| Show i MUTINEERS TAKEN I FROM U. U S. S VESSEL ELEVEN MEMBERS OF CREW CREW- LANDED IN IRONS WHEN SHIP REACHES HOBOKEN I I. I W W. W W. Agitator Blamed for Trouble Which Began Soon After Vessel Put to Sea on Trip to Europe and Return n New York Eleven Eleven members of the crew of the transport America Including includIng including ing two petty pett officers charged with mutiny on the hl high h seas and other crimes were tul taken en from the ship In Irons hons on Sunda Sunday when she docked ed at Hoboken en army pier vier Others arrests are expected to be made mUde as ns the transport crew Is reported to have been in almost almost almost al al- al- al most open rebellion since leaving this port last November on a trip to Europe Eurove and return An Industrial Worker of the World agitator Is said to have fomented the trouble Six of the eleven prisoners are alleged alleged alleged al al- al- al to have been ringleaders Seven are charged ed with mutiny on the high bight seas sens The others are charged with stealing and other offenses William Calkins an ordinary seaman seaman seaman sea sea- man accused of being one of the ringleaders ring ring- leaders and who Is said to have had hadan hadan an nn I I. I W. W W. W card was arrested b by an armed guard who found him hiding In the hold bold of the ship after It had Imd docked Calkins had been arrested at sea for stealing but escaped and was reported missing The trouble started last November when the vessel was on Its way to Europe Members embers of the crew who were caught gambling refused to quit when ordered to do so b by army off om- cers eels The baggage of passengers was looted and when ship officers ordered the crews crew's quarters searched a anum num number her ber of automatic pistols were found These It Is said were stolen from officers officers officers cers and soldier passengers Several da days s 's later two women passengers passengers passengers pas pas- wives of officers on their way to Coblenz became hysterical when they discovered two soldiers soldiers' trying to grain entrance to their their st staterooms On the same day a master-at-arms master was caught selling a and ever every everyone everyone one In the galley was found shooting craps When the transport reached Brest because of the trouble with the crew the ship commander ordered shore leave restricted The crew brok brol out in ill open rebellion and declared they would go ashore If they hall had to fight their way Sixty men In a barge attempted to get et ashore December v 4 but were forced to return at the point of pistols pistols pistols pis pis- In the hands of the ships ship's cers A chief boatswain who hid aboard the barge escaped Later several several several sev sev- eral of the crew stole a n lifeboat and went ashore |
