The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-22
ALL IRELAND in
panic AS Death
ORGY Continues
British Officers Slain; Citizens. Shot
Down in Revenge; House of
Commons Quits in Uproar

DUBLIN. Nov. 22.--f2sf0 p. MI.
--Iiodiss Of several additional
victims Of the fighting between
Sim Feincrs and British forces
were found In the streets of
Dublin today.
The confusion thruout the city
was so great that II was Inn
possible 10 tell how or when they
had been killed.
The biggest roundup Of Sinn
Feiners In the history Of the ~
beiIion was IN full swing.
Scores of leaders here and e
Queenstown were arrested.
Defachments Of troops with
fixed bsyonets were searching
buildings I'm Dublin, Queenstown :
and other cities
The lord mayor OF Dublin appealed
for police protection. A squad OF
black and tans" was sent to guard
him. Panic resulted in Dublin and
many other Irish cities
RAILWAY SERVICE
- SUSPENDED
Railway service was suspended
and the railway yards were un-
naturally quiet. In many parts of
Dublin. where IL was unusually noisy.
there was no sound today but the
tramp OF armed patrols
Pedestrians everywhere were being
halted and searched by troops. II
many cases. after such searching.
the pedestrian would be surrounded
by soldiers and hurried away. Re-
sumption Of fighting was believed to
be imminent.
BLACK and tan troops in Dublin
were ordered confined to their bar
racks today to prevent reprisals for
the murders there yesterday.
The order was issued by Chief
Secretary Sir Hamar Greenwood.
after conferences with Andrew
Bonar Law and Premier Lloyd
George.
The black and tans" were per
mitted 10 leave their barracks only
on official permits. Sentries were
posted to prevent departures.
The death list in the murder raids
on British officers and the counter
attacks of police totals IS. OF these
IL were officers and police killed in
their homes and in the streets. The
others were civilians killed at Croke
park. where panic was precipitated
when Sim Fein pickets opened fire
on police and police returned the
fire. shooting into q big crowd
watching hockey match.
II was announced officially that
s5 persons were wounded In the
stampede at Croke park. OF these
IL were seriously injured.
Disturbances continued far into the
night Shots echoed thru apparently
empty streets. A number OF persons
were reported killed. Police and SOL
diers on patrol duty had been In
structed to keep the streets clear.
Hospitals were reported filled with
wounded. but official reports said
only so had been injured in the Tight
ing.
Fires along the Dublin docks were
extinguished with little damage. They
were reported TO have been acci-
dental.
ROADS BLOCKED
BY SOLDIERS
All roads were blocked today by
heavy patrols of soldiers and police
backed by armored lorries. All con-
veyances were searched for arms and
all persons were forced to deliver any
papers in their possession.
Railroads operated no trains. Tho
docks were watched as carefully as
the other means of egress.
Irish office authorities declared nu.
merous important Sim Fein docu-
msnts relating to plans for further
attacks on crown forces We're taken
In the raid on Croke park.
The Sim Fein attack WAC launched
at n. m. Sunday when 30 gunmen
conducted simultaneous Aaids on the
quarters of British officers.
A major. six captains and five lieu
tenants were among the victims. The
apartments and private residences by
subterfuge. Some OF the victims were
caught in their beds. Two were shot
in the presence of their wives. Tho
raiders withdrew from Capt. A. II.
Newbury's apartments. leaving the
officers body hanging Imply from
window while the newly-made widow
screamed In fright
Six British officers. were reported
to have been wounded in these raids
The Irish office acted at once. Or
ders closing the roads were issued
and strong forces were sent TO Croke
park, where 1t was hoped some Of
the raiders would be apprahended.
At Croke park about 5000 persons
had gathered to watch n hockey
match. Apparently the crowd in gen.
eral had not been told of the out :
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