El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-27
IRELAND UNDER
MARTIAL LAW
English Troops Fight Rebels
in Effort to Stamp Out
Rebellious Spirit.


the steps Of the royal exchange this
morning, according to historic custom
NiscOunt Middleton attacked the gov
eminent in the house of lords today
! Tor failing to take heed Of warnings re-
| garding the rebellion of the Sim Fem
I ers in Ireland. He asked what the gov
eminent meant by saying Tuesday that
the situation was well in hand So far
as he was informed at the time this
| assurance was given not only were reb-
els in possession of a number of prom
lnent parts of Dublin. but no attempt
had been made to dislodge them.
Viscount Middleton said he under
/ stood telegraphic communication with
| DuoAn was almost entirely interrupted;
/ that the rebels when they seized the
postottice, cut the wires and cables to
England
The authorities. he continued. had
Deen aware that large numbers of
armed Sim Feiners had been drilled
constantly for some months, that they
possessed explosives in considerable
Quantities and were well provided with
money. These things, he declared. had
peeh brought to the notice Of the gov
eminent by influential persons VITA the
urgent request that action be taken.
says Conditions Dangerous.
me present position of Ireland, he
asserted IN conclusion. was one of the
greatest danger.
Niscount Middleton further asserted
/ tnat baron Wimborne lord lieutenant
I OF ireland, went to Belfast on Monday
Wnlle a large number Of officers had
been allowed on that day to attend a
race meeting near Dublin. Some of
these OFFICERS were seized on their re-
turn TO duty. The viscount was unable
70 conceive of any government so blind
continue.
LansdOwne Tells of Outbreak.
Lord Lansdowne, in reply. said he be-
lleved this outrage was doomed to an
lgnominious failure but he was not
disposed to minimize the serious incon-
venience likely to be occasioned bv it.
He said that on Monday, April "a, the
rebels made a half hearted attack on
Dublin castle, but the attack was not
pressed. They then occupied Stephens
Green, held up troops which were re-
turning from the barracks fired on
them from the roofs of buildings, seized
the postoffice city hail. the -Four
Courts and the Weston road and
Amiens road railway stations and that
Geographic communication was inter-
rupted- The Four Courts are the prin-
clpal courts of justice in ireland and
the two railway stations selzed are the
main arteries of communication with
England The rebels. lord LansdOWne
said. were driven from Stephens Green
with a certain number of casualties.
tuesday they still occupied certain
buildings and houses.
Other UprisiREs Nearby.
Today, lord Lansdowne said. the COM
handing officer reported there was a
complete Gordon of troops around the /
center of Dublin on the north side Of
the river and two more battalions were I
arriving from England. The situation.
he declared, was undoubtedly well in
hand and he had no doubt of the ability !
Of the government to suppress the I
movement by most drastic methods /
Ihere had been small uprising at I
Ardee and Louth and rather more ser
ious one in Swords and Lusk, close to I
Dublin.
Liberty Hall Partly destroyed.
kilograms, he said, are now coming &
in more rapidly. They showed that
Liberty hall was partially destroyed
and occupied by the military. Refer b
ing to the attempted German landing
IN Ireland lord Lansdowne said he did
not know what Sir Roger Easement was I,
led 10 expect in the way of assistance {
for his landing. but he added Il have
been unable to find that extensive prep /
arauons were made for Easements re- I
cepuon or the distribution Of the ma !
terlai with which his ship was sup /
posed to be laden"
Believe Easement Insane.
Sir Roger Easement il is reported /
has expressed belief that the uprising
in ireland would be failure on account
of his capture. His leadership was nee ,
essary to the success Of the movement, /
he said.
Newspapers support the theory al /
Vanced by a. Conan Doyle a year ago
that Sir Roger is insane. The Westrnin- Z
ster Gazette advocates that he be dis
posed Of by placing him in a lunatio
asylum.
Occupies Lody's Cell.
Sir Roger Easement is occupying the
oil in HNmHa
prisoner before his execution as a spy
IN the tower Of London in November.
1914. Lody was arrested in Killarney,
near where Sir Roger was captured.
1t Is learned that Easement went on
BOARD German submarine in Kiel har-
Dor about April Il. The submarine was
accompanied by a tramp steamer (
manned by 90 picked men from the Ger
man navy and carrying a cargo of 90
200 rifles. machine guns and ammunl-
llon, bound for ireland.
Steamer Coasts Norway.
me steamer. flying the Dutch flag !
and with the submarine proceeding !
awash in close attendance. proceeded
along the coast of Norway. thence north
and west. leaving the Orkney and Shet-
land islands far to the south.
Deceived Patrol Boat.
me German captain was congratu- :
atng himself on eluding the British. y
patrol boat. surprised at seeing a Dutch /
raider so far from the North sea in
the tramp, but found her pa
lers regular. Even her crew spoke
english, expressed sympathy for the al
les and the hope that the patrol boat
would not encounter a submarine. All
his time the German submarine ac-
the steamer remained sub
merged
Germans sank own Ship.
After reshaping the course Of the
and while creeping along tho
forth coast Of Ireland, another British
'atrol boat was sighted. The patrol
ired a shot across the bow of the
ramp and sgnaled to the effect that
hey were about to board her. The
ramp steamer then was ordered 10 ac- |
company the patrol boat
After steaming for some distance the !
ramp vessel hoissrf tbs German flag !
ma was sunk by her own crew IN ac-
ordance with Instructions before leaV- |
ng Germany The patrol boat snu an
rmed crew to rescue the Germans. who /
hen confessed their mission.
Germany Tired of Easement
The patrol also found a collapsibIs !
'oat In which were Sir Roger Easement =
nd another man. 1t is said the sub
marine commander before leaving Kiel I
eceived orders that whatever befell the (
Npedition, the presence Of Easement no !
onger was desired in Germany and ,
hat when the plan miscarried Case !
nent was placed in the boat ana left
o his fate.