AVilson, Willard
and Gompers read:
' At a meeting of the I onnc.il of Na
tional Defense it was resolved that yoit
be requested to seek an interview with
the representatives of the railroad
brotherhoods and the railroad execu
tives in reference to the difference
now existing between them and appar
ently threatening to produce a general
railroad striko in the country; and that
(Continued on page three.) :
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THE WEATHER
Oregon: To
night, light frost
west per tton ;
Saturday fair;
easterly winds.
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