The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01

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
tral.pOwers in order to obtain coal and
iron. For. Sweden and Denmark and
even for Norway there is nc great
sympathy in the allied countries. Their
neutrality has been mostly sham.
Mutiny on German Fleet.
The revolt on the German high seas
fleet 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
lcialist 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
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
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 dissatis-
faction exists in the German naval
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 a 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 plans be-
fore the soldiers, and seemed hopeful
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 up
the operation of the military railroads,
and later were partly appeased by an
offer of increased wages.
The new government is determined
to work hard for universal peace,
but shows no intention of abandon
ing its alliances with the foes of Ger
many. 1t issued a declaration to that
effect on Wednesday, saying 1t twill
extend its whole strength IN support
of the common cause of the allies, to
defend the country, to oppose every
attempt at the conquest of territory Of
other nations and every attempt to
impose the will Of others on Russia"
Allies New Drive In Flanders.
Another sledge hammer blow at the
Germans in Belgium was struck on
Tuesday by the British and French
acting in conjunction. In the midst of
a furious rainstorm Haig's men adj
vanced on wide front east and north
east of Ypres, capturing Poelcapelle
and the Gravenstafel ridge and other
elevations that command the generally
fiat country and are invaluable as OBJ
servation ground. Grown Prince Rup-
precht counter-attacked in desperate
attempts to regain these dominating
heights, but only south of the Ypres-
Roulers road was he able to push back
the British for slight distance, and
that at great cost.
At the same time the French on the
left flank of the British line made a
most remarkable dash forward across
the flooded bog land south of the for
est of Houtholst, piefcing the German
line to depth OK one and one-Quarter
miles and regaining land which the
foe had held for three years. While
the French guns set up terrific bar
rage fire, the engineers rapidly spread
great islands of cork over the water,
and erected miles of trestle work and
innumerable bridges, and over these
the troops rushed with such irresist-