Middletown transcript., 1917-10-20

" everything In the districts from "hie
must sell 1t 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
tral powers in order to obtain coal ana
iron. For Sweden and Denmark ana
even for Norway there is no great
sympathy in the allied countries. 1helr
neutrality has been mostly sham.
Mutiny on German Fleet.
The revolt on the German high seas
fleet at Wihelmshaven took place sew
eral weeks ago, but the facts have just
come out. At least four battleshlps
were involved and the crew OF one
threw their captain overheard, droWh-
ing him. The mutineers landed, Dut
were forced to surrender to soidlers.
The crew of the Nurnberg seized the
vessel and started for Norway, but
were taken by destroyers. The Kaiser
went to Wilhelmshaven himself anu
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 ana
approval of the plot OF the rebels anu
said the plan of the latter was TO re-
fuse to obey orders, paralyze the meet
and force peace upon the country. The
accused deputies denied any guilt, Dut
Won Capelle said he had documentary
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
politicaI 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 dSsatls-
/ faction exists in the German navai
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 repuD'
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 plans be
fore the soldiers, and seemed hopefu
of gaining their support despite the
opposition of the council of soldiers
and wOrkmen. The rail workers wen
On strike, but promised not to tie VI
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 it's alliances with the foes OF Ger
, many. It issued q declaration to tina
effect on Wednesday, saying it "wll
extend its whole strength in supper
of the common cause of the allies, t
: defend the country, to oppose ever
, attempt at the conquest of territory 0
other nations and every attempt t
impose the will of others Oh Russia.
: Allies New Drive In Flanders.
e Another sledge hammer blow at tn
a Germans in Belgium was struck
= Tuesday by the British and Frenc
S acting in conjunction. In the midst
: furious rainstorm Haig's men az
e yanced on wide front east and norti
= east of Ypres, capturing Poelcapell
:. and the Gravenstafel ridge and otht
v elevations that command the general
n fiat country and are invaluable as o
# servation ground. Crown Prince Rul
9 Drecht counter-attacked in despera1
4 attempts to regain these do!ninatir
j. heights. bat only south of the Ipre
Roylers road was he able to push bat
q the British for slight distance, al
e that at great cost.
# AT the same time the French on Il
h left flank of the British line made
e most remarkable dash forward aero
II the flooded bog land south OF the fc
D. est of Houtholst, piercing the Germ'
ID line to a depth Of one and oEe-quart
miles and regaining land which e
in foe had held for three years. Whl
g. the French guns set up terrific bf
ID rage fire, the engineers rapidly spre
if great islands of cork over the watt
h. and erected miles of trestle work a
v innumerable bridges. and over the
Il, the troops rushed with such lrresl