The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-15
Mutiny Also at POla Indi-
Gates There Was Collision
Between Two Ports
SOON SPREAD TO ALL
SHIPS IN THE HARBOR
Red Flag Was Hoisted and Crews of
Six Cruisers Demanded Immediate
Speaking Admiral

LONDON, May 15.-The London
Times correspondent with the Italian
army says that news is trickling
through to Italy from time to time
fleet early in February, and it is pos |
sible now to give a. fairly accurate idea |
of what happened The mntiny began
at Pola, but, as it broke out almost !
simultaneously at Cattaro, il looks as
if there had been collusion between the
two ports. 1t was among the arsenal
They demanded the abolition of various
disciplinary measures and punishments
inflicted poJn on snipDoard and ashore.
The movement soon spread to the ships
in the harbor. The crews left their
POSTS and thronged the decks, shouting,
hurrahing, and acting as they pleased,
Their officers were powerless, but there
seems to have been no fighting between
them and the men.
The naval authorities parleyed with
the men for week and finally all the
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granted.
At Cattaro the mutiny took more
serious turn. Six cruisers and several
destroyers hoisted the red flag The
German and Magyar elements in some
crews held aloof, and there were en-
counters between them and the mutt
neers the guns of ono cruiser being
turned on another, and some mutinee-s
being killed. However, the xutineers
| got the upper hand after three DAYS and
became masters Of the port. The Of
feerS were seized the admiral com
| handing being taken by the sailors
| from his flagship to confinement in a
vessel in the harbor, where he received
apparently no very gentle treatment
The mutineers gave all orders a1oat
or ashore. These were printed and
| signed The Committee of the Crews +
The wireless apparatus was seized and
| the sailors committee thus commune
| Gated 10 Vienna its demands, among
which that for the immediate conclu-
| sion of peace was prominent
| Alarm was caused by these measures
and eonciliatory but non-committal re-
plies were sent After many prolonged
| discussions the authorities in Vienna
decided to dispatch to Cattaro divi-
sion of the fleet, under a German
| speaking Austrian admiral, upon which
It was thought that reliance might be
placed. When this appeared before
Cattaro. the position was critical. as
murmurings had broken out in the new
division.
The situation was saved bv the Teu,
| tonic a IN af h. "a:
cruisers in the harbor getting free and
hauling down the red flag. Negotiations
We're opened on an equal footing be-
tween the admiral and the mutineers.
and finally the latter consented to sur
render the vessels on receiving written
guarantees that no action would be
taken against any man, and that a
number of grievances would be set
tied. The Cattaro fleet then returned
to its allegiance after having been IN
open revolt for eight days
J, In consequence of the mutinv En-
peror Charles cashiered number of
high officers on the ground that it was
their SlaekneSs that had permitted the
outbreak. About 80 officers are be-
lleved to have been retired The fleet
has been put under command OF. no
toriously severe and much disliked ad-
miral. Efforts were made later to re-
woke the amnesty to the mutineers, and
they have been severely punished, sup
posedly for subsequent offenses; but
, nothing has been done publicly, as most
of Austria s sailors belong to the op
: pressed races
. There is no doubt that the ferment
: continues in the feet as well as in the
army.