The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-01-08
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HUNS MUTINY;
KILL p. OFFICERS.
AND ENTRENCH.
ON EAST LINE
twenty-five Thousand Reported
To Have Defied Kaiser and Re-
fused To Leave For Western
BattIefieIdS - e.
WELL PREPARED TO ....r.
DEFEND THEMSELvES
Ruppreoht Loses Many More
Men In Vain Attack At BuIle-
court - British Airmen Raid
Over Flanders (

ONDON, January Ok Asso-
IL ciated Press)--A serious re-
volt has broken out in the ranks
of the German army, as serious
as the recent outbreak among the
naval forces of the Kaiser at Kiel
and Wilhelmshafen, according to
well authenticated dispatches
from the Russian front, relayed
on to Petrograd by the Russian
field wireless service. Deserters
from the German lines have also
Joined the Russians and have
brought confirmation of news OF
the revolt
The dispatches from the Rus
sian wireless service state that
twenty-five thousand German sol
diers, who have been on the east
ern front for many months, have
shot down their officers and open
1y defed the orders of their high
er commands. They have en-
trenched themselves, their posi-
lions being heavily defended by
machine guns, while they have an
unlimited supply of rifle and ma
chine gun ammunition.
Socialism Inoculated
This outbreak took place among
the troops, in the region east OF
hOvno, where the soldiers of the oppOs.
ing armies have been fraternizing for
mouths and where the propaganda of
tie Bolsheviki has been listened TO
with eagerness by the German rank
and file. .., mn. --q. .,,.. I. J..
The German authorities are power,
less to handle the situation, the avail
able forces along this section of the
line being too few TO attempt to
crush the revolt by direct at
tack, while to bring guns against the
mutineers will involve stripping other
portions of the line and preparing foI
the carrying out of a regular campaign.
1t is stated, also, that the officers are
not anxious to test the temper Of Their
men yet loyal by leading them against
their own comrades
Drafted For France
Deserters from this section of the
German line say that the revolt was
brought to hend when orders were
Il Tnf Ill bn h,
eastern front under forty five years foI
service IN the western front. The regi
ments at kovno. when this order was
posted declared that they had had
enough Of fighting and refused to be
transferred for winter campaign
against the French and British.
The German commander is endeavor
ing to cut Off all sources of food from
the mutinecrs, hoping to force their
surrender through starvation.
Germans Launch Attack
On the western front Yesterday the
Germans launched Il strong local at
tark against the British positions OF
the HiudenbuTg line cast of Bullecourt
IN Cambria sector. The attack was made
in force, the infantry advancing il
waves under cover of Il heavy burrage
but at only one point did the enemy
succeed in reaching the British posi-
tons. Here an advanced sap waa
cleared and occupied.
At all other sections along the front
the Germans were beaten back, the
advancing lines being rakcd so severely
by m"rhine gums and rife fire that
they failed to get az grips with the
trench defenders. Throughout the day
the Germans suffered heavy losses with
ont cOmpcusating gains.
British Air Raid
The British air service carried out
a series Of raids on Friday night
against the Mcnin ROulers railroad, the
railroad stations north and south of
Lcdcgh"u and that town itself being
bOmbarded. Considerable damage was
done, "A number of the warehouses
GiOnG The line being set on fire by the
bombs, while an air battle Of conSe-
qurrcc Developed.
German marines rose TO the defense
Of thr ruilroad aud score of dues
were fought in the night. Eight Ger
man machines were sent whirling down
to destruction, while five British ma
chimes fuIIpI TO Fpturn To their ha 40