Look to President Wilson to Avert Threatened Railroad Strike HARRISBURG ifSplfit TELEGRAPH 3Thr Stnr- Unfctpmbfnt LXXXVI No. 65 24 PAGES - RUSSIAN REVOLT SUCCESSFUL; GRAND DUKE TAKES COMMAND PEOPLE TURN TO IDOL OF THE ARMY TO GUIDE NATION THROUGH WAR Complete Overthrow of Government Accomplished by Pro gressive Party With Little Loss of Life; Civic Officials Co- Operate With Army Chiefs in Bringing Order About After Traditions of the Empire Are Shattered; Routine Restored After Emperor's Grasp From Reins of Authority Is Loosened by Almost Unanimous Consent Grand Duke Nicholas, idol of the Russian army and ranked as Russia's master strategist, looms up as the big military figure of the hour in the empire which has just witnessed a successful and almost bloodless revolution and the abdication of its em peror. The relinquishment of the throne by Nicholas II automatically deprived him of his rank as commander-in-chief of the Russian armies. The heir to the throne is an infant and Grand Duke Michael, named as Regent, while a soldier of repute, is not of com manding military experience. Thus the nation, the Petrograd dispatches indicate, is turning to its most tried and trusted military leader. Grand Duke Nicholas is reported to have arrived at the capital the probability is pointed to that he will take command of the troops. w Of the complete success of the revolutionary movement in which the lead was taken by the Duma, there seems no doubt. While there have been few advices as to the atti tude of the army at the front, such news as has been received indicates that the military, with the exception of reactionaries among the officers, together with all the popular forces of the empire, is backing the new government. The civil forces of the nation are co-operating with the government most heartily in restoring normality in the life of the empire. NOMINAL LIFE IS RESUMED AFTER DAYS OF TURMOIL Little Loss of Life Accompanies Setting Up of New Govern ment in Empire By Associated Press London, March IS. One of tho most remarkable features of the Rus sian revolution says Reuters Petro -grad correspondent, has been the speed with which tho peoplo have re sumed normal life. Order is the watchword of the day. Tho corre spondent continues: "Still more remarkable is the way [Continued on Page ll] TfE WEATHER For Harrisburg and vicinityt Gen erally cloudy to-night ami Satur day, probably ruin; not much change In temneruture, lowest to night about 34 degree*. I'or Uusierii l'eiiusyiviiuia ■ Cloudy to-night and Saturday, probably rain vr unoiv In north and rain In Mouth portion; moderate north and northeast winds. Itlver 'l'lie Susquehanna river nnd nil Its branches will continue to fall to night and probably Saturday. A. ■stage of about 7.0 feet in indi cated for Harrisburg Saturday morning. There will probably he no material changes In lee conditions in the gorged districts. The Chemung river Is gorged In the vleiulty of Klnilra and the Went Brunch above W lllianisport, the nnrnt condition probably being In the vicinity of Lock Haven. General Conditions The atorm that wan central over the Upper St. I.awreiice Valley •Ml* passed oIY nort beast ward, while the Southwest disturbance ■ has moved northeast ward with Increasing energy, and Is now eetitrul over Western Missouri. The former caused light snow generally from the I,ake Region to the Atlantic const and the lat ter, In connection with u .strong, higli pressure nrea to the north ward, caused snow nnd rain gen erally In north and centrul dis tricts from the Itocky Mountains eastward to the Mississippi river. Including Tennessee and Ken tacky. Temperature! 8 a. in., 3U degrees v above aero. Sum Klaes, 0:13 a. m. Mooni New moon, March 30. Itlver stngei 7.6 feet aboie low water mark. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature, Ml. I.owest temperature. 33. Mean temperature, 10. Normal temperature, 37, Regent of Russia l GRAND DUKE MICHAEL Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch of Russia, lias been named Regent by the Revolutionists, who have com pletely overthrown the old regime) caused the Czar to abdicate and set up a new ministry. The Grand Duke is the Czar's only brother. Hundreds Attend Funeral of Mr. Houck at Lebanon Today The funeral of Henry Houck, Sec retary of Internal Affairs, was held at Lebanon to-day and was attended by a largo number of persons, including Governor Brumbaugh and many other state officials. Both house of the Leg islature were represented by commit tees. Brief services were held at the Houck home after which the body was conveyed to the Fourth Strtet Pres byterian Church, where the principal funeral services were The Rev. J. Leonard Hynson, pastor of the church, delivered tho funeral oration. The Rev. Dr. William E. Stabler, pas tor of Zion Lutheran Church, assisted at the services. Burial was in Mount Lebanon Cemetery. Tho active pallbearers were officers and employes of the Department of Internal Affairs at Harrisburg. Hun dreds of friends from all parts of the State attended. HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 16, 1917, CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES PART OF RUSS PLANS Present Government Is Tempo rary Arrangement to Tide Over Empire By Associated Press Petrograd, Thursday, March 15, 7 p. m., via London, March IG. The old regime of Conservatives has been supplanted by a government of Lib erals. M. Eerenski, the new Minster of Justice, is a Socialist. He accepted the portfolio on the stipulation that there should be absolute freedom of speech and of the press, and full po litical amnesty. The cabinet has been chosen exclusively from present and past members of the Duma. It was named by the executive committee of the Duma in conjunction with other deputies and representatives and working men and the soldiers, which held an all night session. Prof. Paul Mllukoft, the new foreign minister, informed the Associated Press that the new regime was deter mined on the elimination of Emperor Nicholas and the regency of Grand Duke Michael. Champion People's Rights "We shall not change these de mands." he said. "We shall have this or fall. Wo can accomplish nothing less. The new cabinet contains men who led in the struggle against the old government and enjoyed full confi dence of the country. Professor Milu koff and M. Shingaroff, the new Min ister of Agriculture, have become es pecially prominent as champions of the lights of the people. It is due to Professor Mllukoff that revelations re garding tho political intrigue and cor ruption of the old reactionary govern ment were brought before the pub lic." While the Duma and the working men's committee agreed upon the cab inet they still remained somewhat at odds regarding the form the new gov ernment shall assume. Tho working men's deputies wished to leave this question undecided until aftir the holding of a constitutional assembly which will be charged with revising the present constitution, desiring to call this assembly without delay. Call For Constitution The Duma group, fearing dangers to the country in the absence of a de finite government, suggested abdica tion of the Emperor and the regency of Grand Duke Michael. This will be tho temporary arrangement pending the decision of the constitutional as sembly. The following additional cab inet appointments have been made: Minister of Trade and Commerce, A. I. Konovoloff. Procurator General of tho Holy Synod. M. Lvoff. Prince Lvoff, the new premier, Is president of the Central committoe of all Russian Zemstvo unions. Other Russian News Pages 6 and 7. MAN OF THE HOUR IN RUSSIA \ ' J * . * ■- 5 - * i W n £l Ifafc-f ; if ; GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS is the man to whom all Russia turns In the hour of her need. The Grand Duke is the great military genius of the Empire. His success against the Russians was such that the pro Germans in Petrogrud induced the Cztfr to send him to the South of Russia to operate against the Turks, in order to get rid of him in the eastern theater of war. He is the idol of his troops and has the faith of the people. He has been re called from an obscure place in the army to Petrograd and in all likelihood will bo given supreme command of the armies now operating against Germany, which will mean renewed confidence on the part of both troops and people. He is one of the leading figures in tho "Push-the-War-Party." His demotion and recall to supreme power constitute one of the dramatic changes of fortune brought about by tho Great War. RAILROAD WIRES GO UNDERGROUND IN SEVENTH ST. Pennsy Will Start Removal of Overhead Network From North to Division Replacing of all overhead electric wires of the Pennsylvania Railroad in North Seventh street, from North to Division streets, in underground con duits will be started within the next few weeks. This will be another big step in the removal of all overhead wires in the city and will he followed, railroad of ficials say, with plans for similar re moval of lines In tho lower end of the city. Between 125 and 150 poles will be removed. Inclement weather has delayed lay [Continued on Page 10] TURKS CONTINUE HEADLONG FLIGHT BEFORE BRITISH French Launch Notable Attack on Germans on Made donian Front The Turks apparently have not halted their tlight northward from Bagdad, on the west bank of the Tigris, where they were last reported by Constantinople as somewhere to the south of Samara, seventy miles north of Bagdad. General Maude, the Brit [Continued on Page 10] IRISH WANT TO CELEBRATE Uv Associated Press London, March 16.—Replying In the House of Commons to-day to a ques tion by John Dillon as to whether or. ders hud been given the people of Dublin to remain indoors on Kt. Pat rick's Day, Andrew lionar Law, Chan cellor of the Exchequer, said 'hut Henry Duke, chief secretary for Ire land. had gone to that country. Mr Honar Law said that he personally knew nothing about the matter but would uiako inquiries. R.R. STRIKE WILL SOON FUZZLE OUT IVY LEE ASSERTS Recommends Searchlight of Publicity as Cure For Modern Day Evils "It is my honest opinion that there will not he a strike, but if there should be orre, it will shortly fizzle out, be causo no set of men will bo permitted to throttle our national life at this critical time," said Ivy L. Lee. spokes man for John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Charles M. Schwab and the Pennsyl vania Railroad, before L'so business men at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon to-day. This statement on the impending railroad strike prefaced a thorough discussion of the danger that Mr. Lee declares is threatening the future coin fContinued on l*agc 22] TECHSTUDENTS ASK BOARD FOR MILITARY BODY Want Establishment of Elec tive Training Course to Fur ther Preparedness Students interested in military train ing at the Technical High school to day addressed a petition to the local school board, and hope to have it acted upon at an early date. The pe tition is as follows: Dear Sirs: We, the undersign ed, desire and request your per mission to establish in this, the Technical High school, military organization. We believe this to be an excel [Continued on Pugc Jo] LONDON PLEASED AT REVOLT London. March I#.—The Russian revolution Is commented upon editor ially here with enthusiasm, mainly as a great' triumph for tho entente and a great disaster for the central pow ers. The press describes It as the death of German hopes and a moro crushing and more far-reaching blow than Germany has yet received. , Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION BOTH SIDES MARK TIME OVER STRIKE Trainmen and Managers Hope President Will Intervene Before Final Card is Played; Situation Devoid oi Any Suggestion That Compromise Will be Reached to Avoid Nation-Wide Transportation Tie-Up By Associated Press New \ ork, March 16. Both sides in the threatened railroad strike controversy expressed a willingness to-day to hold further joint conferences, although the situation this morning was devoid of any suggestion that a compromise would be reached which would avert a nation-wide transportation tie-up. Indications were unofficial that both the railroad managers and the brotherhood chiefs were marking time pending any pos sible action by President Wilson and with each group prepared to ALL TRAINMEN NOT TO ANSWER CALL FOR STRIKE Brotherhood Chiefs Expect Some Union Men to Stick to Their Job By Associated Press New York, March 16.—Reports from Kansas and other points in the West that some of the employes were un willing to obey a strike call were met by a statement by W. G. Lee, presi dent of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, that the leaders expected at least One in twelve to refuse to strike. "Don't forget history says our Savior (Continued on Pago 18) I OHIO PROPOSES MARTIAL LAW Columbus, Ohio, March 16.—Governor Cox issued. 4- statement to-day saying Ohio was ready for any stxik* emergency, saying: "If it becomes necessary to avert a food famine, or to give the President of the United States thav co-operation which he deserves, I will make martial law— tiie law of the State—take over the railroads and run them." RAILROADS PLAN EMBARGO ' New York, March 16. As one of the first steps to deal with the disorganization of transportation which will | be caused *by the railroad strike, the national conference committee of railway managers has informed the individual I railroads that an embargo on all perishable freights is ad v . WILSON MAY TAKE OVER RAILFjOADS New Yoikj March 16 Word was received by th national conference committee of railways that President Wilson had called the cabinet meeting to get advice on the I question of running the railroads on the basis of military i necessity STEAMER SUNK WITHOUT WARNING Washington, March 16. The British steamer Luc.;' I Anderson was reported sunk in a dispatch received to-day. Two submarines attacked the "essel without warning and continued gun fire during the time the crew was taking to the bear The steamer did not attempt' to escape NO STEP TO AVERT STRIKE New York, Match 16 There were no 'surface in-- ; dieotfon this ait.erjioon that any move had been made either i by chiefs of the brotherhoods or the railway managers to prevrn' the strike which threatens to paralyze the transpor i tation system of the country, scheduled to begin within k.:. than thirty houts Both groups were in separate confertnct and each was apparently in readiness to receive overtures from th. hr Both were expectmg v- , c tion from President Wilson W. G. Lee, spokesman for the brother hoods, declared his belief that not more than one out of, twelve employes would refuse to obey the strike order MARRIAGE LICENSES Floyd Van Rtmkcrk and ICniinn lllnneke Nhfrwood, flarrlnhurg. ('linden Klmer Invert), MrchunlCNburg, it ml Kather Ilarhitru Stone, i HulremnniitUHn. * tunnel Rmemon Iteeder nnil Mary Kllaahetlt IVterimin, llarrhlmru. William Albert Mill* anil Ituth ft. Andrew*, llarrlabiiric. I'Jdnard Murton, |,lewell)n, and Yerna I,miileu*! nicer, i.ykenx. CABINET CALLED BY PRESIDENT TO STUDY STRIKE Wilson Expected to Make Ap peals to Managers and Labor Chiefs Washington, March 16.—President "VVllsqn is expected to make his first move to prevent the threatened rail way strike after to-day's cabinet meet ing. The President had canceled a regu lar cabinet meeting when he got re ports from the conferences In Nev York, and then he suddenly summon - (Continued on Page 18)
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