THE NAVAL MUTINY

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 17, 15 October 1917, Page 5

THE NAVAL MUTINY

VON CAPELLE RESIGNS

PRESS OUTBURST AGAINST

MICHAELIS

MEN REFUSE TO SAIL WITH

U-BOATS

IS ENEMY'S MORALE BREAKING UP? Washington, Ootober 12. It is believed that the mutiny in the German Navy is more serious than has been announced, and that it indicates that its morale is cracking under the strain. Tho TJ-boat is drifting to failure of realisation of the boasts of Von Tirpitz. The ICaiser will now hesitatej to send out the fleet. His recent grandiloquent praises of his naval crews seem ironical. Some officials believe that Von Capelle's reference to "Eussian revolutionary ideas" is an intimation that President Wilson has driven home the wedge distinguishing between Kaieerism and tho German people.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Aesn. PRESS OPINION , FURTHER REVOLTS PREDICTED. New York, Octobor 12. The New York "Volks Zeitung," which was recently deprived of mailing privileges, joyfully hails the mutiny as "the first gloamings of the approaching dawn, lighting up the international sky." The paper predicts further and more important revolts. ■ The Now York "Times" and New York "Sun" utter a warning against attaching undue importance to the mutiny. The movement, they say, must be under good control; otherwise the censor would not permit a word to go out. i The "Tribune" expresses Ihe opinion that the time is not ripe for a proletarian revolt in Germany.— Cable Assn.

ADMIRAL VON CAPELLE RESIGNS OUTCRY AGAINST MICHAELIS \ (Rec. October 14, 5.5 p.m.) Amsterdam, October 12. A wireless message states that Admiral von Capelle has resigned. The German crisis continues in full blast. Tho newspapers aro demanding Dr. Michaelifs resignation. Admiral van Capello apparently Ims been offered as tho scapegoat. It ha 6 been announced that the fatter gave to the Reichstag many more details of the mutiny than Dr. Michaelfe intended or approved. The Liberal and Socialist newspapers, liowßver, aro not satisfied with von Capollo's resignation, and reiterate their demand that Michaelis must go.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE RISING THE MUTINY.ON THE WESTFALTIN. (Rec. October 14, 5.5 p.m.) London, Octpber 12. The "Daily Chronicle's" correspondent at Amsterdam states that the trouble in the German Fleet began when the crews on several vessels 6howcd nervous tension, which oould be traced to an agitar Hon by reservists. This .started on hoard the Westfalen, and spread to other vessels. One of the Westfalen's crow refused to obey an order, and was arrested. A deputation demanded his release, and declared that several of the battleship crews had formed sailors' councils an the lines of the Russian soldiers and workmen's councils. Tho men refused to oboy the captain, locked him up, and took possession of the ship. A strong military force came oil board, and the mutineers surrendered. Investigation showed that three hundred men were involved. Thirty of them wore sentencd to death, three being executed. The latter revealed the secrets of the plot, of which von Capelle has only revealed unimportant details. A similar incident occurred on another battleship at sea. The sailors seized the ship, but were prevented from making for a neutral port, as the accompanying warships .threatened to fire unless she returned with them. Two of the men who were concerned in this were shot, and prompt action was taken in the other ships. Several battleships lay at Wilhelmshnven without crews.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.

SAILORS "FUNKING" U-BOAT DUTY SEVERAL MEN SHOT. (Reo. October 14, 5.5 p.m.) London, October IX It 16 learned on reliable authority that there is a strong and growing disinclination on the part of German seamen, to serve on submarines. Several Germans were recently shot for refusing service. These shootings were quite apart from the mutiny at Wilhelmshaven, occurring prior thereto.—Reuter.