The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-03-24
KING GEORGE FEARS
A CIVIL CONFL|FT.
His Majesty Requests His Off
GERS Not to Resign Posts.
MAY START MUTINY."
ulster Army is Busy Moving About
the Hills Around.
Belfast.

Belfast, March 22.-The detection
OF Army officers is the cause of great
jubliation in Ulster and among the
.omcials OF the provisional Govern
Nment, who are keeping In close touch
with events at Currah and other milf
tary depots in Ireland, through sec
ret correspondence.
The Associated Press tonight was
shown letter which the provisional
authorities have received from an Of
hcer at Currah station. saying that
more than 100 officers had resigned
including all the cavalry officers.
General Arthur Paget, commanding
the troops in Ireland, had them
paraded and told them, according to
the letter that ne had "an eypress or
der and request from the King him
sell 10 ask every officer to 90 as or
dered; that they might never he call
ed on to fight and that II thav ro.
lused there might he a mutinv I'm the
army which would mean n revolution
IN England and IN six months there
would be no King and no Army"
OFFICERS WILL NOT LISTEN.
Despite this appeal all the officers
refused to reconsider their rasigno-
uons. general officer of high stand
ing In the regular Army was offered
the post or commalder-in-c chief Of the
Iorce which is to operate against the
ulster volunteers. When he declined
the olter the war officer informed him
that his refusal meant tho severcnco
or his connection with the Army. He
persisted, and the authorities offered
the post TO another officer. said TO
, be friend OF the general nov n
command at Belfast, Who accented
iA detial was issued to-day of the re-
ported mutiny OF the'Dorset shire resi-
!, :nent
There has been no diminution in
the activity Of the=H =Htstf T. A t..Hy=. Of
fcers ot;-theEso- -caffor- iir1aTtTl,I;Tri ars
staff. on duty at Craigayon, now the
center OF the Ulster movement, TODAY
were busy taking the ranges Of the
various hills and other strategic
= points OF Belfast Lough, whieh-the
estate overlooks.
UNIFORMS -DrsTRIBurED.. :.
The military administration. will be
gin the Issuance tomorrow OF the
drab-colored field uniforms to a spe-
cial service cofpsiof 5000 men, espec-
cfal1y organized, as mobile striking
force for the first attack, in event of
hostilities. A sufficient number OF
motor cars are available''to transport
at least 5000 men with rifles and am
munition from Belfast to any threat
ened point in Ulster in three hours.
Ulster awaits with curiosity the
next move OF the war office, pending
which the situation remains unchang
ed. Absolute order prevails in the
city. Eighty special service minute
men" on duty at Craigavon, marched
to the Presbyterian Church at Bel
mont early today, taking their hospi-
tai corps and ambulance men, even
the surgeons but leaving so men be-
hind to guard the rifles and patrol
the estate while the others prayed in
the pews behind Sir Edwards Carson
and other leaders.
Sir Edward tonight said he had
received letters of sympathy and en-
couragement from the United States.
Replying to the statement that the
troops movements were purely preacu
t!onary In consequence OF the dis
covery of an Ulster plot to raid the
military depots he said:
There never was the least intent
tion to take any provocative or ag
gressve action, nor will any be
taken"