THE MEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL, MEYERSDALE, PA. CZAR ABDICATES AFTER BIG REVOLT: SON OM THRONE of Russian Duma in Control Great Empire—500 Per- sons Kilied. GRAND DUKE MADE REGENT Simultaneous Uprisings in Petrograd and Moscow—Empress Placed Un- der Guard — Emperor Heeds Demand to Quit—Soldiers Join Revolutionists and Two Statesmen Are Slain. Petrograd, March 19.—Czar Nicholas of Russia has abdicated and the Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch, his younger brother, has been named as regent of the empire. Nothing official regarding the dynas- ty’s future has been given out, but it is understood the Grand Duke Alexis, heir apparent, is to be recognized for- mally when conditions become settled. Corrupt Ministry Ousted. The Russian ministry, charged with corruption and incompetence, has been swept out of office. One minister, Alexander Protopopoft, head of the interior department, is re- ported to have been killed, and the other ministers, as well as the presi- dent of the imperial council, are un- der arrest. A new national cabinet is announced, with Prince Lvoff as president of the council and premier, and the other of- fices held by the men who are close to the Russian people. No Peace Movement. The duma joined hands in the revolt which aimed at the reactionary con- duct of the war and the ineffective dis- tribution of food. Its success means a more aggressive part in the war and is said to put an end to German hopes for a separate peace with Russia. The British and French ambassadors here already have established official business relations with the new cabi- net and with the executive committee named by the duma. tion, Czar on Way From Front. London, March 19.—A Reuter dis- patch from Petrograd says that the emperor is expected to arrive at the Tsarskoe-Selo palace and that several regiments with artillery are hastening to the same place. : It was this com- mittee that forced the czar's abdica-' fessor Manuiloff of Moscow university. Minister of War and Navy, ad in- terim—A. J. Guchkoff, formerly presi- dent of the duma. Minister of Agriculture—M. gareff, deputy from Petrograd. Minister of Finance—M. Tereschten- ko, deputy from Kiev. Minister of Justice—Deputy Keren- ski of Saratoff. Minister of Communications—N. V. Nekrasoff, vice president of the duma. Controller of State—M. Godneff, deputy from Kazan. Control Is Complete. That control by the new government is complete is undoubted. Telegrams from generals commanding at the vari- ous fronts have displayed an astonish. ing unanimity of support of the new order. Demonstrations against the govern- ment have been frequent during the last few weeks. The attempted pro- roguing of the duma fanned the fires, which spread rapidly from class to class and from civilians to troops. Sunday it broke forth in flame. Panic-stricken, the ' government or- dered the mounted patrols to fire on the people. The patrols refused, and a battle between the police and the troops followed, regiment after regi- ment joining the revolutionists, seizing and throwing the heads of the secret police into prison. For three days open battle raged in the streets of Petrograd. Strikes in factories and on street cars were called in sympathy with the revolu- tion. . Wednesday the week’s nightmare of revolution ended more suddenly- than it had begun. Planks were pulled from windows, doors were unbarred, factories, stores and banks reopened. 500 Slain in Revolt. The only evidence that a revolution had been fought and won was the smoldering ruins of a few public buildings. The cost in life is unknown. It is believed, however, that it did not exceed. 500.. ; ’ Foi Magical and sudden as was the transition from the old to the new, it is believed here that its results will be almost immediately visible in the in- stitution by the new Russia of a more vigorous and efficient prosecution of the war against Germany. Appeal Made to Czar. ‘The duma telegraphed the principal generals at the front to use their influ- ence with Emperor Nicholas in sup- port of the duma’s appeal for a popu- lar government, says Reuter’s Petro- grad correspondent. General Brussiloff, commander in chief of the armies on the southwest- ern front, replied: “Your. telegram received. I have fulfilled my duty to my emperor and my country.” . Gen. Nicholas V. Ruzsky, member of the supreme military council, replied: “I have carried out your request.” M. Rodzianko, president of the duma, sent the following telegram to Emperor Nicholas: Ichin- The Grand Duke Nicholas is report- ) ed to have reached the Russian capi- The dispatch says that he will tal. probably take command of the troops. According to information received here the Russian people have been most distrustful during recent events of the personal influence of Empress Alexandra. She was supposed to ex- ercise the greatest influence over Em- peror Nicholas. The Empress Alexandra, before her marriage to the emperor of Russia in 1894, was the German Princess Alix of Hesse-Darmstadt. A popular revolution has been suc- cessful and the government of Russia rests temporarily with a self-appoint- ed committee of the duma. After three days of battle, in which the majority of the 30,000 troops in Petrograd mutinied and supported the ~ revolutionists, calm has returned. The czar’s abdication was in com- pliance with the urgent demand of the committee of the duma, which notified him that upon his assent depended the fate of the dynasty. Troops Back the Duma. Telegraphing from Petrograd Wed- nesday, Reuter’'s correspondent says Kronstadt, the fortress and great na- val station at the head of the Gulf of Finland, 20 miles west of Petrograd, has joined the revolutionary move- ment. Two deputies, Pepelauff and Taskine, on instructions from the du- ma committee, proceeded to Kron- stadt, where the troops placed them- selves at the disposal of the duma. The Copenhagen Ekstrabladet re- ports that the Russian consul in Hapa- randa, Sweden, says that former Pre- mier Sturmer and Minister of the In- terior Protopopoff were killed in Petro- grad. Both were charged with pro- German sympathies. New Cabinet Announced. A new national cabinet is announced, with Prince. Lvoff as president of the council and premier, and the other of- fices held by the men who are close to the Russian people. The members of the new national cabinet are announced as follows: Premier, President of the Council and Minister of the Interior—Prince Georges E. Lvoft. Foreign Minister—Prof, Milioukoff. Minister of Public Instruction—Pro- Paul N. % Hall ' “The situation is becoming worse. Measures must be taken: immediately, Taffeta in Spring Coat Fashions. for tomorrow it may ba too late. The hour has arrived when the fate of the country and of the dynasty is being decided.” M. Chtchegiovitoff, president of the council of empire, was arrested in his home and temporarily held in the min- isterial room of the duma. A telegram received by the naval attache of the Russian embassy in Paris reported that the railways and public services in Petrograd had re- sumed work. The revolution, which evidently was carefully prepared, broke out simul- taneously in Petrograd and Moscow. The garrisons, which obeyed the in- structions of the revolutionaries, im- mediately took possession of these cities after comparatively little fight- ing and equally small amount of de- struction of property. : Petrograd Bridge Blown Up. In Petrograd one bridge was blown up. Strict military rule prevails and the army has the situation so well in hand that it is not expected adherents of the late government will be able to offer any serious resistance, even in remote provinces. After ‘receiving word of the revolu- tion, it is reported, Emperor Nicholas returned to the palace, where he ar- rived on Wednesday. The following details of the revolu- tion have been given to the press from a source usually well informed on Russian affairs: “The soldiers refused to act against the crowd which started trouble when it heard of the ukase issued by Em- peror Nicholas proroguing the duma. On Sunday the committee which had met to discuss the food situation was partly transformed into a provisional government under the presidency of President Rodzianko of the duma and included representatives of the duma council of the empire and of the municipality. The garrison agreed to support the provisional government.” The proclamation by the military governor in Petrograd forbidding any street assemblages and declaring that any disorders would be ruthlessly sup- pressed made it apparent that affairs were graver than the dispatches al- lowed by the Russian censorship would indicate. PNP NAAN NNT INI NINN NI NI NS NI NINN NI NSN NNNNSNIN SNPS NING NNT NS NSN NING NINE INIT NE EAGER TO PROSECUTE WAR English Correspondent Asserts That All Classes of Russians Favor Con- tinuation of Hostilities. London, March 19.—Reuter’s Petro- grad correspondent sent the following dispatch concerning the Russian revo- Jution under date of March 14: “Your correspondent has been in the streets both night and day for the last three days. He has n long lines of Rungry men, women and children, and has seen the wanton firing of rifles and machine guns, and civil war in the main thoroughfares, but has not heard a single word against war. “A shortage @f food, the lack of or- ganization and the neglect of the most elementary precautions are popularly ascriled to German influences. This is a word of provocation on every lip. “The killing of Rasputin was the match that set fire to the vast heap of patriotic determination that Russia would deserve well of her allies if she would give herself the chance. Taffeta dresses and coats reappear each season, sure of a good following. This season, countenanced by Paris— if that’ makes any differenee—it prom- ises to be more used for afternoon and evening dresses and for separate skirts than any other silk. It léads for the last mentioned by a.long way. These. separate, silk skirts are im plaids, checks and occasional stripes, and in combinations of many colors, some of] them rather startling. It is a fancy to wear long coats of pain ‘silk over them, made in the fashion of a suit coat or a long coat of black taffeta will serve this purpose and many oth- ers.. ¢ vee The coat of black taffeta shown in the picture is touched up with white braid and buttons and a hité collar. Contrasting collars ‘of chiffon, broad, cloth are a feature of these coats as well as of blouses and suits. There ts a wide, soft girdle with hanging ist. . ends tied loosely about the Pockets are conspicuous by their ab- sence on this coat, but they are sug- gested and the inevitable widdued hip effect attained by plaited panels let in at the sides. They are Set in in box strap that leaves a standing plaiting over two inches wide. "One of the best of thé hew taffeth | coats is made ‘with a’plain, tightfit- ting body, decorated with pin tucks running in parallel Tows from the cen- ter of the back to the underarm seams. The front is.similarly’ttimmed. The sleeves are plain dnd flare at the wrists, revealing their lining of soft, white satin, : i The skirt of the coat is very full and slopes from the front to the middle of the back, where it is pointed. It is lined with satin also. It is heavier by the weight of its lining than coats of the sort shown in the picture. “Keeps White. : To keep crepe de chine articles awvhite, bé careful to use luke warm was ter, not hot; use white soap, rinse at least three times, then wrap in a towel for two or three days (keeping damp if inclined to dry out), and then iron on the wrong side with a warm (not hot) iron. If these directions are fol- lowed carefully your things will keep like new. It is the standing wrapped in the damp towel that is the most im- plaits, stitched down with a braided portant part. : a 4 y ‘ Blouse of Somewhere between a sweater coat and a dressy blouse stands this novel model made of bright green jersey silk trimmed with white satin. It is fashioned with’a rather long peplum, provided with" a belt made of the jer- sey and ‘has the easy adjustment: to the figure of a sweater. But its wide collar, turned back cuffs and fancy sleeves place it in the class of dressy blouses. This compromise between two purposes makes it a useful gar- ment for the woman who likes to spend the day in a garment that will not be out of place, whatever .its en- vironment. Novel management of the body of the blouse and of the slgeves, in cut- ting, makes this an interesting gar- ment and it looks as if it would be a good selection for the woman with a stout figure. ‘At each side pockets are simulated by narrow bands of satin set onto the front. The small buttons are black and . white, making a very sparkling combination with the vivid green of the material. Silk in various weaves from the ninnest crepe georgette to rather heavy jersey, like that in the blouse pictured, appears to have displaced cotton and linen materials to a con- ' giflernble extent. But nothing can Silk Jersey a Th ) ever be more elegant than these same sheer cottons and linens that emerge from the laundry as good as new. Mid- summer brings back our wandering allegiance always to the refinement and beauty of white in washable blouses. It is just as well to get them ready now; they are to be our main dependence in hot weather. Old Gold Blouses. Since the short outside blouse was put up as a rival to the wash waist tucked into the skirt there has been | strong rivalry in the way of new de- signs. Colors have been accepted with- gundy red; but now there is a new blouse of old gold satin, which Is lined with crepe and has a belt of Japanese embroidery. This is offered for any kind of skirt and can be worn in the home or under a top coat. The blouse that is worn with the tail under the skirt is no longer smart. The peplum blquse is the fashion. “I throughout the southern = portion’ of ‘| an Erie theater a masked bandit held KEYSTONE BRIEFS Philadelphia preachers have formed | a church advertising club. { Thomas Manion, of Mount Carmel, | owns a 30-year-old hen. | A postoffice has been established at | Brookmont, Allegheny county. Work at the new Millersburg elec tric light plant is steadily progressing. Coatesville is to have paved streets, for which the property owners will | pay. The Reading Railway Company is | planning the enlargement of its shops | at St. Clair. A dog got into the coop of Lewis | Peck at Lewistown and killed thirty | prize chickens, valued at $40. Adjutant General Stewart accepted | the resignation of Lieutenant W. P.! Wattles, Troop A, First cavalry. Prof. Wm. Eiton Mott, engineering, has been named to succeed Prof. John M. Leete as dean of Carnegie Tech. Adjutant General Stewart is quoted as saying: “No State is better pre- pared for military standing than Penn- sylvania,” First Lieutenant Albert A. Wagner, assistant surgeon of the National Guard Field Hospital, Pittsburgh, has tendered his resignation. Fire destroyed the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Campany power plant at East Pittsburgh. The loss will total many thousands of dol- lars. One hundred and twenty new mem- bers were gained the first day by the Hazelton Red Cross Society in its week’s campaign for larger member- ship. : Prominent orchardists predict that within the next ten or fifteen years the .apple crop of the State will be worth more than: fifty million dollars annually. : Joseph'B. Kelly of Brooklyn; N. Y., a senior. in the department of electri- tal engineering in Pennsylvania State College, has been chogen valedictorian of hif'clasd.. (3¢1' 3 & “i The Superior Court handed down a decision ‘upholding ‘the’ public service commission in its ruling prohibiting thé Pittsburgh Railways Company from charging the double night fare. SE a 3 4 HIGH SCHOOL . STUDENTS «+ < MAKE BONFIRE OF PIPES 3 3 <4 Students of the Irwin High <% + School voted to have a bonfire, < «+ with the instructors and stu- < ++ dents present, when pipes, cigar- < + et holders and tobaccos, in safe + < keeping at the school house, will + + be destroyed. 3 A coroner’s jury at Mt. Union held Engineer Cook and Brakeman Jacobs, both of Harrisburg, responsible for the wreck at Mt. Union, on February 27, in which 20 passengers lost their lives. The men furnished bail of $2,000 each. That the peach and ble — act surel but gently on y CARTERS the liver. ITTLE Stop after IVER dinner dis- PILLS. tress—cure | indigestion, improve the complexion, brighten the eyes. SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRICE. . 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