Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-04
TO SINK POTEMKINE
Attack of Troops on Officers
ReneWs Alarm Lest
Army Revolt.
London, July Am Odessa dispatch
says the Kniaz Potemkine has been
sighted 20 miles off that port.
PursuinK NGutIneers.


Odessa, July At is reported per
sistently In army and navy circles that
the Kniaz Potemkine is being stalked
and pursued by several torpedo boats
which intend to sink her The crews
OF these boats consist of officers who
who volunteered to act as stokers, to
there is no danger of their refusal to
obey orders and destroy the renegade
ship.
Orders to Sink ON sight.
Odessa, July 4.-The authorities
have recovered their nerve and have
ordered the rebel battleship Kniaz Po-
temkine sunk on sight.
The vessel left Kustenji, the ROu-
manian port, yesterday afternoon, and
is supposed TO be headed for Odessa
1t will not succeed in obtaining either
provisions or coal at any ports enroute.
If the warship does return here an
early fight is likely, for the authorities
have ordered several torpedo boats and
torpedo boat destroyers to attack the
pirate craft on sight.
Take Artillery OF.
The artillery posted on the coast
with guns trained on the mutinous YES
sci has been removed, as the naval au
thorities here have decided that tor
pedo warfare will be the more effective.
Ii is believed that crews on ships of
this type, being operated by a COM
paratively small number of men, can
be relied on to execute orders to sink
a vessel containing their countrymen
and comrades better than could the
crews of the larger vessels.
Tells of MutIRy.
st. Petersburg, July 4.-The minister
of marine has received the following
from Admiral Kruger:
THE crew OF the transport Prout,
when leaving Rudrovo bay. mutinied,
arresting the officers. The second lieu
tenant and bOatswain were killed. The
Prout arrived at Sebastopol and the
crew is now repentant. The officers
have been released, the crew begging
them TO resume their posts. An inquiry
into the affair has been begun"
Attack Omcers.
st. Petersburg, July 4.-Some men
belonging to the disciplinary battal
ions, which are composed of military
convicts, while exercising at Kherson.
attacked Capt. Gorgorodsky with bay
onets, slightly wounding him. Col. Da-
vidoff, drawing his sword ran to the
rescue, whereupon the men attacked
and desperately wounded him in the
abdomen and chest. He was able, how
ever TO command the men 10 return To
their barracks. and a majority of them
obeyed. the colonel leading them there
He then wrote a report to the cZar, af
ter which he died. Some of the mu
tineers were arrested. Eight of them
escaped. but seven since have been
Tecaptured.
Plunder shops.
The reservists at Kieff have rioted
and pIundered liquor shops and res
taurants. They have disarmed and
wounded several policemen. The riot
has been quelled.
The nervousness which pervades all
classes is increasing The govern
ment's policy in keeping back the facts,
bad as they are. is resulting in people
giving a willing ear to all the stories
which are set afioat. Nothing. seem
ingly. is TOO wild TO receive ready cred
ence.
Army's Loyalty Doubted.
Many people are convinced that the
revolution. Although the critical char
acter of the situation can hardly be
overstated. and while the danger OF a
general upheaVal is undoubtedly real.
there has been no big open mutiny OF
soldiers yet. and until some regiments,
following the example OF their COM
rades of the navy. go over. the rising
has little chance of succeeding
Calls Fer Sympathy.
ST. Petersburg. July 4.-The execu-
tive committee of the social revolution
lists have issued an appeal summoning
workmen and all classes of society in
terested in the overthrow of the pres
ent regime to show sympathy with all
who fought for freedom at Lodz. War
saw and other places. as well as with
sailors who mutinied at Odessa and
Iibau by the Inauguration of q general
political strike. This has been supple
mented by proclamation for general