Show WOULD NOT KNEEL Mutiny of Five Hundred British Sail Sailors Sailors Sailors ors at Portsmouth Portsmouth Eng EngNor Nov 5 A mutinous m tin tinous ous outbreak of sailors last night nigh t necessitated the immediate mobilization n tn of the entire force in the naval bar barracks barracks barracks racks here to prevent the affair from developing into a serious mutiny The Th Themen Themen e men had assembled in the gymnasium et when a senior officer a man of short shor t stature wishing to administer a reprimand reprimand reprimand mand for breach of i discipline ordered the front ranks to kneel so that he could sea se the men in the rear The or der det was resented and some of the sail sailors sailors ors who refused to obey were arrested Their comrades aggrieved ran amuck wrecked the canteen and started to break out of barracks with the intention intention intention I tion of wrecking the quarters of the obnoxious officer and were only pre pro prevented prevented vented from so doing by the fixed bay bayonets bayonets of an overwhelming force A number of the men Who 1110 ho attempted to break out ou of barracks were arrested Portsmouth England Nov 6 The riot ing in the naval barracks was resumed at midnight and continued until past 2 this morning A gang of several hundred stokers attacked the officers quarters assaulting officers smashing windows and I otherwise damaging prop property property erty Several Sev ral policemen n who WO attempted to force order were seriously injured Armed sailors and marines had to be They overpowered the rioters and made many arrests |