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Show EMPRESS OF RUSSIA AND FAMILY KILLED LONDON, SepL 12 Tho Daily Express Ex-press claims to have unquestionable information that the former empress of Russia and her four daughters have been murdered by Bolsheviki. The paper prints the following: "The Express understands from a source which is beyond doubt that the empress of Russia and her four daughters daugh-ters have been murdered by Bolsheviki. Bolshe-viki. Tho w'hole immediate family of the late czar has thus been exterminated. extermi-nated. It is further understood that the dowager empress who with her daughter daugh-ter and son-in-law. the duke of Oldenburg, Olden-burg, has been staying at Yalta, was recently attacked by Red guards who sought to kill all three- Sailors of the Black sea fleet intervened and fought the Red guards. "For a full fortnight the fight continued con-tinued until the Red guards were beat- ! en. It Is now understood that the dow- iager empress is safe." The four daughters of the former emperor and empress of Russia are; Grand Duchess Olga, born in 1895: 'Grand Duchess Tatiana, born in 1897; Grand Duchess Marie, born In 1899, and Grand Duchess Anastasie, born in 1901. The former Empress Alexandra was born In 1S72. Recent Rome advices reported that the pope had taken steps to assist out of Russia tho former empress em-press and her four daughters, who had made pressing appeals for their liberation. A later dispatch from London reported report-ed tho assassination of Alexandra and hor daughters but this rumor was doubted in Spain, whero King Alfonso had taken steps to obtain their transfer trans-fer to Madrid, where preparations were being made for their reception. nn |