New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
Revolt on Four Ships;
Captain of One Is
Thrown Overheard
by Sailor.
Army Disorder
At Same Time
Crisis Serious; Severe
Punishment Is Nee
essary, Declares
Admiral

LONDON, Oct. Io.-A serious mutiny
has occurred In the German high seas
feet. This was accompanied by re-
bellious disorders among the soldiers
at the front, which were quickly sup
pressed.
The crews Of four. and perhaps FIVE,
warships at Wilhelmshaven turned
against their officers, and the sailors
of the battleship Westfalen threw their
captain overheard and drowned him.
1t is known that mutinies took place
on the Westfalen, Nurnberg, Luitpold
and Kaiser.
The feet uprising had all the ele-
ments Of widespread and organized
revolt, and was put down only with
the greatest difficulty. The purpose Of
the men was apparently to force an
immediate peace.
This information was revealed IN
Amsterdam and Copenhagen dispatches
which report a statement TO the Reichs-
tag by Vice-Admirsl Cspelle. Min
ister OF Marine. CaOelle charged
tina: several of the Socialist Depu-
ties had plotted with the mutineers.
Wild disorder followed Capelle's speech.
The shouts of the other Deputies were
heard loud above the furious inter-
ruptions of the Socialists.
Deputies Deny Plotting
Deputies Dittmann, Hasse and Nog.
therr denied the correctness o:
Capelle's assertion. They had con-
ferred with the sailors, they said, but
no such plan as Admiral Won Capelle
alleged was submitted and received
their approval. They added that the
admiral aimed at forming coalition
against the Socialists.
I Admiral Capelle declared that he
possessed documentary evidence OF
everything he had said. Then, amid a
great tumult of applause and protests
from the Right and Left of the House
! respectively, Won Capelle declared that
I the guilty parties had confessed 70
| having gone TO sort OF party confer
ence, which included Deputies Vogt-
herr, Dittmsnn and Haase, az which
! the plan was. discussed, and they had
been told that they were committing
a punishable act and that, therefore. IT
would be advisable TO exercise the ut
most caution. These deputies had also
declared that they would support the
plan by every possible way by means
of pamphlets and printed matter.
Papers Show ed Socialist Plot
A Reuter- dispatch from Amsterdam
SAYS advices received there from Ber-
-. The aFa that 1hQnHallnr
Michaeis declared the punishments in
Aicted on the men at Wilhelmshayen
we're not unjust, papers found on. them
indicating that they had bound them
selves 10 recognize the principles of
the independent Socialists. and proving
that that party had carried on an ex-
tensive agitation in the feet.
The Wilhelmsh shaven revolt occurred
about six weeks ago. The censorship
succeeded in concealing it until the
Reichstag debate on the subject yester-
day.
The dispatches say that marines re-
fused 70 fire on the mutinous crews
after they had landed, but that sailors
captured them. The Kaiser demanded
that every seventh man be executed.
Chancellor Michaelis, fearing the
Reichstag's wrath, refused TO agree 10
D
and penal sentences aggregating 200
years were imposed on others.
A dispatch from Amsterdam says:
"A mutiny among the crews OF four
battleships Of the German feet has
occurred at Wilhelmshaven. Ore OF
these battleships was the Westfalen.
whose captain was thrown overheard
and drowned The crews landed Ma
rnes refused TO Are on them, where
upon soldiers surrounded the sailors,
who surrendered.
Destroyers Recapture Ship
"a mutiny is reported to have oc-
Cured on the German warship Nuern-
/ berg, which was at sea. The men
seized the officers and proceeded in the
direction of Norway. with the intention
Of being interned. The Nuremberg was
overtaken by destroyers and forced 70
surrender.
Emperor William went TO Will
! helmshaven and ordered that one out
| Of every seven mutineers be shot
/ Chancellor Michaels protested. with
the result that only three were shot
Heavy sentences were imposed on the
/ others.
Emperor williams visit 10 Will
helmshaven. in company with Chancel-
I lor Michaelis, was made after the mu-
| tiny had been suppressed.
The Chancellor's objections TO the
! Emperor's order that one mutineer in
every seven be shot was on the ground
/ that he could not assume such respon-
sibility before the Rechstag.
Bad Food One Cause of Revolt
zone Of the reasons for the mutiny
waSbad and inadequate food.
"In a speech in the Reichstag re-
garding the plot discovered in the Ger
man navy, Wilhelm Dttman. Socislis.
member, said the punishments indicted
on men in the navy for the mutiny at
Wilhelmshaven amounted collectively 70
/ 200 years penal servitude and that
several men had been condemned 20
, death"
Announcing 70 the Reichstsg yester-
/ day that a plot had been discovered In
| the German navy TO paralyze the feet.
! Vice Admiral Won Capelle is quoted in
! a Berlin dispatch sent By way Of Co
penhagen as saying:
1T is unfortunately 4 ssd fast that