The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-30
Ancient Salamis Again the
Scene of a Battle on Water,
but Apparently Little Dam
age Done by Shot and Shell.
MEN BEHIND THE GUNS
GAVE POOR EXHIBITION
! MutineerS in Torpedo Boats
Retired After Fighting Big
WarShipS and Land Bat
terieS for Twenty Minutes.
ATHENIANS MUCH EXCITED

Athens. Oct 29-After almost 1900
years-when ThemistOcles gained a mem
orable victory over the Persians-Salamis
again today was the scene of naval
battle.
The fight lasted twenty minutes, and
was between field batteries and big war
ships on one side and a mutinous band OF
naval officers, who quilted the capital
Wednesday, with torpedo boats on the
other.
A sharp exchange of shells followed
the first shots Some projectiles struck
the arsenal building. but only one shell
hit a torpedo boat. the SphendOna. which
immediately was envelOped in cloud Of
smoke.
The torpedo boats gradually retired I'M
Ill they obtained shelter Of the headland,
when firing ceased. The rebel vessels re
turned the fire of the warships and field
batteries, but apparently little damage
was done on either side. The rebels were
led by Lieutenant TibaldOs and are re-
ported to have numbered 300 men.
Excitement in Athens.
Athens remained quiet tonight. but
much suppressed excitement prevailed.
An official statement was issued stat
ing that the arsenal which was In the
hands of the rebels. had been recaptured.
and that the mutinOus torpedo boats
We're expected to surrender.
Lieutenant TbaldOs appeared to nave
been actuated by his disapprOval of the
tactics of the military league and the
Junior naval officers in conserving to ne
gotiate a compromise of the ultimatum
recently issued by the military league
for an ordinance suspendtng all promo
ton for five years and abolition of the
posts of rear admiral, vice admiral and
fifteen places of lesser rank.
Tibaldos took a prominent part in the
military movement last August. He was
the first officer to go TO the camp at
fe9l ha oft Y
mier's refusal TO receive a deputaton OF
officers, and he subsequently was ap-
pointed commander Of the rebel camp.
At a meeting Of the military league
yesterday Tibaidos said;
Il led the last revolt. and without me
Il would have failed. Now you abandon
me- but ! will carry out second revolt
singlehanded.
Cause of Revolt.
The cause of the naval revolt in Greece
is TO be found probably in the recent fall
ure of the Greek cause in Crete, when
the powers. on Turkeys protest, removed
the Hellenic flag which had been posted
at Caneana.
This failure to secure Crete was blamed
20 governmental inefficiency, and as a
result, several weeks ago, two battalions
of troops at Athens mutinied. Retiring
10 the suburbs. they demanded the sur
render of the places held in the army by
Crown Prince Constantine, commander
cavalry, and Prince Christopher. sub
lieutenant in the infantry.
The cause of the malcOntents was ex-
posed by the military league, which, on
oct. Is. forced the chamber Of deputies
10 vote a measure abOlishing the right
of the crown prince to hold the post Of
commander-in-chief and of the other
princes TO hold military commands.
Earlier in the day King George had
persuaded his sons, the Princes Con-
stantine, George, Nicholas and Chris
topher. TO resign their commissions 10
the military.
I'm the chamber of deputies. thirty loyal
list members showed their disapproval by
Withdrawing from the chamber
League Not Satisfied.
However. the military league was not
satisfied with the humiliation of the royal
family. and on last Wednesday issued an
ultmatum demanding the enactment
within twentv-four hours of an ordinance
suspendfng al promotions for five years,
the abolition Of the post of rear admiral,
heretofore held by Prince George, to-
gether with two vice admiralships- and
fifteen positions of lesser rank.
The premier offered a compromise IN
the form of a bill altering the age limit
for approximation from s. years TO %
years. This was not satisfactory to the
league. and on Wednesday night thirty
officials retired to the island of Salamis,
upon which an arsenal is situated.
Today the recalcitrant officers seized
the arsenal in open revolt.
Charge of Treason.
The military leagues proclamation dis
owning Tibaldos. who was in command of
a flotil-a of torpedo boats and subma-
rines. and demanding the portfolio of the
minister of marine, ascribes his preten-
sions TO madness and the influence of
outsiders and threatens to have him
court-martialed for treason. The league
met late tonight to discuss its attitude
toward naval officers who took part In
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