Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-27
Revolutionary Outbreak Is Not
Quelled until Eleven of the
City's Defenders Are Killed
and Twenty Wounded.
INSURGENTS UNDER CONTROL
This Event and Attack by Ger
man Cruiser Squadron on
Lowestoft, England, Over
shadow the Other Days
Events of European War.

London. April 25.-A revolutionary
outbreak in Ireland in which British
troops and volunteers sustained rela-
lively heavy casualties. and raid by
a German battle cruiser squadron on
the east coast of England. in which
the raiders escaped after having bonn
barded Lowestoft and hit two British
cruisers and destroyer are the out
standing features OF the war;
So far as has been made public. the
revolutionary outbreak in Ireland has
not extended beyond Dublin. where
members of the Sim Fem society on
Monday captured the postoffice and
other points in Dublin and in fighting
which ensued with the troops and
royalists killed at least eleven of the
city's defenders and wounded nearly a
score of others. What the losses Of
the revolutionists were has not been
stated. The British government asserts
that the situation in Dublin is now
we'll in hand.
The official report says:
ut noon yesterday six disturbances
broke out in Dublin. A large party of
men identified with the Sim Fein party,
mostly armed occupied Stephens Green
and took possession forcibly Of the post
office. where they cut the Geographic and
telephone wires Houses also were oc.
cuped in Stephens Green, Sackville
street Abbey street and along the quays.
I'm the course of the day soldiers ar
rived from the Curragh and the situa-
ton is now well in hand So far as is
known her three military officers, four
or five soldiers, two loyal volunteers and
two policemen have been killed and -four
five military officers and seven or eight
soldiers and six volunteers wounded. No
exact information has been received Of
the casualties on the side Of the Sim,
Feners.
Reports received from Cork Limerick
Ennis. Tralee and both Rulings of Tip.
perary show that no disturbances of an,
kind have occurred In these localities"
The German battle cruiser squadron
made its attack on Lowestoft, opening fire
on the coast and killing two men, one
woman and a child. British light cruis-
era, torpedo boat destroyers and aircraft
chased the Germans, who put back hast
lily toward Germany. Two British cruis-
ers and a destroyer were hit by German
shells, hut none was sunk. Whether the
Germans suffered any damage is not
known.
Except in Lorraine there has been an
entire absence Of infantry fighting on the
western front. The big guns, how
over have continued their rain of shells
on opposing position al various points.
At La Chapeotte in Lorraine, the Ger
mans launched n heavy infantry attack
against the French, which was repulsed
Some Of the Germans obtained footing
in a portion of the French salient, but
later We're driven out with heavy losses.
Around hill 3O4 and in the region of
Esnes and Cumieres, northwest of Yer
dun, the bombardment continues in
tense. To the east Of Verdun, around
Mouainvlle, there has also been a vio-
lent commandment. In the ArConne the
French have destroyed with their guns
German post and shattered a German
trench over n small front. Consider
able aerial activity by the French air
men in which four German machines
were brought down is reported by Paris
On the eastern front near Garbunovka
the Russians made a heavy attach,
AGAINST the Germans but, according to
Berlin, were repulsed with sanguinary
losses. Heavy artillery engagements are
still in progress in the upper Cordevole
and Monte San Michele zones of the
Austro-Itaian front.
The British official communication
from Mesoptamia says the British are
still holding their lines on the right
bank of the Tigrls against the Turks
and have somewhat extended them al
one point by driving in the Turkish
pickets.