The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-13

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In itzerland-Mutlneers We're
Moved Down by Machine Gun Fire
Secret Agents Deceived.
The New York Evening Sun prints
an account Of the mutiny IN the Ger
many navy as given by a participant
Second Llegt Rudolph Glatfelder of
the cruiser Magdeburg, who escaped
to Switzerland He Is a Social-Demo-
crat.
Lieutenant Glatfelder's account Of
the outbreak was in this country a
week before the cable dispatches told
Of Admiral Capelle's announcement
10 the reichstag that q grave disturb
ance IN the navy had been sup
pressed.
He tells how the mutlny started, re-
latlng events that led to the bloody
conflict that lasted from early morn
Ing till midnight Infurated sailors
and marines from % ships mObbed m
admiral and his staff Of 80 officers
set fire TO the barracks. Zeppelin
sheds warehouses; wharves, naval OBJ
seryatory and then plundercd the ar
senal.
One Of the arsenal forts sided with
the rebels and engaged IL coastal
forts. -Four uncompleted warships.
bridges. buildings and htting-out har-
bors We're blown up. Some OF the mu-
tneers reached their ships others
were moved down by machine-gun
Ore. The lieutenant says ugly feeling
" universal IN the German navy and
other outbreaks IRE feared.
mo less than 1900 sailors and
marines We're involved in this upris-
ing" says Lieutenant Glatfelder. II
am making this statement from per-
sonal knowledge. This refers to the
last days of July and early days of
!. Augustine final suppression having
/ been concluded on the sixth or sew
enth day Of August, Of which I have
learned since leaving Wilhemshaxen.
Secret Agents Deceived.
"Ir conformity to the plans Of the
central terrorist committee series OF
loud demonstrations were heid IL
Berne, Switzerland, for the purpose Of
1eceiving the secret agents Of Berlin
into believing that the center Of the
coming uprising was to be near the
bFench frontier and that the agitation
was intended for the army in France.
I'm fact, this was the original idea. I
but the Russian revolution had
changed our basic plans and we had 1
decided to direct our energies in work |
Ing out a powerful agitation In the |
navy. The immediate carrying out of |
tAe new strategy Vas postponed near
/ y two months ON account Of a serious
disagreement among our revolutionary
tacticans.
"Ihe first group maintained that we
should exert all our energies to bring
about a revolutionary feeling in the
ranks Of our armies stationed Ia
France and Belgium; the second group
pointed out that the navy was totally
overlooked by the Berlin police, there
fore il would be more effective If we
centered our propaganda at Zee
brugge, Ostend and other Belgian cit.
les.
FINALLY our navalists won, and In
the middle of May 149 heroic COM
rides, SO of whom were women, were
started to 10 centers.
MY group was assigned to VIII
belmshayen. In my group there were
seven persons, five of them women.
Being an ineapacitated naval officer
(the author of this report lost an eye
during naval engagement with a J
portion Of the Russian fleet In the Bs{-
uc), and therefore familiar with our
aaval centers, I was elected chairman
and director Of our group.
ut hardly took two weeks before ev.
cry one Of our woman comrades had
obtained positions as naval nurses at.
The Wilhelmshaven Imperial Nav.d
hospital,
Hospital Horrors Told
1--WE selected the hospital booo,so
It is situated right in the midst of
he most Intense activities. 1t was in
connection with this hospital that
agly and heartplercing episodes took
llace the details Of which must dl-
Sress to give in order to convey true
p cture of the atmosphere of horror
Which is sure to breed revolution.
Originally built before the war for
SOOO patients, the enlarged hospital I,
'oday treats as many as 10000. only
ioout 1000 being naval patients
he 5000 military patients are known
As repulsive cases-men who are
mere remnants, still breathing the !
breath Of life but begging for death.
THE 'repulsive cases are hidden ot
Nilhelmshaven because the autl,orl.
les do not dare to send them home
The parents, wives, sisters and broth !
rs Of these beyond the pale casual .
les still think that they are some I
'here on our eastern front. Our mil. u
lary authorities do not dare TO give "
ut true casualty lists. These victims z
{ Wilhelmshaven, who are known os
he 'repulsive cases, are siln on our "
ctive army lists, because they sun
rcathe. el