The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-04-28
TROOPS QUELL
DUBLIN RIOTS
Connect German Sea Raids
With the Outbreak
TWELVE KILLED, SAYS REPORT


Easements Landing and Warshi.
and Zeppelin Raids-Rioters Ho
Several Points but Troops Control
Official Statement Says.
LONDON, ENG. = The official com
munication concerning the situation
in Dublin says:
eat 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 postoffice, 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 well in hand. So far as
is known here, three military officers,
four or five soldiers, two loyal volun-
teers and two policemen have been
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
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 Hartlepooi 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 a three-angled cam
paign of terrorism, counting upon first
starting an uprising in Ireland and
the descending upon the east coast
with cruisers and Zeppelins.
sirreIl Makes Announce 1ent.
LONDON, ENG. = 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.
frr,o 1.-Two
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 announcement
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 we'll in hand although
as communication still was exceeding
iy 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.