Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-09
REVOLUTION GROWS
IN GE R N AN Y;
NAVY IN NUT|NY
RED FLAGS FLY FROM GERMAN
WAR SHlPS-REBELS CUT RAIL
WAYS.

London, NOV. 9.-The revolutionary
movement, in Germany is assuming
tremendous proportions. Here are
the salieu. developments;
Prince Henry of Prussia, brother OF
The emperor and commander in chief
ot The German navy, forced to flee
from Kiel. was pursued All fired at
lay mutinous marines He escaped to
Flensburs. Schles IL. His chauffeur
was wounded.
Red Flags FLY from War Ships.
Commanded by mutinous sailors a
greater part of the German navy
sailed from kiel with red flags
hoisted. With officers navigating IN
der command of sailors some of the
seized war ships have arrived al
Flensburg.
The great German maritime ports
OF Hamburg and Bremen are in the
hands OF the reyClutioHiSts, according
TO reports from Hamburg newspapers
printed by the Cologne Gazette The
rcd flag Is flying on all the ships in
the harmon. Or Karl lIebknecht Is
said to have arrangdl for the forma.
tion Of a soldiers council! at Bremen
Essen, home of he krupp gun ana
munitions factories; Hanover and
Sassntz report fresh revolutionary
disturbances
The Third Infantry Regiment has
taken possession of the airdrome at
Oldenburg in Holstein.
Blankenstein. a commune in West
phalia, twenty-four miles northeast OF
''nsseldorf, has Joined the revolution.
Rebels Cut Railway.
Reyolutionists have cut the North
German railway line south OF Flens'
burg in SchleswigH0lstein, This
breaks communication from the north
with Hamburg.
TelegraphiC communication between
Amsterdam and Berlin, Lubbock, Bre'
men and Hamburg has been stoppei
at the request of the Berlin postal au-
thorities.
Danish Frontier Unguarded.
There are no guards on the German
Danish frontier, it is reported. and
many prisoners crossed into Denmark
t Dispatches say that no trains arrived
at Copenhagen from Hamburg yester
day.
The movement which resulted II
the seizing of virtually the entire
German navy by revolutionary force:
was carried out in fairly peaceful
manner, according to the Exchange
/ Telegraph correspondent at Copen
hagen The red flag was hoisted quite
generally, he adds
Rebels Seize Big Wharves.
All the large wharyes connected
with the naval service also were taker
/ over by the revoludonists.
AT Wilhelmshayen the naval officers
agreed to hand authority over to thu
rebels If they would promise to make
! resistance should the British attacl
that naval port.
Rebels Battle in Bremen.
The headquarters of the com
mander of the port Of Bremen ha
been occupied by the soldiers counci
after exciting occurrences in which
machine guns were used
All kinds of excuses took place il
the neichborng city Of Altoona. Tit
port commander there agreed to al
the demands submitted by the sol
dicrs council.
Bremen is, next to Hamburg, tn
principal maritime emporium Of Gel
many 1t is situated on the Wese
River, lifU-nine miles southwest 0
Hamburg. Its prewar population wa
about l70,00G.
Revolt Wins in Two Hours.
The Cologne VoIks Zeitung say
fectcd in two hours. The marines CT
ticed the soldiers to join them, afte
which a meeting was held.
This assembly demanded the ere;
lion Of social democratic republic
Women joined with the marines
nnnnlnr the nrienns Orhnr ls holm