Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-10-19

e tested by authority of congress. a
must sell it to Germany. Already
Holland has been put on tea and coffee
rations. Switzerland is in 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 a sham.
Mutiny on German Fleet.
The revolt on the German high seas
feet at Wilhelmshaven took place sew
eral weeks ago, but the facts have just
come out. At least four battleships
were involved and the crew of one
threw their captain overheard, drown
ing him. The mutineers landed, but
were forced to surrender to soldiers.
The crew of the Nurnberg seized the
vessel and started for Norway, but
were taken by destroyers. The kaiser
went to Wilhelmshaven himself and
ordered one out of every seven mutt
neers shot, but the chancellor pro-
tested and only three were executed.
Minister of Marine Won Capelle, in
forming the reichstag of the occur
renee, accused three Independent So
cialist deputies of foreknowledge and
approval of the plot of the rebels, and
said the plan of the latter was to re-
fuse to obey orders, paralyze the fleet
and force peace upon the country. The
accused deputies denied any guilt, but
proof.
The fact that Won Capelle did not
ask the reichstag to authorize the
prosecution of the deputies he named
leads to the suspicion that he was try
ing to use the incident to 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 mutiny on the fleet explains
the delay in the long expected naval
movement against Petrograd.
In the allied countries the story of
the revolt was hailed as one of the
most encouraging signs of the year
and it was held that if such disSstis-
faction exists in the German Iaval
forces, which have not been subjected
to very severe hammering, the morale
Of the army must be breaking down.
New Government For Russia.
Premier Kerensky, having virtually
defied the democratic congress, ap-
pointed new coalition cabinet
pledged to restore order in the repub.
lie and suppress anarchy and to re-
new the fighting power of the army
Kerensky and several of his colleagues
went to the front to lay their pls Us he
fore the soldiers, and seemed LCpsfn
of gaining their support despite the
opposition of the council of soldiers
and workmen. The rail workers went
on strike, but promised not to tie uI
the operation of the military railroads
and later were partly appeased by al
| offer of increased wages.
The new government il determined
| " WOIh Idlu 1Ol q pCoNC
but shows no intention of abandon
ing its alliances with the foeH of Ger
many. 1t issued a declaration to tha
effect on Wednesday, saying it "wil
extend it's whole strength in suppor
of the common cause of the allies, tt
defend the country, to oppose every
attempt at the conquest of territory O;
other nations and every attempt t.
impose the will of others on Russia
Allies New Drive In Flanders.
Another sledge hammer blow at thC
Germans in Belgium was struck OF
Tuesday by the British and Frencl
acting in conjunction. In the midst O
furious rainstorm Haig's men ad
vanced on a wide front east and north
east of Ypres, capturing Poelcapell
and the Gravenstafel ridge and othe
elevations that command the general,
fiat country and are invaluable as oh
servation ground. Grown Prince Rul
precht counter-attacked in desperat
attempts to regain these dOminatin
heights, but only south of the Ypres
Roulers road was he able to push bac
the British for a slight distance, an
that at great cost.
At the same time the French on tn
left flank of the British line made
most remarkable dash forward acros
the flooded bog land south of the fol
est of Houtholst, piercing the Germa
line to a depth of one and One-quarte
miles and regaining land which tn
foe had held for three years. Will
the French guns set up a terrific bal
rage fire, the engineers rapidly sprea
great islands OF cork over the water
and erected miles of trestle work an
innumerable bridges, and over thes
| the trooDS rushed with such irreSis-