The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-03-24

shed in the irish imbroglio was
reported in a dispatch from Dub
lin. This dispatch said that a SEN
try had shot a soldier while the lat
ter was scaling the wall of Bewbridge
barracks.
London, March 23.-The war flame
which is sweeping Ireland over the
home rule question spread to London.
Sympathizers of Unionists threatened
to attack cabinet ministers when they
went to Buckingham palace to hold
a council of war with King George.
A heavy guard of police and troops
were thrown about the palace.
Two companies of the Dorsetshire
regiment of British regulars, stationed
in the outskirts of Belfast, are report
ed to have mutinied and joined the
anti-home rule army.
The British government spent the
day preparing for war in the north of
Ireland, but the war department Of
flee announced that preliminary move
ments of troops and warShips had
been merely precautionary meas
ure" to protect government property.
all day long couriers of the UnionistS
rode through Ulster province sum-
noning the protestant volunteers to
arms.
Lord Roberts confers With King.
King George held a long conference
with Field Marshal Lord Roberts, the
foremost officer of the imperial army,
and later it was reported that Lord
Roberts will be put In supreme COM
mand if f-civll war comes.
Irish Nationalist leaders in London
derry called of the proposed home
rule demonstration, fearing 1t would
furnish the fatal clash which would
precipitate war.
Sir Edward Carson, chief of the
anti-home rulers. is in Belfast confer
ring with his lieutenants, and, while
he says he is trying to placate the
radical unionists. he is preparing for
hostilities. The unionists are prepar
/ ing to mobilize 10000 volunteers.
! The British government has about 30,-
I 600 regulars in Ireland, but the re-
+ serves are being modified A ring
/ of armed troops has Ulster province
! isolated from the south and warships
/ are watching the north coast for fill
busters.
Many English army officers resigned
rather than take the field against the
Ulstermen. Among them was Brig.
Gen. Lee Poer Cough, commander of
the Third imperial cavalry.
Martial Rule Over Ulster.
Belfast, Ireland, March 23.-Over
every city and hamlet of Ulster the
war cloud thickened.
With regiments to uphold the gov
ernmept openly moving along many
highways and the hidden hosts of the
Carsonites secretly rallying for re-
sistance, the danger, not merely of
ultimate hostilities, but of an actual
clash Immediately, was actually felt
by the leaders on both sides.
Within "a hours more than 5000
regular troops, including four bat
talions of infantry, with machine guns
and two batteries of field artillery,
all equipped for active service, have
arrived in the various towns of Ulster
More Troops on the Way.
These troops form the advance
guard Of large armed force, which
the military authorities are sending
to Ulster to prevent the assumption
of local government by the anti-home
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the north from the local military camp
at the Curragh and from other army
stations.
The first arrivals in Ulster were the
companies of a half battalion of the
Yorkshire light infantry, which were
conveyed from their barracks in Dub
lin to Belfast Tough on board the tor
pedo boat destroyer Pathfinder during
the night. They disembarked at an
early hour and marched to Garrick-
fergus castle, a disused military sta
tion commanding the Tough.
It lies Is miles below Belfast and
is. of historic interest because of hav-
ing been the landing place of William
III, when he invaded Ireland. Field
guns were mounted on the old forti-
fications there this afternoon
Orders were issued to other bat
teries of artillery at strategic posi-
tions around Belfast.
1t was generally expected here that
a cavalry brigade would be concen-
trated in Belfast The Sixteenth
Queens Lancers and the Fourth
Queens Own Hussars. stat ,ned at
the Curragh, were equipped with car
! bines and were ready to move north
ward this afternoon.
Guard Against Street Clashes.
Every precaution was taken by the
government civil and military authori-
ties to prevent the hostile factions
from coming into collision 1t was
feared that even street argument
between Nationalist and Union parti-
sans might lead to blows, then shoot
ing. and the big ball of revolution be
set TO rolling over all Ulster.