The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-12-06
PROMPTLY CRUSH MUT|MY'
Russian Government Showed
II Was in Earnest.
RED FLAGS SOON HAULED DOWN
Fanatical Commander and About
1900 of His Mutineers Surren-
der After Brief Fight.

The official dispatches to st.
Petersburg announcing the decisive
crushing of the great mutiny at Sc
bastopol, and the capture of all the
mutineers. including the fanatical
commander. Lieutenant Schmidt, has
raised great load from the hearts
of Count Witte and his associates in
the government.
The dispatches show that the re-
sistance of the mutineers when they
were convinced that the government
meant business and could count on
the active support of the troops in
the forts was faint-hearted. AS the
Otchakoff fired only half a dozen
shots before hauling down its flag
the damage to the city of Sebastopol
may be far less than had been eX-
pected.
The admiralty announces that it
has received from General Kaulbars,
governor general of Odessa, the fol
lowing telegram addressed to him by
Vice Admiral Chouknin at Sebastopol
dated May 20:
1--WE wished to terminate the affair
on November 2S by surrounding the
mutinous division with troops and is
suing an ultimatum for unconditional
surrender. The mutineers, however,
commenced to attack on the night of
November 27, seizing the torpedo
boat Svirepoi and three others which
had drawn near the cruiser Otcha-
koff
"All these vessels hoisted red flags,
after which the Otchakoff flew the
signal that Lieutenant Schmidt was
in command of the fleet.
"At $3.50 o'clock on the afternoon
of November 90 fire was opened by
field artillery on the ships in the
southern harbor flying red flags.
These flags were Immediately lower
ed and Lieutenant Schmidt signaled:
4 have many captured officers
"The OtchakOff then opened fire, to
which the north shore battery and
the loyal ships, whose breech blocks
had been restored, replied. The
Svirepoi advanced to the attack, but
was met with a strong fire from two
cruisers, and from the battleship Ros-
tislav. The Svirepoi was immediate
ly put out of action, as were also
two other torpedo boats, one of which
sank. The Otchakoff had fired bare
ly six shots when she hoisted the
white flag and the squadron ceased
to fire. A conflagration broke out on
the Otchakoff and boats were sent
to rescue the survivors and to trans
fer those who had been wounded.
Lieutenant Schmidt, who was dress
ed as common sailor, escaped but
was arrested later"
General Kaulbars telegraphed later
that he had just received a telegram
from Captain Bergel, chief of Admir-
al Chouknin's staff. saying that dur
ing the night about 1,500 mutineers
had surrendered with 19 quickfring
guns, to the Brest regiment and that
the barracks were occupied by
troops.
General Kaulbars also forwarded
an additional dispatch from Admiral
Chouknin, saying that the barracks
in which the mutineers had defended
themselves, had been occupied by
the troops.
General Kaulbar's dispatch SAYS
that the mutineers who surrendered,
together with those captured on the
Elchakoff, number 1000, the majority
of them being reservists, who were
sent to the barracks at the time of
the mutiny.
Reports of the number of dead
vary from 5000 to a much smaller
number.