Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-10-18

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must sell 1t to Germany. Already
Holland has been put on tea and coTee
ratiOnS. Switzerland is i'm better case
for the allies seem willing that she
shall continue her trade with the cen
trail powers in order to obtain coal and
iron. For Sweden and Denmark and
even for Norway there is no great
sympathy in the allied countries Their
neutrality has been mostly sham.
Mutiny on German Fleet.
The revolt on the German high seas
fleet at Wilhelmshaven took place sew
eral weeks ago, but tile facts havc just
come out. AT least four laftleships
We're involved and the crew gf one
threw their captain overheard, drowR-
ing him. The mutineers landed, but
We're forced to surrender to soldiers
The crew of the Nurnberg seized The
vessel and started for Nor>yay, bus
We're taken by destroyers. The llaiser
went to WiilelmslEtvcn binsuli and
ordered one out of every Si.9n mutt
neers shot, but the chancellor pro-
tested and only three were executed
Minister of Marine Won Capeile, in
forming the reichstag of the occur
renee, accused three independent So
cialist deputies of foreSnowledge and
approval Is Of the plot of the repes and
fuse to obey orders, paralyze he iGgt
and force peace upon the country. Ihe
accused deputies denied any guilt, but
Won Capele said he had documentary
proof.
The fact that Won Capelle did not
ask the reichsta.. tn authorize lie
prosecution of the deputies he naulcCl
leads to the suspicion that he Was try
ing to use the incident 40 weaken the
political power of the independent So
cialists, but the affair had the oppo-
site effect and some of the majority
socialists Joined the Independents.
The mntiny on The ileet explains
| the delay in the long expected naval
movement against Petrograd.
| In the allied countries HE story of
the revolt was hailed as one of the
! most encouraging signs Of the year
| and it Vas held tilai If sl.ch dissaiiS-
| faction exists i'll the German i,avai
! forces. which have NOT been subjected
| to very severe halnmering, the morale
of the army must be breaking down
New Government For Russ;s.
Premier Kerensisy, having virtually
detied the democratic congress, ap
pointed Il new coalition cabinet
| pledged to restore order in TIE repub
lie and suppress anarchy and TO re
new the fighting power of the army
Kerensky and several of his colleague.
went to the front TO lay their plans be
| fore the soldiers and seemed hopeful
| of gaining their support despite Tho
! opposition of the council of soldier:
and workmen. a'he rail workers wen
on strike, but promised not to tic III
the operation of the military railroads
and later were partly appeased by al
! offer of increased wages.
\ The new government is determined
to work hard for universal peace
| but shows no intention of abandon
Ing its alliances with the foes Of Ger
many. 1t issued declaration to tina
effect OH Wednesday, saying it "Wil
extend it's whole strength in supper
of the common cause of the allies, t.
defend the country, to oppose ever.
attempt at the conquest of territory o
other nations and every attempt L
impose the will of others on Russia.
Allies New Drive In Flanders.
Another sledge hammer blow at tn
Germans in Belgium was struck o.
Tuesday by the British and Frenc
acting in conjunction. In the midst o
furious raillstorm Haig's men ad
vanced on wide front cast and nOrtl
east of Ypres, capturing Poelcapell
and the Gravenstafel ridge and othe
elevations that command the general
flat. country and ere invaluable as oil
servation ground. Crown Prince RuI
precht counter-attacked in desperat
attempts to regain these donlinatin
heights, but only south of the Ipre'
Roulers road was he able to push bac
J the British for slight distance, an
J that at great cost.
At the same time the French OH til
left flank of the British line made
J most remarkable dash forward acros
the flooded bog land south of the TO
est of Houtholst, piercing the Gerna
line to depth of one and one-quarte
miles and regaining land which I'll
! foe had held for three years. Will
the French guns set up a terrific ba
rage fire, the engineers rapidly sprea
great islands of cork over the waite
and erected miles of trestle work an
: innumerable bridges, and over thes
/, the troops rushed with such irresis