The Washington herald., 1916-04-26
TWELVE KNOWN DEAD
Casualties Among Rebels Be-
ieved to Be Many
Times Greater.
COMMUNICATIONS ARE CUT
Meager Dispatches May Not Have
Revealed Full Seriousness of
Sinn Feiners' Revolt.
CBy the Sun News service1

(By the Sun News seryice.)
London, April 25.-A serious revolt, led
by the Sim Feiners. the ultra-radicaI
Irish organization, has broken out in
Dublin, the capital ." . 49, For twen-
ty-four hours bitter street fighting has
been in progress, and, at last accounts,
late tonight. was still raging in full
swing.
Augustine BirreH, chief secretary for
Ireland, announced in the house of COM
mons this afternoon that the government
had the situation well in hand"
Twelve men had been killed on the gov
ernment's side. Secretary Birren stated,
according to the last report received by
him from Dublin. The number Of casual
ties among the rebels is not known. 1t
Is believed to be considerably heavier,
as they were facing an organized mill
tary force.
-Four or FIVE parts Of Dublin were in
the hands OF the rebels when the secre-
tary last heard from Dublin. The post
Office, which had been seized by them
in their first rush against the govern
ment buildings, was retaken by govern
ment troops this afternoon. Later to-
night Secretary BirreH stated that "the
rebels are not in possession of the whole
city"
The casualties on the governments side
were given out by the Official press bu-
reau as follows: Dead, three military Of
6cers, four or five soldiers, two loyal
volunteers" two policemen; wounded,
four or fve military officers, seven or
eight soldiers. six loyal volunteers"
CoRhned to Dublin.
Dispatches from several parts Of Ire
land late tonight agreed that thus far
the revolt has not spread beyond Dublin.
The official press bureau stated tonight
that reports from Cork. Limerick and
Ennis, capital of the County Clare,
twenty miles west-northwest Of Limerick,
we'll as from Tralee, a seaport and
capital Of County Kerry, fifty-nine miles
west-northwest OF Cork, and from both
ridings of Tipperary, were to the effect
that no disturbances of any kind had
occurred in these localities.
The news of the Dublin revolt struck
Parliament like a thunderbolt The house
assembled this morning for the epoch
making secret session to listen to the
government barring all the facts concern
Ing Great Britains military status, with
view to determining how far the coun-
try must go with compulsion. Immediate
ly after the members had taken their
seats, Commoner Craig put the question
to Chief Secretary BirreE whether he had
not something to report from Dublin.
Mr.. Birreu quickly rose and with
calm voice announced: Grave dis
turbances have broken out in Dublin.
The postofice has been forcibly pos
sessed. Military forces have arrived
and the situation is we'll in hand.
Twelve lives were lost"
Irish Revolt Success, Is Report.
New York. April 25.-There was a gen.
eraI report today in circles that have
been interested in Irish Nationalistic
props ganda that the Dublin insurrection
had been almost completely successful,
and that the Irish volunteers had cap
tured and held as hostage Lord VIM
borne, lord lieutenant for Ireland, and
other high English officials. One YER
sion said the entire English stafr were
prisoners.
Another report had it that Lord VIM
borne was held not only as hostage
for Irish freedom or further concessions
To Ireland, but also that his life would
be forfeited If Sir Roger Easement were
executed. Lord WimboTne and the other
officials were said to be guarded by Irish
volunteers.
This message was said to be contained
in another cipher cablegram." such as
local Irishmen were said to have re-
ceived on Monday night telling of the
Dublin revolt.