The Exeter Advocate, 1917-3-22, Page 7:it
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CZAR HAS ABDICATED: IN. FAVOR OF
SON, GRAND DUKE MICHAEL REGENT
Struggle Between l)uzna and Reactionary. Party Ends in Revolu-
tion -German Influence Overthrown.
A despatch from Petrograd says:
After a brief revolution in Petrograd,
born of the united forces of the Duma
and the army, Emperor Nicholas II.
has .abdicated and his younger brother,
Grand Duke Michael, second son of
Emperor Alexander III., has been ap-
pointed regent.
Representatives of the nation, head-
ed by M. RodziankoPresident of the
Duma, and a Provisional Government
of twelve members, have established
a new order.
The success of the revolution was
made secure by the co-operation of
the guard and regiments in Petrograd
and active support given in Moscow.
Alex. Protopopoff, head of the In-
terior Department, ex -Premier Stur-
mer and the other Ministers, as well
as the President of the Imperial Coun-
cil, are under arrest.
The sole survivor of the old regime
is Polciovsky, Minister of Foreign Af-
fairs.
The whole garrison of Petrograd
has gone over to the Provisional Gov-
ernment.
Famous Russian Guards Joined Duma.
One of the, most impressive scenes
of the revolution was the arrival of
the Preobrajensky Guards, with their
colonel and officers, at the Tauris Pal-
ace, The men, all of giant stature,
were drawn up in ranks of four deep
the whole length of the enormous
Catherine. Hall, where the President
of the Duma had come to greet them.
On the appearance of President Rod-
zianko the colonel's voice rang,
"Pr'eobrajenskys, attention!" The
whole regiment stood at salute: Rod-
zianko saluted them as follows: "Sol-
diers of the true faith, let me as an
old soldier greet you according to our
custom. I wish you good health."
"Your Excellency! came the thun-
derous
response.
The President continued: "I want
to thank you for coming to the . help
of the members of the Imperial Duma
to establish order and safeguard the
honor and glory of our country while
your comrades are fighting in the
trenches for the might and majesty
of Russia. I am proud my son has
been serving since the beginning of ;
the war in your gallant ranks. Return 1
quietly to your barracks and come
here at the first call when you may
be required."
"We are ready," answered the
guards; "show us the way."
"The old authority is incapable of
leading Russia the right way/' was
the answer. "Our first task is to es-
tablish a new authority which we all
believe and trust, which will be able
to save and magnify our mother,
Russia,"
The soldiers marched out shouting,
"Hurrah, Rodzianko!" He was greet-
ed in .the same manner by the officers
and men of the Grenadier Guards and
officersand troopers of the Ninth Cav-
alry Regiment. All the regiments af-
ter visiting the Duma returned to the
barracks with bands playing and
colors . flying amid the enthusiastic
cheering of the people.
Russian Empress Hiding.
A despatch from Lonodon says: Ac-
cording to information received here
the Russian people have been most.
distrustful during recent events of
the personal influence of Empress Al-
exandra. She was. supposed to exer-
cise the greatest influence over Em-
peror Nicholas. It is stated that her
whereabouts, is not known, but it is
believed she is in seclusion, fearing.
the populace, A Petrograd despatch
to the Daily Chronicle; says the Em-
press of Russia has been placed under
guard.
The Empress Alexandra before her
marriage to the Emperor of Russia in
1894 was the. German Princess Alix of
Hesse-Darmstadt.
GERMAN WORK PEOPLE SUFFER
ARE THREATENING TO REBEL
Standard of Living Lower Than That of Coolies -Urban Poor
Have Become Desperately Poor.
A despatch from New York says: -
"Wage -earning, Germany's nerves
have been worn raw by the increasing
weight of suffering that the war has
brought it. This class of Germans has
become -sullen,: dissatisfied with the
Government, almost 'rebellious. While
the middle class remains intensely
patriotic, parading before the casual
observer a unified and:. determined
Germany,the fatigue of war is mak-
ing alarming strides among the work-
ing people. A great many• of these
humble people want peace at any
price -at :the price of their colonies,
of Alsace-Lorraine, even of their.
country's prestige and position."
This is the opinion of A, Curtis
Roth, American -Vice-Consul at Plau-
en, in Saxony,who has livved in close
touch with the people since the begin-
ning of the war. Having spent seven
years in the teeming industrial Saxon
district, intimately acquainted among
all 'classes everywhere, and accepted
as a friend, Mr. Roth has an unusually
strongclaim to an accurate knowledge
of conditions there. He was, ` more-
over, a friendly observer, full of ad-
miration and sympathy p for those
amort whom he lived.
"The > working people, at least .• in
Saxony, are becoming restive. They
have hungered and grieved and"over-
woeked for man months, s, with condi-
tions steadily growing worse, and
with each .promise of peace fading
into an indefinite prospect of endur-
ance. +All foods but the
very .coarsest
are beyond their means. The ration
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of the coarse foods in insufficient. The
poor have been subsisting throughout
the last year upon bread, potatoes,
turnips and salt.
'Pushed much farther by the. •gal
ling stress of starvation, overwork
and loss of dear ones, a second peas-
ants' sear may well be added to the
miseries of central Europe.
"The standard of living among the
working people has been lowered
fearfully. It is now on a par with the
coolie standard of overcrowded. Asia.
Their work has increased; their
share in clothes and foods and other
creature comforts has diminished,
and their amusements have entirely
fallen away. The urban poor have be-
come desperately poor, and .they are
beginning to realize that each added
month of the war means that
their
plight must become more and more
hopeless.
"In the beginning all was excite-
ment for the war, but in the formerly
bustling manufacturing towns in my
district, the streets were soon bare of
traffic. People passed about their
errands silently. There was no laugh-
ing, whistling, loud talking, or jovial
greeting. The business streets were
dotted everywhere by stores closed up
by war. Grass grew between'the cob-.
bles in the roadway. Now and again,
oxen dragging primitive carts of farm
produce lumbered through the streets.
Restaurants and cafes were deserted.
It cost money to frequent them, and,
moreover;: they had nothing to sell,"
Mr. Roth has just reached this
country from Germany.
GAS SUPPLY CUT OFF
IN CITY OF ATHENS
A despatch froth P Londonsays :- s
Reuter's Athens_ correspondent cables
that the city's supply of gas ceased on
Wednesday owing to exhaustion of the
tock of coal.
CZAR APPRECIATED
SITUATION'S. PERIL
He Evidenced Ilio Wisdom;' and
Patriotisitn by Laying Down
Supreme Authority.
A despatch from London says: -
The Times
ays:--TheTinles in an editorial on the Ruse
sian revolution says: "A great re-
volution has been accomplished in
Russia. The Czar has abdicated in
favor of his infant son. His brother,
the Grand Duke Michael, is expected
to net as regent. It has become clear
for some time past that the strained
relations between the Duma and the
Court could not last. The great
danger was that the Czar might fail
to realize his position with sufficient
promptitude and might either resist
a revolution or defer his decision, He
has had enough wisdom and unselfish
patriotism not to take either of these
courses. By laying down the supreme
authority of his own free will he has
saved his people from civil war and ,
his capital from anarchy." I
The revolution is commented upon
editorially here by other newspapers'.
with enthusiasm, .mainly as a great
triumph for the Entente and a great,
disaster for the Central Powers.' The
press 'describes it as the death of
German hopes and a more crushing;
and more far-reaching blow than
Germany has yet recieved. The Lib -1
eral papers also welcome it as al
triumph of - democracy, presaging
great influence in the cause of liberty:
throughout the world.
Pity and, sympathy are expressed
for the Emperor, of whom the worst
said is that be lacks' intellectual and
moral strength. Tributes are paid to
his generous and lovable disposition,
and his ardent desire to serve his
people.
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FOR CARRYING LETTER
NOT SENT BY MAIL
American Sent to Jail for Three
Months in England.
A despatch from London says :-
At the Thames Police Court John
Robertshaw, an American,,citizen•and
a fireman, was charged with having in
his possession a letter for transmis-
sion otherwise than through the post.
He arrived on Sunday by a Norwegian
ship laden with grain for Spain. The
officer of the Customs questioned the
prisoner, who produced the letter and
said he was going to post it.when he
reached Spain. The letter contained
falsehoods and exaggerations and re-
ferred to Zeppelin raids that never had
taken. place. The prisoner was sen-
tenced to three months' imprisonment.
MAKING WEDDING RINGS
A "NATIONAL SERVICE"
Jeweler's Plea to Escape Enlisting Did
Not Avail.
A despatch from London says
A wedding -ring maker in applying to.
West Ham: tribunal for exemption
from military service, said his firm is
now doing an enormous trade. In
answer to a question he said he con-
sidered that the making of wedding
rings was a work of national import-
ance. He was ordered to enrol under
the National Service scheme.
Drink Hot
Water
With Weals To
Stop
toachs0
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A Physician's Advice
Thousands of unfortunate people suffer
almost daily from dyspepsia, Indlgeetion,`
fermentation, sour acid stomach, flatu-
lence, gases or distress after eating. 7:f
they would only form thea,greeable habit
of slowly drinking with each areal a
glassful of !tot water containing a, half
teaspoonful of pure bisu•ated magnesia
they would soon find their stomach so
strengthened and improved 'that they
could eat the richest and most satisfying.
meals without the least symptom of in-
digestion,
Nearly all so called digestive troubles
ties
are caused by an excess: of acid and an
insufficient blood supply .in the stomach
causingthe food to ferment and sour
be-
fore digestion can take place. A glass of
hot water will draw the blood to the
stomach and .the bisurated magnesia will
neutralize the stomach acids and stake
the food contents bland and sweet., !Easy,
natural digestion Without distress of any
kind Is the result S33surated Magnesia
is not a laxative, is harmless, pleasant
and easy to take and can be obtained
from any local druggist, 1)0 not confuse
Bisuratecl Magnesia with other forms of
magnesia --milks, citrates, etc:, but get
it in the mire hisurated form (powder or
tablets) especially prepared for this pur-
pose.
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TORONTO
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Breadetuft
Toronto. Mar. 20 -Manitoba wheat -
No. 1 Northern, $2,00;do., No. 2, $1,971;
do„ No, 3, $1.914; No. -4 wheat, $1.S03,
track Bay ports, all rail delivered Mont-
real freights.'
Manitoba oats No, 2 C.W„ nominal,
72 to 73c; No:'8 C 1,V., 702 to 7130: extra
No. 1 feed, 702 to 712c; No, 1 feed, 69 to
70c, all rail delivered eti route C.P.B.
points. No. 1, $1,97.
American corn -No. 3 yellow, $1.20,
track 'Toronto, subject to embargo.
Ontario oats -No, 2 white, 63 to 65c,
nominal; No. 3 white, 62 to 64c, nominal,
according to freights outside.
Ontario wheat No. 2 Witrter, per car
lot, $1..79 to $1.81; No. 3, do,, 21.77 to
$1.79, according to freights outside.
Teas -No, 2, 32,50, according to
freights outside.
Barley -Malting, 21.22 to $1.23, accord-
ing to freights outside,
Buckwheat -21.28, nominal, g accordin
to freights outside:.
Rye -No. 2 $1.40 to $1,42, according to
freights outside.
Manitoba tioui-First patents, in jute
,ags, 210,00: second patents, in jute
bogs, $9,50; strong- bakers, in jute bags,
30.10, Toronto.
Ontario flour -}Sinter. according to
smle, `37.50, in bags, track Toronto,
prompt sh pment; $7.10, bulk seaboard,
export. grade.
11IilI:geed-Car lots-cieliv d D4'
el o oirt.
'ear 'freights,' bags included -Bran, per.
on, 387; shorts, per tort, $89; good feed
flour, per bag, $2.70 to 32.30.
Hi y --Extra. No. 2 per ton, 312;
nixed, per ton, $0 to 311, track Toronto,
Straw -Car lots, per ton, 38.550 to 39,
rack Toronto.
Country Produce --Wholesale
1
!,utter -Fresh dairy, choice, 88 to 39e;.
cieamery prints, 43 to '45c; solids, 42 to
43c.
Bggs--New-laid, in cartons, 40 to 41c;
out of cartons 87 to 88c.
Live poultry -Fowl, lb„ 18 to 22c;
chickens, lb„ 18 to 22e,
Dressed poultry -Chickens, 23 to 2604
fowl, 20 to 22c; ducks, 22 to 26c; squabs,
Per doz„ $4,00 to $4.60; turkeys, 28 to
33e,geese, 18 to 20c.
Cheese-Newrlarge, 262 to 27c; twins,
27 to 2720; triplets, 272 to 272c; old,
large, 28c: twins, 288 to 283e.
honey-VS']tite clover, 22-1b. tins, 14 to
141e; 6 -ib. tins, 132 to 14e; 10-1b., 13 to
easterns, 263c. Butter, Choicest cream-
ery, 431 to 44c; seconds, 40 to 42c. Eggs
-Fresh, 37 to 38e. Potatoes -Per bag,
car. lots, $3.00 to 33.60.
Vatted States markets
MinneapolisMar. 20-Wneat-2vlay,
31.77 to $1.7Si; July, 31.722; cash,' No.
1 hard, 31.938 to 31.948; No. 1 Northern,
1.848 to $1.833; No. 2 Northern, $1.804
to 31.886, Corn -No. 3 yellow, 21.04 to
$1.05. Oats -No. '3 white, 642 to 562c.
0 6122
_ Flour
0 lb.
to 13e; buckwheat; 8;0unchanged. Bran, 334.50 to $36.00,
ib, tins, 9 to 93c. Comb honey -extra Duluth, Mar. 20 -Wheat -No. 1 hard,
lineand heavy weight, per doz., $2.76; 31.8514 No. 1 Northern 21.841; No. 2
select,
ct, $2,60 to 32,75; No. 2, 32 to 32.25. Northern, .1.783 to $1501; May, 31.802;
Potatoes -Ontario, .per bag, $3;50; Julyy, 3321:8764f:
2: 31,563; J743. Luinly, seed$2-,.5To73, arrive $2.85;
Ma
New Brunswick Delawares, per bag,
34.25; Albertas, per bag, $8;75.
Beans --Imported, hand-picked. per
bush., $6.25; Canadian, hand-picked, per
bush., 37,00; Canadian primes, 36.60 to
37.00; Limas, per 1b„ 122 to 13c.
Provisions-Wholesal9
Smoked meats -Hams, medium, 26 to
27c; do., heavy, 23 to - 24e; cooked; 37 to
88c; rolls; 22 to 23c; breakfast bacon,
28 to 30c; backs, plain, 31 to 32c; bone-
less, 33 to 34c.
Lard -Pure, lard, tierces; 23 to 23/0;
tubs, 23 to 222e; pads, 232 to 233c; com-
pound, tierces, 171 to 173e.
Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 20 to
203c per 1b; clear bellies, 193 to 20c,
Montreal Markets
Montreal, Mar. 20 -Corn -American
No, 2 yellow, 31.30 to 31,85. Oats -
Canadian nadian Western, No. 2, 780; No. 3,
76c; extra No, 1 feed 76c. Bariev-
Malting, 21.05. Flour -.Manitoba Spring
wheat patents, firsts, 30.30; seconds,
$9,80; strong bakers', $9.10: 'Winter
Live Stook Markets
Toronto, Mar, 20 -Choice heavy steers
$10.85 to $11.50; do., good'' 510.26 ,
to
310:60; butchers' cattle, choice, 310.25 to
$10.60; do., good ' $10 to 310.10; '
medium, 39.50 to `:39.76; `• do.,. common,
$8.40 to: 39; butchers' bulls, choice, 39.75,-
to 310.26; do., good bulls, $8.90 to $914
do„ medium bulls, $7.40 to 38.00; do.,
rough bulls,, $6 to $5,25; butchers' cows,
choice, 39.50. to $10; do., good, 38.60 to
8.86; do.; medium, 37 to 37.26; stockers
c 16 to $8.76.; choice feeders,9
canner$ to $50;
$7,
s and, 0itttiXrs, $6.26 to 35.50;
milkers, good to choice 355 to $110; do„
corn. and med., each, $i0 to' 60; spring-
ers,
.$50 to $110; 'light ewes, 310 to 3114 -
sheep, heavy,, 38.50 to $9.60; calves, good
1.0 choice, 312 to 314.50; ,lambs, cheice,
$14.25 to fed $16;t do., medium, 310 to' 312;
and watered 15
g $ .40; do.,
weighed off
g cars, $16.65; do., f.o.b.,
$14,86,
Montreal; Mar, 20 --Choice steers, $$,26'
to 39.50; butchers' cows, $77.25 to 29.00;
bulls, $8.25 to 310- lambs, 13.25 to
patents, choice, $9...5; straight rollers, $
3.50 -to 38.80 do., bags, $4,10 to.4°..
2 $X'125, sheep, $9,'25 ars. 310; hogs, 316 to
S4, 0. $16;25' �3 eighed' off cat+s.
oiled- oats ---]ibis: $7;00 to, $7.16; do.,
bag's, 00 lbs., $8,35` to 33.45. Bran, $86.
to; 338. Shorts, 39 to $40. Middlings,
ggTo'su lent.. •o
641 to 42: iVic illiHay- Pp woe with joy in a single
$ u e, 345 to `$50.
No. 2, per ton, car lots, 313,60' to 31400, heart is to swerve creation nearer to
Cheese. -finest westerns, 263e; finest the divine plan,
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