Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-04-28
TWELVE PERSONS KILLED
IN UPRISING At DUBLIN
-Four of Five Sections of Irish
Capital Are in Hands of
Rebels

LONDON, April 25.-Augustine Biz
reIl. chief secretary of Ireland, an
nounced in the house OF commons today
that grave disturbances broke out in
Dublin yesterday. He added that troops
had been sent to the Irish capital and
that the situation was now well in hand.
Mr. Birrell said that twelve persons
had been killed before the disturbances
were quelled. Mr.. BirrelI declared that
the rebels were in possession of four or
five different parts of the city of Dub
lin.
TIE also announced that four or five
soldiers had been killed.
Mr.. Birrell made his announcement
in reply to a question by Commoner
Craig Immediately after the assembling
of the house. He said the postoffice
had been forcibly taken possession of
and that Geographic communications
had been cut.
In the course of the day, however. Mr.
Birrell said soldiers arrived from the
curragh and the situation was now we'll
in hand, although as communication still
was exceedingly difficult he was not
able to give any further particulars
But the house, he continued. might take
it from him that the situation was we'll
in hand.
The chief secretary for Ireland stat
ed there had been arrests in Dublin but
that he could not give the names.
Speaking from the information he nad
received he could say that twelve per-
sons had been killed.
Communication with Dublin, he said,
still was difficult. At Z o'clock last
night Mr.. Birrell said, four or five diff
ferent parts of Dublin were in the pos
session of the rebels, but he said they
did not control the whole place.
HOLDS SECRET SESSION.
The most crowded house since the
war began was drawn to Westminster
palace today by the excitement attend
ing the secret sessionOf parliament,
coupled with the news of various stir
ring incidents. At the closed session
the membesr of parliament received
confidential information regarding the
number of men who have enlisted, in
accordance with the compromise
reached in the ministerial crisis over
recruiting last week.
That the interest was not confined to
the members of parliament was shown
by the large crowd which assembled to
watch the arrival of the ministers and
members. In the house of commons lit
tie attention was paid to questions. At
Ter AuSuSLlHe CtllCI
for Ireland had made his statement in
regard to the disturbances in Dublin,
Premier Asuith made a motion for a
secret session which was carried.
Today's session was the firse secret
meeting of parliament during the war.
The session of the house of lords, like
that of the house of commons, was the
most largely attended of many months.
Earl Curzon made his first appearance
since his illness. The earl of Rosebery
who had not been seen in parliament
since the commencement of the war,
was in his seat.
Nothing will be published regarding
the secret session except what may be
issued officially. This was provided for
in recent order in council. Under this
arrangement the house of commons sac
rifices the privileges, jealousy GUARD
ed, for centuries, of deciding. independ-
entity of the king and his ministers,
whether its proceedings should be pub
lished.