South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-21
English Government Continues
Heavy Troop Movements.
MaSSing Army and Navy
Force in Irish Province.
STRINGENT MEASURES
TO PREVENT MUTIAY
Many Officers of Imperial Army
Telegraph designations and
Will Join UniOniStS Accord
ing to Report.

LONDON. March 21.-The war
flame which Is sweeping ireland
over the home rule question spread 10
London tonight SympathiZers OF
unionists threatened 10 attack cabinet
ministers when they went 10 BuckinE-
ham palace 10 hold a council OF war
with King George. a heavy guard OF
Dolice and troops were thrown about
the palace.
Two companies of the Dorsetshire
regiment Of British regiments station
ed in the outskirts of Belfast. are re-
ported 10 have mutinied and Joined
the anti-home rule army.
The British government spent the
day preparing for war in the north OF
ireland but tonight the war office am
nOunced that the preliminary move
ment OF troops and warships had been
merely a precautionary measure To
protect the government property. All
day long couriers of the unionists rode
through Ulster province summcnns
the protestant volunteers To arms.
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 civil war comes.
Call on Demonstration.
Irish nationalist leaders in London
derry tonight called of the proposed
home rule demonstration set for to-
morrow fearing it would furnish the
fatal clash which would precipitate
war.
Sir Edward Carson. leader of The
anti-home rulers. is in Belfast con-
ferring with his lieutenants and while
ne says he is trying TO placate tne
radical uniOnists, he is preparing Tor
hOstilties.
BELFAST, March 2l.-Ulster eN-
poets war.
Military preparations on a grand
scale both by the government and the
volunteers enrolled under the anti
home rule banner went on rapidly
Saturday. Anxiety and alarm over
the situation increased hourly while
the government rushed company aft
er company OF soldiers into the Ulster
counties and messengers Of the or
ganizatiOn led by Sir Edward Carson
dashed from town 10 town calling up
on the volunteer forces TO prepare for
immediate mobilization. Threatened
invasion by a foreign foe could not
have produced a government prep2ra-
ton more aggressive.
BY land and by sea its forces moved
to awe the people Of Ulster. Two tor
J
men, arrived in Belfast Tough from
Dublin at daybreak and landed the
soldiers at Carrick Fergus castle. The
Warships then anchored i'm the har-
Dor with their guns trained on this
city, which is the heart ef the threat
ened Ulster revolt. IL was reported
that the entire Irish sea division OF
the home fleet would be modified
within the next "A hours and squad
rOns would be sent 10 strategic points
along the north coast. This action iu
conjunction with the army movements
along the Ulster province border.
would isolate that district or ireland
by land and sea and prevent the en-
trance Of outside forces 10 help vol
unteers recruited by the anti-homs
rule leaders. The chief hope Of Sir
Edward Carson and others of the pr0-
testant leaders has been that 81 ac-
tual hOstilities broke out the British
army will be split and regulars join
the Unionist forces ia Ulster.
Heavy Troop Movements.
Throughout the day heavy troop
movements continued soldiers being
moved northward from all the south
ern garrisons in patches Of loo 90
500. All were equipped with car
bines for active service in the field.
The ordnance and commissary depart
mentS were scenes Of great activity
all night and IL was indicated that the
British government expects 10 keep
armed troops in and around Ulster
for some time
The police were secretly instructed
not % enforce the gun license act. br
which a special government license is
necessary TO allow ore 20 bear arms.
This action was taken in order 10
prevent clashes between the cou-
stables and the Ulster volunteers VINO
fioeked about Unionist headquarters
with rifles in their hands and pistols
in their belts.
The guard about headquarters was
armed with the latest and most deau-
" style Of arms in open defiance ~
the license act
Reports from CUrragh. one of the
biggest garrisons IN Ireland thar 100
officers had resigned rather than serve
against the Ulster men created iu-
mense JOY among the Uni0nists
This is only the beginnmg.T said
sir Edward Carson, when informed
Of the designations.
Sir Edward is staying at Craiga-
Won, the home Of Capt. James CraiC
The immense and beautiful lawns or
this estate are dotted with tents snd
sentries. armed with carbines. march
back and forth before the mansion.
All Workers Searched.
In pursuance with government or
ders all the men employed al The
ordnance works at Carrick Fergus
searched Saturday before being allow
ed 10 enter the plant This precau-