The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-27

Obstetrics Attack the Troops IN
Their Barracks.
four KILLED; 40 WOuIDB
Trouble Starts Over Landing Of
Arms and Ammunition.
Red Costs Charge Volunteers
With Fixed Bayonets.

VAtW G4AOW O0yVAUt0e
Dublin, July 27.-The city Of Dublin
and the greater part Of Catholic me-
land was in q state Of the greatest eE-
citement today over Sundays con1l3e4
between the regular troops Of the Brit
ish army and the Irish Natioualiots.
The conflict resulted in the killing 0&
four persons and the wounding Of many
others. Forty persons were still In hos
pitfalls today in serious condition.
Day had dawned before the police
succeeded in dispensing the crowds
marching through the streets. singing
patriotic songs and looking for soldiers
of the second battalion Of the Kings
Own Scottish Borderers ON whom to
inflict vengeance for the fatal events Of
yesterday. The Borderers were ordered
out yesterday to prevent the landing of
arms and ammunition for the Irish
Nationalist volunteers.
The crowd finding that the soldiers
had been ordered to remain In bar
racks, attacked the Royal barracks
where the Borderers are stationed and
Finally the mob kicked down a cate
of the barracks and fired q couple OF
shots upon which bugles were sounded.
The police came on the scene and the
crowd was dispersed.
The Nationalist leaders take the
most serious View OF the affair and win
| demand reparation from the govern
| ment. The landing of arms for the N7-z
tionalists was carried out in more
daring manner than similar featn
achieved by the Ulstefftes volunteera,
as It was effected in daylight. Tho
yacht from which the armb and ammyl-
milton were brought ashore already h9A
landed $500 rifles and 125. 600 rounds OF
I tom 80
coast and these had heen succeG6fullW
distributed. = u
Landine a Arnnp.
) At Howth. $50 rines s9ta 1oaen
lr0onds Sn Nnsnt1rst ti<n were hsn1od uIS-
fder the eyes e the poliee kutomobalss
4 ammunition. ana body Of Nat1omAligt
i volunteers then started for Dublin with
one thousand rifles but no ammunition.
/ The police sent to intercept the voluu-
I teers cheered the gun runners and
/ ever: thing seemed to be going smooth
erers came on the scene and demanded
that the arms be surrendered.
The NatiOpal1st volunteers refused to
| give up the rifles. and the soldiers then
charged with fixed bayonets, wounding
| a number of the volunteers While the
leaders Of the volunteers and the regi-
mental officers were parleying the rank
and file Of the volunteers scattered and
got away with the rifles.
The news quickly reached Dublin,
and a mob gathered to meet the
soldiers on their return. vcIleys OF
stones were thrown at the troops and
twenty of the soldiers were ordered
; to fire. The Nationalist volunteers took
no part in the street lighting.
Wants BOr1eFers Removed.
Dublin. July 27.-The lord mayor Of
Dublin today demanded in the interest
Of the peace Of the city that the bat
I talon of the Scottish Borderers be re-
moved. Movement in the barracks in
dtcated that preparations were being
made to send the regiment elsewhere.
The gates OF the barracks were guarded
by a strong force Of police. +a
Asquith Hurries Home.
| London, July 27.ePremier Asquith.
who heard Of the fighting in Dublin
while he was staying at his cOnutry
home, Immediately proceeded to London
by motor car and arrived early tlsis
morning. AS the premier is also secre-
tary OF war. he Immediately took charge
of affairs ut the war office.
Parliament Takes It Up.
London. July N-Information N 70
the shocking" occurrences in Dublin
yesterday as John e. Redmond, the
Irish Nationalist leader put 1t. was de-
munded Immediately after the opening
Of the session OF the house of commons
today.
Mr.. Redmond was 20 dissatisfied with
the meager Information given him that
he moved the adjournment Of the houeo
in order to debate the matter. Angus
tire Birrell, chief secretary for Ireland.
threw the blame for yesterdays COM
fict between the troops and the public
on the assistant police commissioners,
who he said had requisitioned the mit-
tary entirely on his own responsibility.
The official consequently had been guns
pended while an inquiry was made.
The Nationalist members shouted sho
ought to be hanged" The matter will
be debated in the house tonight.
Mr.. Birrell said the major In con,maE q
Of the detachment Of the Queens own
Scottish Borderers had denied that he
gave orders to fire on the people.
william Redmond: HE ought to BE-
hanged"
'l Lord Robert Cecil: 'aThe ministers
ought to be hanged"
l. Birrell said the soldiers became ex-
asperated after several Of them had
received severe injuries. The officers
} stopped the firing Immediately. but
three people had already been killed
and 81 injured. He added that there
. would be q full inquiry immediately.
Joseph Devltn. national member for
) West Belfa4t, called attention to the
fact that the Ulster uni0nist volunteers
had been allowed to march through tho
: streets Of Belfast carrying their rifles.
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