The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-10-14
FORCES OF THE ENEMY lNVAD-
ING NORTHERN PORTION
OF PROVINCE.
MARTIAL LAW IS DECLARED
Proclamation States that Widespread
Secret Propaganda Has Endeavored
to Seduce the Citizens of the Union
from Their Allegiance.

Cape Town, Union of South Africa
WA London), Oct. 13.-It has been of
hciaily announced here that a com
mand under Col. Maritz has rebelled
In the northwest of the Cape prov
lnces. Martial law has been proclaim
ed through the Union
The proclamation declares '"rbe
government of the protectorate of Ger
man Southwest Africa has. through
Widespread secret propaganda, per-
slstently endeavored to seduce citi-
lZens of the Union and officers and
members of the defense forces of the
Union from their allegiance and to
cause rebellion and civil war within
the Union and these efforts have so
far succeeded that Lieut.. Col. Solo
mon Gerhardus MaYitz, together with
number of his officers and a portion
of the forces under his command has
/ ishamefully and traitorously gone over
, to the enemy and is now in omen re-
bellion against the government and
the people of the Union and is in con
junction with forces of the enemy In.
vading the northern portion of the
| Cape province.
There is grave reason to think
that the government of German South
west Africa has, through its numer-
Gus spies and agents, communicated
with and corrupted also other citizens
OF the Union under the false an1
treacherOus preteXt of favoring the
establishment of a republic in Sou, h
Africa.
THE government of the Union CON
siders it necessary % take effec ct:'"
measure to protect and defend the
interests of the In'Hn and its loyal
ard law-abiding Citizens again #
these insidious a11 Il eacherous Vt
tacks from within end without and %
that end to declare martial law"
The rebellion has been brewing
since the resignation of Gen. Beyers
as commander-in-c of the Union
forces. The government realized the
situation and sent Col Brits to re-
lieve Maritz, hut he found the latter
commanding Geraman troops as well
{" his own and with German guns in
rls possession. MARTY had been Civ
en- the German rank of general and
| had arrf sted those Of his tfTice and
men who were unwilling to join the
Germans and sent them as prisoners
of war to German Southwest Africa.
According to an official statement
an agreement was drawn up between
man southwest Africa guaranteeing
the independence of the Union as
republic, ceding Walfish bay and 9th
er parts Of the Union to the Germans
should invade the Union only if Mar
~ asked them to do so.
Maritz boasted 'haf he possessed
large supplies of .;ui !, rifles, ammu-
milton and money claimed from the
Germans and that he would overrun
the whole of South Africa.
I'm view of this state of affairs"
concludes the official statement 'the
government is taking most drastic
steps to quell this rebellion and pun
ish all rebels and traitors according
t. their deserts"
Solomon q. Maritz fought in the
Boer war with the rank of command
ent. In 1914 the government Of Ger
man southwest Africa found itself un-
able to cope with rebellion of ma
tive Hereros and asked aid of Great
Britain. The British government grant
ed Germany permission to engage
Maritz who then had the title of gen