Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-01
"PRESIDENT" PEARCE QUIT
TO SAVE LIVES, HE SAYS
Issues a Proclamation Announcing
That Rebel Forces Were Hope
lessly 0utnumbered.
RUIN IN THE IRISH CAPITAL
Damage Amounts to Millions of Dol
lars and Thousands of Per-
sons Are on the Verge
of Starvation.

LONDON, MAY 1. las p.m.-.
Official announcement was made
this afternoon that all the rebel
leaders in Dublin had surrcn-
dered.
An official list of casualties
among the army officers at Dub
lin contains twenty-seven names.
OF this total, FIVE were killed.
twenty-one wounded and one
missing. This list is additional
to the one announced Friday, Civ
ing the names of two officers
killed and five wounded.
Proclamation of Surrender.
JAMESTOWN. ireland. April 80. via
London, May 1.-The proclamation is-
sued by PROVISIONAL President Pearoe
at Dublin, advising the surrender Of
all the rebels. follows:
In order TO prevent the further
slaughter of unarmed people. and in
the hope of saving the lives OF our
followers. who are surrounded. and
hopelessly outnumbered. the members
of the provisional government at head
quarters have agreed to unconditional
surrender, and the commanders of all
the units of the republican forces will
order their followers to lay down their
arms. PEARCE.'
Main Rebel Body Gives Up.
The main body of the Sim Fein rsb-
els in Dublin surrendered during the
course of the day.
There was however, consdera Bile
fighting throughout Sunday in Dublin
and the suburbs. 1t was especially Sc
we're at Balls bridge, outside Dublin.
The rebels in the College of Sur
geons surrendered this morning. One
of the prisoners taken here was the
Countess Markievicz.
The whole Sackville street district Of
Dublin is now in the hands OF the SOL
diers and the fires are under control
The appearance of the central part of
the city is remarkable. There is no
doubt that Dublin will show the scars
of its experiences for a long time to
come Many of the city's important
buildings are in ruins. and hundreds
more show the effects Of incendiAry
fires, artillery shells and vandalism.
Damage by Fire Serious.
The damage by fire is far greater
than from the fighting. The most i'm
portant work of the next few days will
be the problem of providing for the
people Already the city has assumed
the appearance of town full of refu-
gees. For a week no work has been
done and no work means no money for
thousands whose existence depends or
their daily earnings. The military au-
thorities declare they are making prep
arations TO deal with this situation
adequately and promptly, without re-
gard for red tape.
An inventory has been made OF all the
foodstuffs at the disposal of the au-
thorities, and committees have been set
up in various districts to supertntend
the distribution. Owing to the fact
that there is virtually no money in
Dublin, food vouchers will be issued
either on the payment of a small sum
or the promise to pay when possible.
Deserving cases will be handled
free depots.
Rebel Plans Went Wrong.
The military plan of the rebels "a.
to seize and fortify the entire center
of the city. taking up outpost positions
at various strategic points which would
the approaches, The idea
would have been more successful but
for the failure to hold Trinity College.
with the result that the soldiers soon
had a formidabl force and a powerful
stronghold in the midst of the rebels.
Operating from this position. the SOL
forces, harry them and cut their COM
Machine guns were
mounted to command the streets. COM
,elling the rebels to keep under cover.
in fact. as soon as the military ma
chine began to work smoothly the
-ebels were reduced to sniping tactics.
The looting was done mostly in the
early hours of the disturbance and ap-
pears to have been the work mainly OF
women. The rebel leaders did every
thing possible to prevent the looting,
even shooting some of their own ad-
herents who were caught red-handed.
Discard Rebel Uniforms.
The military authorities are taking
rigid measures to prevent the escape
IF the rebels, although this is made
iificult owing to the fact that most of
hem discarded their Sim Feiner uni
forms and donned civilian clothes
which enabled them to mingle with the
,rowds of peaceful inhabitants.
A military permit is now necessary
n PASS through either the inner mil.
tary Gordon or the larger circle drawn
lround the city. The permit and the
bearer invariably are subjected to close
Even q stricter watch is
Being maintained over persons desiring
% take passage out Of Ireland from