Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-28
Tendency to Defy Officers
is Growing East
and West.
CRISIS AT SEVASTOPOL
Time Expires for Mutineers to
Return to C0Iors and Clash
is Imminent.

st. Petersburg, Nov. 28.-Military of
ficers at ST. Petersburg admit no reii-
snce can be placed on the line regi-
rnents, not even those now stationed in
the capital, that the spirit Of revolt
pervades the whole army from vladi-
vostok to the European frontier, and
that the Manchurian forces are almost
openly revolving.
Threaten Armed Force.
ST. Petersburg. Nov. 2S.-The gov
ernment today announced that unless
the mutineers at Sevastopol surrender
before midnight armed force will be
used. but there is grave doubt whether
Gen. Gakomelski, commander of the
9TH army corps. who is in charge of
the situation, dare put the soldiers to
the test of firing on their comrades. IL
is significant that though the crews of
the loyal ships refused TO join the mu-
tineers. they declined To carry out the
orders TO put TO sea.
Pnnirky on Boursr.
St Petersburg. Nov. 2S.-There was
an exceedingly panicky feeling on the
bourse today. The markets were af
fected by the fear of the spread of
wholesale sedition in the army. Radi-
cal papers are filled with reports of
meetings of soldiers in different places
and the adoption of resolutions calling
for the public trial of soldiers, aboli-
tion of the death penalty abolition of
personal service To officers. increase in
pay cash allowance i'm place of food
and clothing. and reduction of the
term of service To four years The sim
ilarity of the resolutions is proof they
were inspired from a common source
and show "a growth of the revolutionary
propaganda among the troops.
had News From East.
Reports from the Manchurian army are
also dsquietng Many officers and
soldiers involved in plots at Harbin
have been arrested and number of
agitators who arrived there from Euro
pean Russia We're caught red-handed
by Gen. Linevitch
Ready to seize Odessa.
From Tifis and Kars, Trans-Cau-
casia. come reports that soldiers are
taking a stand against firing on the
people. and private dispatches from
Odessa say soldiers and sailors at a
meeting held AT the university last
night decided in the event of the Sc
vastopol mutineers bringing the Black
sea fleet To Odessa. 10 join the mutin-
eers and take possession of the city.
Threaten Another strike.
St Petersburg. Nov. 2S.-The work
,s.fl = hA mt ~
with another general strike to compel
the employers of St Petersburg who
who locked out about 10000 men yes
terday 10 reopen their doors. The men
refused To return TO work under the
old conditions.
Delegates Dispatched.
Delegates have been dispatched to
cities in the interior TO ascertain wheth-
er they will support the movement
Destitution is causing many workmen
here TO turn against the agitators.
Time Limit Expires.
Sevastopol. Nov. 2S-The time limit
allowed the mutinous sailors to sur
render expires today. The command
of the cruiser Otchakoff. whose crew
mutinied. has been assumed by Lieut..
SCntuut. WHO WIS uASlLlSSCd tuS
service on account of his revolutionary
tendencies. The town council has ask
ed for help to save the city.
MutIneers sim Control.
St. Petersburg. Nov. 2s-Dispatches
from Sevastopol say that revolution
airy orators succeeded yesterday in
winning over a battalion of reservists
and that in spite of the arrival of rein
forcements TO the number of several
thousand the authorities did not dare
TO interfere with a review held by the
mutineers by the cathedral of ST. Vlad
imir. which is in the heart of the town
Forced Leave ship.
The mutineers have forced the Off
GERS and crew of the cruiser Otchakoff
10 leave the ship. The crews of the
battleshipS Rostislav and Tria Sviati-
talia. 50 far as at presen; known. have
not mutinied. One reserve battalion.
however. has joined the mutineers.
Several companies uf the Wilma regi
ment have arrived at Sevastopol from
TheOdoSia. Martial law has been de-
clared in the fortress.
Would Carry Arms
ST. Petersburg. Nov 2S.-Owing to
the unsafe conditions of the streets in
the vicinity of the American embassy.