The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-30
Revolving Officers and Sailors
Of the Torpedo Boats En-:
gage BattIeships and the
Salamis Artillery.
DURING ENGAGEMENT
THE REBELS RETIRED
Torpedo FlotilIa Is Roaming
About Ready to Renew the
Fight-0thers May Join the
Movement Against King.

Athens. Oct. iO.-Salamis. where al.
most 2..a0 years ago. Themistocles
gained a memorable victory over the
Persians-was again yesterday the
scene of a naval battle.
The correspondent has just returned
here from Scaramanga. where ne wit.
messed twenty minutes Of fighting yes
terday afternoon between the field bat
teries and big warships on the one side
and the mutinous band of naval Off
GERS which quilted the capital on We'd
nesday. with torpedo boats. on the 9TH
er.
The first shots were fired soon after
o'clock. and sharp exchange OF shell
followed. Some OF the projectiles
struck the arsenal buildings. but the
correspondent saw only one shell hit "A
torpedo boat-the Sphendona. which
Immediately was enveloped in a cloud
of smoke.
Rebels Number 800 Men.
During the action the torpedo boats
gradually retired until they obtained
the shelter of the headland. when the
firing ceased. The rebel vessels, while
the engagement was in progress. re-
turned the fire of the warships and
field batteries. but apparently little
damage was done on either side. The
rebels were led by Lieut. Tibaldees, and
are reported to have numbered 300
men.
Athens remained quiet last night. but
much suppressed excitement prevails.
An official statement has been issued.
stating that the arsenal. which was in
the hands OF the rebels has been recap
tured. and that the mutinous TORPEDO
boats are expected to surrender
Lieut.. Tibaildos appears to have been
actuated by his disapproval OF the tao
tics of the military league and the jun
Tor naval officers in consenting to ne
gotiate a compromise of the uItimatum
recently issued by the military league
for the enactment of an ordinance sus-
pending all promotion for five years
and the abolition of the posts OF rear
admiral. vice admirals, and fifteen
places of lesser rank.
Leader in Last Revolt.
Tibaldos took a prominent part In
the military movement last August He
was the first officer to go to the camp
at Goudi. outside the city. after the pre-
mier's refusal to receive a deputafion
of officers, and he subsequently was
appointed commander of the rebel
camp.
At a meeting Of the military league
Thursday Tibaldos said:
Il led the last revolt. and without me
it would have failed. Now you aban-
don me, but I will carry out q second
revolt single handed"
The Military leagues proclamation.
disowning Tibaldos. who was in com.
mand of flotilla of torpedo boats and
submarines, and demanding the portfo-
lilo of minister Of marine. ascribes his
pretensions to madness and the influ-
ence of outsiders and threatens to have
him court martialed for treason The
league held a meeting late tonight to
discuss what its attitude should be to-
ward the naval officers who took part
in today's fight II is believed that
the league is inclined to show them in
dulgence.
Location Of Mutineers Unknown.
Meanwhile the position of the mutin-
Gus torpedo boats resembles that Of the
Russian battleship Kniaz Potemkfn.
which mutinied in 13O, and fired on
Odessa and then roamed the Black Sea
for several weeks. and the government
is apprehensive as to where 1t next will
hear OF them. 1t is rumored that they
have gone toward Crete.
In the chamber Of deputies this aft
ernoon Premier Mavromichalis. after
detailing the events Of the day. said
the government was determined to sup
press the outbreak by force. Happily
the movement was limited
The ministers. he said. were occu.
pied in reforms in all branches Of the
administration and would not neglect
the navy Therefore the officers inn
patience was unjustified. The pre-
mier added. however. that IL the naval
officers had been led astray they still
had time to rehabilitate themselves.
TibaIdos Refuses Compromise.
The following shows how the revolt
had its origin The government, In
response to the demands Of the naval
officers for the suspension Of promo
tions for five years and the abolition
of certain high naval posts had con-
sented to introduce q navy publication
bill, but it insisted that the bill must
be absolutely fmpersonal and declared
that it would fatty reject any propos-
ais aimed 1t individual officera
The military league accepted this %
luton Of the problem. bat Lieut. II
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