Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-30
GRFCIAN HAVEN
SALAMIS SCENE
OF ENGAGEMENT
AFTER 1000 YEARS HARB0R
AGAIN SEES BATTLE
MUTINoUs NAVAL OFFICERS IN
OPEN REBELLION
Capture Arsenal, but Governments
Warriors Later Recover lt-Fight
Lasts for Twenty Minutes.
Leader Threatens
LRy Associated Press. !

4 THENS, Oct. 29.-After almost 1000
"a years-when Themistocles gained
- a memorable victory over the Per-
sians-Salamis again today was the
scene of a naval battle.
The fight lasted twenty minutes, and
was between field batteries and big
warships on one side and mutinous
bands of naval officers, which quilted
the capital Wednesday with torpedo
boats. on the other.
A sharp exchange of shells followed
the first shots.
Some projectiles struck the arsenal,
but only one shell hit torpedo boat
the Sphendona, which Immediately was
enveloped in a cloud of smoke
The torpedo boats gradually retired
to shelter off the headland.
The rebellious force answered the fire
of the warships and land batteries, but
apparently little damage was done on
either side.
The rebels were led by Lieut.. Tibal-
dos, and are reported to have numbered
800 men.
Athens remained quiet tonight, but
much suppressed excitement prevails.
Official Statement
An official statement was issued stat
ing that the arsenal, which was In the
hands of the rebels, had been recap
tured, and that the mutinous torpedo
boats were expected to surrender.
Lieutenant Tibaldos appeared to have
been actuated by his disapproval of the
tactics of the Military league and the
Junior naval officers in consenting to
negatiate a compromise of the ulti-
matum recently issued by the Military
league for an ordinance suspending all
promotions for five years and abolish
ing the posts of rear admiral, vice ad-
miral and fifteen places of lesser rank.
Tibaldos took 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 premiers refusal to receive depu-
tation of officers, and he subsequently
was appointed commander of the rebel
camp.
At a meeting of the Military league
yesterday Tibaldos said:
"I led the last revolt, and without
me 1t would have failed. Now you
abandon me, but will carry out sec
ond revolt single-handed."
TibaIdos Disowned
The Military leagues proclamation
disowning Tibaldos, who was In COM
mand of a fioti1la of torpedo boats and
submarines. and demanding the port
folio of minister of marine, ascribes
his pretensions to madness and the in
fluence OF outsiders and threatens to
have him court-martialed for treason.
The league met late tonight to dis
cuss its attitude toward naval officers
who took part In the fight. 1t is be-
lieved the league is inclined to show
them indulgence.
Meanwhile the position of the mutin-
Gus torpedo boats resembled that of
the Russian battleship Kniaz Potem-
kline which mutinied in 1905 and fired
on Odessa and then roamed the Black
sea for several weeks, and the gov
ernment is apprehensive as to where
it next will hear of them. 1t is ru-
mored that they have gone toward the
island of Crete.
Government Determined
In the chamber of deputies today
Premier Mavromichalis said the gov
ernment was determined to suppress
the outbreak by force. Happily the
movement was very limited.
The ministers, he said, were occupied
in reforms in all branches of admin
istration and would not neglect the
navy.
Therefore the officers impatience
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