Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-29

Soon a naval gun opened fire The
nrst shot hit the tower and then a half
a dozen in succession struck the roof
around it The flag still flew and the
rebels replied with rifles and a ma
chine gun.
The bombardment ceased after a
dozen shots but was renewed later.
Hit after hit was scored but the flag
remained hanging from its pole.
When night fell and all firing except
with rifles ceased the flag was still
floating defantiy over the side of the
little tower.
London, England. April 29.-Up-
wards of one hundred persons have
been killed or injured thus far
in Dublin. correspondent at Belfast
Of the Evening News reports IN dis
patch filed last night He says the
rioters, hidden in houses commanding
by barbados in the streets, are keep
ing up a constant fusillade. The list
of casualties continues to lengthen- 1t
includes many civilians, who, the cor
respondent says, have been picked off
by Sim Fem Shippers for no other rea-
son tina nthat they were believed to be
loyal
The Gordon Of troops is being drawn
gradually but surely around the rebel
stronghoIds Every effort is being
made to avoid unnecessary bloodshed
and damage.
Rebels Well Supplied.
'@The thing that surprises me the
most about the uprising in Dublin is
the supply of munitions in the hands
of the rebels" said an lrishman who
arrived in London this morning. He
spent 10 hours in Dublin Tuesday and
departing that evening remained I'M
til last night in Kingstown.
There is little doubt in the popular
mind that Germans have been landing
arms from submarines for months" he
continued, land it is even said
though I don't believe it-that few
Germans also landed and organized.
Learned that the rebels made pris-
oners of a large number of policemen
and a few soldiers at the Royal Irish
Constabulary depot and at Phoenix
| park.
Irish Countess Shoots Guard.
my walk through the center of the
city Tuesday afternoon was very
eventful and I was glad finally to
reach Kingston. / was challenged
many times by both rebels and loyal
| sentries The rebel sentries were
! Threatening but allowed me to pass
after searching for arms
| Il heard that the Countess Markie-
vicz, the sister of an Irish baron. who
was prominent in the Larkin strike
and leading figure in the present
movement, shot dead a guard in front
/ of Dublin Cactle in a vain effort to
capture the castle"
/ This informant, who is an engineer
! of the war department and a strong
royalist. says a great majority of the
people in Ireland are entirely without
sympathy for the rebels.
Organization Is Excellent.
| The Times publishes an account by
an eye witness of the Dublin uprising
which emphasizes the excellent organ
ization of the rebels. This account
says:
! Civilians were not molested in the
streets and much of the firing was of
blank cartridges. There was an effort
to show that the movement was strict
| " military in character and directed
| only against the government, not
against the populace. There was lit
tie looting, but only about ten or TWEEN
| ty shops were entered
This shows a remarkable differ
ence from the Dublin riots two years
ago when it was not safe for anybody
| to walk in the streets for fear of vio-