Show i I Czar and Family Alive 1 r Story of of Death Doubted By d. d T. T BERTELLI 1 I Universal Service Staff Corr Correspondent Special Cable Dispatch PARTS PARIS April 3 Czar 3 Oar r Nicholas and all nIl members of the tho imperial family of Russia Russin are still alive according to M. M Lassies former member of the chamber of deputies I its who I 1 has just returned from a mission to Russia I C r to 10 IU UH 1 tho the czar and the Imperial family are arc still alive said M M. I am convinced that M. M L Pichon was mistaken when whon ho described the death of ot the Russian royal roal family in a 0 speech ch in the tho chamber on December CO 39 1918 1913 on the tho basis b ls of oC a report from Prince Lvoff ott VendoR Doubted Doubt d dM M Pichon described tho the horrors of ot the tho torture of ot the czar and tho the members mem mom hors bers rg of ot his family by bayonet thrusts during tho the night tho the cell coll In which the they were confined being being- filled with pools of ot blood when they wore were finally shot hot at dawn M. M Pichon said sald Prince Lvoff had been beon been confined in a n. neighboring cell from which he was able ablo to witness the tho slaughter of ot the Imperial family I r regret to sa say eay that Prince version ot of the alleged execution seems finish to be Incorrect from start atari to Tho Tito use of ot the term cell sh shows ws that tho the prince could not havo have been a a. witness witness wit wIt- ness of tho scene for tor tho the house in which tho the Imperial family was confined confined confined con con- fined was the finest residence In and tho the prince had no chance to enter It IL I Records Do Not TaUT Tally I Second Secondly there thero were no records to show that Prince Lvoff was Incarcerated Incarcerated simultaneously with tho the Imperial family And even If It he were Imprisoned Imprisoned onel at nt the same sarno time it is not likely that the tho Bolshevists executing the tho czar and his family would have havo given the an opportunity of or witnessing tho the crime and then re repeating tho the story ston iThe i The fact o of the matter Is that the prince was never Imprisoned In the same samo house as the Imperial family He was confined In tho the prison pris prIs- on four tour miles mires distant Ho He had no na opportunity opportunity opportunity op op- op- op to witness the alleged execution execution execution exe exe- cution or to obtain an any authentic in information information in- in formation regarding it Reason for tor Belief t According to the opinion of oC numerous numerous numerous nu nu- nu- nu Russians of ot prominence including in- in General tho the Bolshevist Bolshevist Bol Dol- commander of ot in 1918 1913 as well as Colonel the representative of oC the Pre French ch military mission at there Is every reason to believe bellee that tho the czar caI and his family are still alive c but kept In so- so until the tho time Ume is opportune for tor I I them thorn to emerge J d Jr r |