Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-07

NATIoNAIlsTs AND voLuN-
TIERS DRILL WITHIN
SIGHT OF EACH OTHER.
TROUBLE FROM HoNE RULE
Belfast tho Home Of the Volun-
tcers Will Be Guarded With
Maxims.


Belfast, July 6.-The leaders O
the C%ovcnanters in Ulster profess I,
consider the Nationalist volunteo
movement as something not to b
taken seriously. These Nationalist
bands in the Ulster counties drill
systematically and are not connected
with any central organization. Al
the local leaders act entirely OF
their own Initiative. In some dist
riots the volunteers are split int
factions under opposing leaders who
carry on a newspaper warfare.
Volunteers. Will Fail.
Ulster leaders say that the Ma
tioaalist volunteers must fail through
the responsibility of getting arms
They claim to have many letters
from America showing that the Irish
there are tired of contributing tC
Home Rule, and now that they con,
slider an Irish parliament assured
they propose to let those in ireland
settle their internal questions with.
out help. Even If American sym.
pathizers should refill the war chest
the present government measures to
suppress gun running IN all ports
would checkmate them.
1--WE have two years start in the
matter Of armi3g and we mean to
keep it." an official Of the Ulster
Unionist Council said to The Associ.
acted press.
In many Ulster villages the Ma.
tionalist bands are being drilled by
retired army segeants near the halls
and parade grounds Of the Ulster
battalio1s and the t~ownspeople are
able to watch the preparations of
both forces.
$500 Nationalist Volunteers.
There we're $500 Nationalist volun-
teers In Belfast about the middle of
June and many more in Londonderry
city where Catholics and Professionals
ri much nor evenly balanced in
numbers.
In the Covenanter movement there
are two distinct factions at present.
One is a militant section which ad.
vocates immediate provocation, with
the belief that bloodshed would
shock the English non-conformists
and and force Asquith to grant ILLS.
ter's demand for permanent exclus.'
Ion from an Irish government. The
other faction which includes import.
ant business men fought successfully
to prevent the declaration Of a pro-,
visioaal government for Ulster when
the Home Rule bill passed the third
reading In the House of Commons.
The first faction now clamors to
have the provisional government set
up when the King signs the bill,
while the more conservative bust
ness interests counsel delay until the
Irish parliament in Dublin is launch
ed. Sir Edward Carson sided with
the latter faction at the last confer
eace Of leaders here.
Becoming Impatient
Meantime the volunteers, saturat-
ed with the military spirit are be.
coming impatient. Some battalions
have event sent Populations of off.
GERS to headquarters to ask when the
campaign would begin, and the work
Of keeping the bold spirits quiet is
Increasingly difficult.
The headquarters staff has worked
out a plan Of campaign for hostili.
ties. 1t is not likely that they will
attempt to use this citizen force
against trained regulars with heavy
guns. for as one officer remarked,
the most they could expect would be
to put up n good fight and be cut
to pieces. The present plans are to
keep the Ulster Nationalists in check
when the provisional government is
set up.
Forming Regiments.
Most Of the Belfast volunteers are
being formed into four regiments
known as the Belfast Division which
will act as a police force. A flying
column composed of $500 picked and
paid volunteers. q majority of whom
are old soldiers, has been organized
% q first line striking force with
motor transport capable Of convey
ing 1t to any part of Ulster in less
than four hours. This force is arm
ed throughout with new Mausers and
possesses ten Maxims of the latest
pattern. Certain county regiments.
especially those of Antrim and
Armagh, would go on active seyice
with this column, while other coun.
try regiments including Londonderry
must remain at home to suppress
the Nationalists.'
Ready For War.
IL the provisional government were
established the flying column would
be sent to Londonderry where the
Nationalist are strongest, while the
East and West Belfast regiments
would form double cordons around
the two Nationalist districts of this
city, with Maxims covering the prin.
eipal streets.
Information that the Nationalists
are bringing in carboys of vitrol
which women would pour on the
from the windows as they
poured boiling water during the riot.
lng some years ago has reached Car
sons headquarters. IF there is a
act Of that kind" said a staff
nhicer, the building where it is done
Be entered, wrecked, and every
,flcey killed"
nLERHoNIc NERVOUSNESS.
Berlin, July 6.-Buz1ing, rafting,
md other unusual noises in a tele.