Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-17
GERMAN FLEET
MUT|NY SERIOUS
TWELVE THOUSAND SAILORS
SINK FOUR WARsHlPs AND
TAKE POSSESSION OF FORT.
LOYAL SOLDIERS SENT
TO MAN VESSELS
Officer Who Escaped After Mutiny to
Switzerland Gives First Details
Showing Magnitude Of Uprising
Against Kaiser Among His Own
Fleet-FinaIIy Overcome.

Fleet-FinaIIy Overcome.
New York, Oct. 1.-THE Evening
Sun prints an account of the mutiny in
the German navy as given by partic!-
fielder of the cruiser Madgeburg, who
escaped to Switzerland. He is social
democrat.
Lieutenant Glatfelder's account Of
the outbreak was in this country q
week before the cable dispatches told
Of Admiral Capelle's announcement to
the reichstag that a grave disturbance
in the navy had been suppressed.
He tells how the mutiny started, re-
laiing events that led to the bloody
conflict that lasted from early morn
ing till midnight. Infatuated sailors
and marines from twenty five ships
mobbed an admiral and his staff of
fifty officers, set fire to barracks, Yep
pelin sheds warehouses. wharves, naval
observatory and then plundered the
arsenal.
Four Warships Destroyed.
One of the arsenal forts sided with
the rebels and engaged eleven coastal
forts Four uncompleted warships.
bridges. buildings and fittingout har-
bors were blown up. Some Of the
mutineers reached their ships, others
were moved down by machine gun
fire The lieutenant says ugly feeling
is universal in the German navy and
other outbreaks are feared.
NO less than 10000 sailors and
marines were involved in this upr!s-
ing" says Lieutenant Glatfelder. Il am
making this statement from personal
knowledge. This refers to the last
days of July and early days Of August
the final suppression having been
concluded on the 9th or 7th day or
August, OF which l have learned since
leaving Wilhelmshaven.
In conformity TO the plans OF the
central terrorist committee a series OF
loud demonstrations were held in
Borne. Switzerland, for the purpose OF
deceiying the secret agents Of Berlin
into believing that the center OF the
coming uprising was to be near the
French frontier and that the agitation
was intended for the army In France.
Revolt Well Planned.
an fact this was the original idea,
but the Russian revolution had changed
our basic plans and we had decided 10
direct our entire energies In working
out g. powerful agitation in the navy.
Tho immediate carrying out OF the ne"
strategy was postponed nearly Two
months on account Of a serious dis-
among our revolutionar!
tact!cians.
"Tbe first group maintained that we
should exert all our energies to orins
about a revolutionary FEELING IN "ho
ranks Of our armies stationed In france
and Belgium: the second group pointer
ont that the navy was totaiiy osei
looked by our Berlin police, therefore
- vould be more effective II we CEN
tered our propaganda at Ieeoruese'
ostend and other Belgian coast cities'
"F,inally our navalists won, and IL
Tho middle Of May 149 heroic COM
aes eighty five Of whom were "oih-
a, were started to sixteen centers.
Group at Wilhelmshaven.
",1v group was assigned to VIII
helms bsven. In my group there were
,a,.a, nersons. FIVE of them women
pe;np an incapacitated naval oHlcer
(the author of this report lost an
eve during a naval engagement with
q norton Of the Russian Meet III the
paltic). and therefore familiar with
orr naval centers, was elected
chairman and director Of our group.
"It hardly took two weeks BEFORE
every one Of our women comraoes
had obtained positions as naVai
nurses at the Wilhelmshaven lmpe-
rial Naval Hospital.
1--WE selected the hospital because 1t
;s situated right in the midst of the
most intense activities It was IN con-
nection with this hospital that ugly
ara hca-: c!ercing episodes took place,
the details of some of which l must
d!gress to give in order to convey
true picture of the atmosphere OF nor
ror which is sure to breed revolution.
"Originally built before the war for
1000 patients, the enlarged hospital
today treats as many as 10000, only
about II 900 being naval patients. The
S,UUu HlIliIdiy pa.iti>S c''' "HS"A ~"
'repulsive cases-men who are mere
human remnants, still breathing the
breath of life, but begging for death.
Casualties Kept Secret.
"The 'repulsive cases are hidden at
Wilhelmshaven because the authori-
ties do not dare to send them hol0e.
The parents, wives, sisters and broth
ers of these, beyond the pale casual
ties still think that they are some
where on our eastern front. Our mill
tary authorities do not dare to give
out true casualty lists. These vic
tins at Wilhelmshaven, who are
known as the 'repulsive cases. are
still on our active army lists, be-
cause they still breathe.
II am speaking only Of Wilhelms-
haven. j am informed that beyond
doubt there are moro ,nan 100000
'repulsive casualties and these cases
must be hidden from the sight of
the people. That is the reason they
are crowded into hospitals near har-
bors for whose strict guarding the
authorities have justification The