Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-03-25 | Page 2 | Russian Duma to Make Moscow the Capital City |

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Date	1917-03-25
Paper	Salt Lake Tribune
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Article Title	Russian Duma to Make Moscow the Capital City
Type	article
Date	1917-03-25
Paper	Salt Lake Tribune
Page	2
OCR Text	Show RUSSIAN 001 TO HE MDSGDW TOE ML CITY Petrograd Is Said to Be Swarming With Enemy Spies and There Is Fear of Teuton Attack. WASHINGTON, March 24. Transfer Trans-fer of the Eussian capital from Petrograd Petro-grad to its ancient site at Moscow, is regarded as highly probablo in entente circles hero which have kept closely advised ad-vised regarding the situation in Russia. Rus-sia. Tho belief is founded upon reports that Petrograd is swarming with spies; that it is strongly under the influence of the pro-German elements; that the real seat of reform for the present triumph tri-umph is in Moscow, and that such a change would appeal strongly to the people. Moscow also is regarded as much more secure against a drive by the German Ger-man army which is believed to be impending.
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