The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-04-27
TROOPS QUELL
DUBLIN RIOTS
Connect German Sea Raids
With the Outbreak
TWELVE KILLED, SAYS REPORT

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Easements Landing and WarshiT
and Zeppelin Raids-Rioters HoI
Several Points but Troops Control
Official Statement Says.
London, April 26.-The official COM
munication concerning the situation
in Dublin says:
AT noon Monday serious disturb
ances broke out in Dublin. A large
party Of men identified with the Sim
Fein party, mostly armed, occupied
Stephens Green and took possession
forcibly of the postof1ce, where they
cut the telegraphic and telephone
wires. Houses also were occupied in
Stephens Green, Sackville street,
Abbot street and along the quays.
Twelve Known Dead.
In the course Of the day soldiers
arrived from the Curragh and the sit
uation is now we'll in hand. So far as
is known here, three military officers,
four or FIVE soldiers, two loyal volun-
teers and two policemen have been
killed and four or five military officers
and seven Or eight soldiers and six
volunteers wounded. No exact infor-
nation has been received of the cas-
ualties on the side of the Sim
Feiners.
Reports received from Cork, Linn
erick, Ennis, Tralee and both Rulings
of Tipperary show that no disturb
ances of any kind have occurred in
these localities"
All in German Plot.
The mornings raid by German war
ships, the first since the bombardment
of Scarborough and Hartlepool on
Dec 16, 1914, is connected in the pub
lie mind with the outbreak in Dublin,
Sir Roger Easements attempted land
ing on the Irish coast and the mid
night Zeppelin raid
The general opinion was that the
Germans planned three-angled cam
paign of terrorism, counting upon first
starting an uprising in Ireland and
the descending upon the east coast
With cruisers ana Z0ppellnS.
BirreIl Makes Announcement.
London, April 26.-Augustine Biz
rell, chief secretary for Ireland. an
nounced in the house of commons
that grave disturbances broke out in
Dublin Monday. He added that troops
had been sent to the Irish capital and
that the situation was now we'll in
hand
Minister Birrell said that twelve
persons had been killed before the
disturbances were quelled
Mr.. Birrell declared that the rebels
war in possession of four or five differ.
ent parts of the city of Dublin. He
also announced that four or five SOL
diers had been killed
Rebels Seize Postoffice.
Mr.. Birrell made his announ GENE nt
in reply to a question of Mr. Crang
immediately after the assembling of
the house. He said that possession of
the postoffice had been taken forcibly
and that telegraphic communication
had been cut. In the course of the day,
however, Mr.. Birrell said, soldiers ar
rived from the Curragh and the situa-
ton was now well In hand although.
as communication still was exceeding
ly 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 said there had
been arrests in Dublin but he could
not give the names. Speaking from
the information he had received he
could say that twelve lives had been
lost Communication with Dublin, he
said, still was very difficult.
At o'clock Monday night, Mr.. Biz
rell said, four or five different parts
OF Dublin were in the possession of
the rebels, but he said they did not
control the whole city.
Claims Rebels Hold Dublin.
New York, April 26.-Local Irish
leaders, the Evening Mail reported
in the afternoon, received cablegram
In the morning saying Dublin was cap
tured Sunday by Irish volunteers af-
ter sharp fight. The cablegram re-
ported that Lord Wimborne, the lord
lieutenant of Ireland; Under Score
tary Nathan and General Friend, com
mander of the forces, and the whole
British military staff, with several
hundred soldiers, are now prisoners in
the hands of the Irish and are being
held as hostages for the life of Sir
Roger Easement. Other important
successes were won by the revolution.
lists in other parts of Ireland, the ca
blegram said. German submarines
are infesting the Irish Sea to attack
any British transports carrying troops
to Ireland. The cablegram said two
British warships were sunk by the
German submarine accompanying the
German auxiliary which landed Sir
Roger
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