Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-21
RULE FOES
ARM RI: ADY
To FIGHT


and squadrons would be sent TO
strategic points along the north coast
This action. In conjunction with
the army movements along the Ul-
gter Province border, would Isolate
that district Of ireland by land and
sea, and prevent the entrance OF out
side forces to help the volunteers re-
cruitcd by the home rule lead
ers
The chief hope Of Sir Edward Car
son and others OF the Protestant
leaders has been that II actual hos
Titles broke out, the British army
viii be split, and regulars join the
unionist forces in Ulster
Throughout the day heavy troop
Movements continued, soldiers being
moved north from all the southern
garrisons in numbers of from 100 To
500, all prepared for active service IN
the field The ordnance and commits
sary departments were scenes Of
great activity all night and il was
indicated that the British Govern
ment expects TO keep armed troops in
and around Ulster for some time,
Ulster an Armed Camp.
Isolated within a supposedly i'm
preRnnble barrier of steel, Ulster was
an armed camp to-day. There was a
tense air OF suppressed excitement
here and elsewhere throughout the
province.
The police were secretly instructed
not TO enforce the gun license act, by
which Il special Government license is
iiece5ssaTy to allow ono to bear arms.
This action was taken in order to
prevent clashes between the consta-
bles and the Ulster volunteers who
flocked about Unionist headquarters
with rifles In their hands and pistols
| in their bolts The guard about head
Quarters was armed with tho latest
and most deadly style OF arms, In
open defiance Of the license act.
Reports from Curragh ono OF the
biggest garrisons IN Ireland, that zoe
officers had resigned rather than
serve against the Ulster men. created
intense joy among the Gnionists.
This is only the beginning said
Sir Edward Carson when informed OF
the designations,
Mansion Guarded by Sentries.
Sir Edward Is staying at CraigHvon,
the home of Captain James Craig.
The immense and beautiful lawns Of
this estate are dotted with tents, ana
rfllA 4FTt tlAiltN WIN WI bliiFEs MAJ
back and forth before the mansion.
I'M pursuance with Government or
ders all the men employed at the
ordnance works at Carrick Fergus
were searched to-day before being
allowed TO enter the plant This pre-
caution was taken TO prevent their
destroying the ornaments being
manufactured there.
The Londonderry garrison has been
increased by 800 men, The Dorset
shire Regiment which has been sta
toned In this city for the past year,
has been transferred to Hollywood
Barracks Ave miles away to guard
HE suburbs
Al turragh the Fourth Hussars and
sixteenth Lancers have been armed
with cnrbincs instead of swords and
lauCes
Forty tons of provisions reached
various points I'm the province 10 day
from tue Army Service Corps in Dub
lin
Two British W8rshIps which have
been lying In BantN Bay steamed to
kincstoWr to-day to await further
orders The naval training ships and
several torpedo boat destroyers are
at ElugstoWu.
Word was flashed here from BAN
gor at noon that "a British gunhoat
had arrived there and it was believed
she carried several hundred troops
to rAuforce the regulars around Bel
fast. Bangor is on Belfast Tough, ten
miles from this city