DEMANDS ACCEDED TO.

Northern Advocate, 9 November 1918, Page 3

DEMANDS ACCEDED TO.

"LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC I"

(Received 9.35 p.m.)

LONDON, Nov. 8.

The "Daily Chronicle's" Amsterdam correspondent states: "The disturbances at Kiel originated with the naval men's grievances which quickly developed into a' great movement in favour of the Socialists and a republic. The sailors heavily fired on the battleship Konig from the shore until she hoisted the Red Flag. The police joined the movement. The sailors occupied the station and armed motors patrolled the town. .Deputy Noske and State Secretary Neussmann were ovationed on announcing that the mutineers' demands had been accepted. There were constant cries of "Long like the Republic!" COPENHAGEN, Nov. 8. There are serious revolutionary demonstrations in Hamburg. Thousands of soldiers and sailors and some Russian war prisoners led the rioters at a mass meeting and then marched to the Courthouse and released soldier prisoners during their trial. A torpedo boat hoisted the Red Flag. The Labourers and Socialists' Council occupied all the important points of. the town. The authorities have trained heavy guns on the port. The revolution has extended to Schwerin and Tilsin. The estabirshment of the Soldiers and Workmen's Council at Bremen resulted in popular demonstrations in the streets. The news of the revolutionary movement has greatly excited Berlin, especially the workmen and soldiers. —A. and N.Z. AMSTERDAM, Nov. 8. Prior to releasing the prisoners in Hamburg the crowd overpowered and disarmed the guards at the law courts and prevented soldiers at the station from returning to the front, The latter threw in their lot with the mutineers. The crowd charged machine-guns which had been established along the harbour in order to prevent marines leaving the ports. Many were wounded. Later the Red Flag was hoisted at harbour points. The mutineers disarmed the police. Fifteen thousand wharfingers struck. The Soldiers' Council at Altona forced the commandant to accede to their demands. The Red Flag was hoisted at Cuxhaven. Herr Dittmann, in a speech, "declared that President Wilson's distrust of Germany was fully justified and demanded that a German republic should be proclaimed.—A. and N.Z. NEW YORK, Nov. 8. The revolutionists cut the railway south of Flensburg, thus isolating Hambura.,The German revolt is spreading. Bremen, Tilsit, and Schwerin have joined the revolutionaries. —A. and N.Z.