The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-08-31
DEATH LIST RUNS
UP TO TWENTY
Belfast Becomes Battlefield.
Riotlng still Rages- Ulster
Province Threatened.
MUCH LooTING REPORTED

Belfast, Aug sf.--Nine persons are
J dead as a result Of yesterdays ricsing
in this city, another man being killed
last night and two OF those wounded
fenortE ms To cAkualt'~s see that sine
the riotinE began Wednesday twenty
have been killed.
Knots Of soldiers held strategic poinia
In the affected areas during the night.
and IL was stated this morning that
troopa occupy virtually all the police
barracks In tho city.
Ominoua AiEns of further trouble
uHhered In the new dny IN riot.torn Rel
fast. The only actual outbreak re-
ported early this forenoon was tho stan.
Ing of employees Of Maekie'B foundry III
the notorious Kaahmir road district but
groups OF men collected nt many cor.
nsrA along Fails road. king street and
Royal avenue. SWING unmlatakahle In
dicaaonA that trouble mirhi rome
Ieiollngl was atm ruEine. srcorsilnH ID
uispatcltds n 10 o'cloee.F
Belfast haN become 4 shnttIeAefu
fseinforcements Of British troops arc
pouring IN the ritf, They it,ciiffla n
regiment Of Cameron Highlandefs frnm
Dublin. The whole Anf Ulster province
y Threatened with Nar pphlln e.
ganlKed ~ slx Fdward Carson ARE
planning 4 drive ersinst all The Sinlt
relners lr TIE province.
rho Ulster ve.unSeer6 nv sald IL W
fully equipped with aafiet and ammuni-
ton.
Mich ioo,leg and lnoendhrism Il rc.
ported from tho belfast diatrlct Forty
ffss we're feportsd N IssA tla.s tWen'
ty-four hours. III Sandy FuW soldiers
fired upon 4 mob OF viilngsrn.
The Khank ifill district wmA tsmrghod
~ ihlazlnE inferno All nd kscres
were fired The torch was applied a.
many homes of Sim FeinefN.
Never IN the history of HAlfast = ~
there such disorders AZ prevailed tn8[
terday Mnba fought with Wild fury II
different sectlona Of the town. wnsses
that developed wherever the opposing
factions met. Girl workers fought liue
wildcats In one clash yesterday ni7fne
inE. parties attacking each other a.
thay we're going q work. tfnionlst
slIst I rsrlt IA cocE street. while ths ma
tlonAliata made an attack on uniohiats
IN the Falls road district
Th1 city was nlaeed under tlae cuffsu
ordinance last night and there WefN rN
morA that martial law would Ne ~
clared. but nothing DEFINITE was aVnf
by the authofltiea
Belfast IL an armed camp MachsAe
4huA nANe bftH liAtlAeu 70 aNNtE ~"
principal streets. Soldiers. fully
equipped for field service, are posted
NJ all strategic points
Desperate riots occurred during the
1lght and this morning. Voileys were
1fed from revolvers and stones were
lurled. As quickly Hz police dispsrsad Z
he rioters at one locality street aght-
nK broke out somewhere else. Finally
he troops took a hand Soldiers with
oaded rifles appeared on tho scene ard
ome semblance Of order was restored
During the night the sky was iurid
Nth the names of burning houses,
twenty residences were DESTROYED
'hs occupants fed Some were attacked
n their tight Most of the ship work
RS are idle, roaming In the streets IN
'Hnds
The hrst contingent Of troops, rushed
Iere from Curragh barracks. was IN
bic 90 cope with the disorders and
rore endorsements had TO be
rought up.
Tho IRE hoses were cut and the are-.
nen we're nuabls TO check the eonr
agrations.
Lootsrs wrecked saloons. seizinE
reat quantities Of whisky which they
rank on the spot
Maddened hy drink the rioters fought
Hti they collapsed IN the street. There
'ss steady exodus - Sim Feiness
rom the city during the morning.
Fires RAGE.
Dispatches from Belfast this after
oon said that more than forty dit-
ercnt fires had occurred and that the
smege amounted 10 millions ot pounds
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