Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-29

ment ceased after. dozen shots but
was renewed later. Hit after hit was
scored but the flag remained at its
place. 49,
A shot hit a water tank below the
flag and for a time there was a minia-
ture cascade down the walls of the dis
tillery. h st3
When night fell and all firing except
with rifles had ceased, the flag was
still flying defiantly over the side Of
the little tower. .,sssas Il e.. 49,.
Correspondents Driven Back. n
Another brief artillery bombardment
was directed against barricades in
Sackville street. Clouds Of thick smoke
soon arose around various prominent
objects in that part of Dublin as the
shells burst, while between times the
rattle Of the machine guns seemed like
a continuation of the fire Of the heavy
pieces. ID. =
So closely guarded were the ap-
proaches to the fighting zone that it
was impossible to guage accurately
what damage was done and attempts
by correspondents to pass along a
street leading toward the center Of the
city brought upon them detachment
Of soldiers with weapons ready for use.
The troops had early in the rebellion
learned to distrust civilians, some of
whom were found in sympathy with the
Sinn Feiners II not in league with
them. Wearing Khaki meant the same
as sentence Of death. sy
Soldiers Caught unarmed.
When the revolt began Monday af-
ternoon the soldiers walking about the
city were as usual unarmed and num-
bers of them paid the full penalty with
out being able to defend themselves.
Other governmental uniforms brought
discomfort for their wearers. The Dub
ain nastropo poiftan police were exposed to
~ ssu1dfesso ssansl
most oi He policemen vent st0 their
holmes ehanged to civilian garb.
Postmen On duty atethe general postof-
nee, which was the first building seized
by, the Sinn Feiners and which later
became their headquarters, were sent
sway and told to come back IN week
for their wages, which would be repaid
I'm Irish republic coinage. The rebels
cut all the wires. destroyed all the ap-
paratus and seized the money.
Irish Rebels Well Equipped. b
Everything except failure seems to
have been foreseen: by the rebels who,
when they started the revolt. were as
well eQuippd as the soldiers. They
were uniformed. had good arms and
were provided with entrenching tools.
The ammunition supply Of the rebels
appears to have been plentiful. Some
bullets which entered the hotel where
the correspondents were assembled
were certainly OF German manufacture.
Other weapons used by the rebels were
12-bore shotguns and cartridges filled
with ugly lead slugs. b
The battle was thickest today around
an entire block OF business houses in
the, SackvilIe street quarter. ct These
buildings had been occupied by the reb-
els at the start and breaches had been
made in a party wall between the stores
so that the men could retreat from one
room to another in the event Of the
places being stormed. s.t
No exact idea of the number. OF cas-
ualties was obtainable but many bodies
were lying about the streets unburied.
Houses contained many others. The
authorities said the. troops had not
suffered nearly as much as the rebels,
whose strongholds were under fire at
all times both day ana night. s