The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-11-06
GERMANS MUTINY RATHER
THAN SERVE ON UtBOATS
Details Of Second Uprising Are Received
and Escaped Conspirafpk Tells Of Twelve
Thousand Men Involved Ia First Affair

rioters, q big portion OF them, proceed.
ed toward the naval home, which was
being utilized a. one Of the adminis.
tration buildings. Another group OF
perhaps 1000 marines and sailors head.
ed toward the Zeppelin sheds. This
group, on reaching the Zeppelin sheds
separated into two parts. while one nor
ton attacked the sheds ana set Are To
the hapgars, which contained four
ZeppelinG
Rioters Return VIZ
" Meanwhile the main BODY Of the,
rioters had returned to the barracks
and having destroyed everything In
sight, aimlessly proceeded to the par.
ade grounds. On learning that the two
forts on the western side Of the rail,
road had opened fire into the rebel
ranks Of the group that had set fire to
the Zeppelin sheds, they destroyed the
railroad junction that connects the
warehouse in the extreme east and
south and the dockyards and the build
ing harbor in the harbor. After hav.
ing cut the communication between the
forts and the warehouses and the arse
nal along the railroad, they proceeded
in smart battle formation toward the
two arsenals' forts These forts lie ID
two groups in northwest and south.
west incline. The rioters had charged
up the flank Of the southern fort and
had nearly. succeeded in reaching Il
when the third line land coastal Forts
opened their fire on the attackers.
1.-THE attackers suddenly turned from
the arsenal fort and attacked the third
line land forts. They had succeeded in
getting between the first and second
fort from the south when the second
line land batteries, which lie across
the path of the third line forts, opened
fire.
Fort Sides with Rebels
"Then, az II by magic, the north,
ern arsenal battery suddenly opened A
terrific and indiscriminate Are ON ali
the forts excepting the southern third
line land forts. For nearly half an
hour the forts bombarded each other
And, although the rebel fort in the
arsenal was engaged against eleven
forts of all lines, they were getting the
best of the battle. Because the rebel
fort was firing its guns at the direction
of the sea, for which purposes they
we're built, while the loyal forts were
at a serious disadvantage by having
to fire toward the land side, and there
fore could not bring into action their
larger-cahber guns. (.
con observing that the northern
arsenal fort had declared for them, the
rebels withdrew from between the first
and second chains Of the southern forts
and were taking cover behind the rail.
road embankments and preparing for
| further Developments when the ware
houses facing the fitting-out harbot
caught fire. ,... ~, ~ IN
cat about two-thirty the forts ceas,
cd firing. / think because the aggres.
sive rebel fort had run out of ammu-
milton. Until three o clock in the af-
ternoon solemn silence reigned. Al
though the rebels had fought well the
time had come for leader. Although
about 1000 of them had already fitted
out the railroad embankment in the
south as defensive line, the remaining z
1000 of them were scattered, doing
damage to the harbor buildings, which
although serious loss TO the govern
ment, was of no advantage to the
rebels. -. .HA
Leaves His Place .5'..# d" ~,
just at this time decided to leave
my place Of observation and try to or.
jganize the men who were scattered
around the Zeppelin and observation
grounds, As. I left the church two ter
rifle explosions shook the ground with
such force that II threw me of my feet.
Three more distinct explosions follow
ed, each as forceful as the first. These
came from the direction Of the imperial
doekyards on the western side Of which
are the dock slips. Afterward I learn
ed that four large wafshipD had been
blown up in the building harbor, but
as ! did not remain at Wilhelmshaven
much longer after the suppression Of
the riot, was unable to learn the
names of the ships.D ,},tf4 !
| Lieutenant CIatfelder described his
efforts to get the men on the ships, to
seize them and turn the guns upon the
land batteries, but how the arrival Of
a large force of loyal troops prevented
the move and the rebels were moved
down with machine guns. He, himself,
escaped by, the quickest route into
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