The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-08-30
4 KILLED in new I
RIOT in BELFAST
Sim Feiners and 0rangemer,
in Pitched Battles at
Numerous Points.
BOYCOTT is TIGHTENING
Against Ulster Made Goods.
Sticks and Stones Used
by Combatants.

London, Aug. s0.--Four persons. three
men and one woman. were killed IN
fresh outbreak OF violent fighting at
Belfast today. bringing the total deaths
up TO fifteen since Saturday nignt.
More than nifty persons were wounded,
A dispatch from Belfast at . o'clock
this morning said the Belfast police.
insisted by heavy reinforcements OF
troops, has succeeded In restoring order,
Pitch battles between Sim Feiners
and Orange men. mainly ship workers.
ragged at numerous points In the Belfast
district during the morning. Reinforce
ments Of British soldiers. who were
rushed to the city. were posted at
/ strategic points while the police charged
| time and time again into the mass ot
struggling lighters, welding heavy riot
sticks, stores were closed as the shop-
keepers feared iooting. Most OF the
nom -comhatant populace remained MD
den indoors
battle royal avenue during the morn
Ing. The Orang men were driven BACK
and were prenaring for a counter at
tack when n detachment OF armed SOL
diers debouched from a side street.
Troops plspsrss Crowds.
The soldiers threw themselves prone
unon the ground with ievelled rifles
ready 20 Are II attacked. A Gordon o.
policemen was then thrown about the
Slnn Felners and drove them on. despite
showers missiles that rained upon.
them. The battle was renewed W.
North street. -
Armored cars were used by the mill
,ary authorities against both COMBAT.
ants and iooters. These cars charged
through Ewnrts row and YORK street
and disneraed two groups or nghting
shin workers and Slim Fciners. Tnere
were many casualties In this engage
ment.
travelling Men kIdnspsd.
A dispatch from Dublin quoted an
official statement from Dublin castle as
saying that Slnn Felners At belIaN
Aired upon the British troops at many
points in the Belfast district throughout
Sim Fcln raiders are active At many
niaces In Southern ireland. The coast
guard station at Tullycarty. In County
Galway. was raided anu destroyed.
Seven mail trains were held up.
The boycott against Belfast 10 tight
ening. Many travelling men were kid-
Nnaped by fnrces and not released until
they promised 20 so home and cease
attempting TO sell Ulster made goods
FouoAT LIKE WILDCATS.
Details Of the belfast fighting rs,
eelved thls Afternoon told Of furious
battles between Sim Feln and
orange plri workers. The Girls
fought like wildcats. tearing at
each others hair and clothing. A
number Of homes cf actheies ~ers
wrecked.
,aB fires since Wednesday.
Great excitement also prevailed iR
other affected areRA, and crowds were
| assembling during tina early AFTERNOON.
\ "A party of ahipyard workers.. HEADED
| by nian carrying the Union Jack pro-
| ceoded up North street. a wide
thorouEhfare leading from Royal avenue
TO shpnkill road. and wheeled into Wine
where there were suggestive piles Of
stones. shots were fired and the ranks
OF the shlpyard workers were reduced
by several who were rushed TO q hospi-
tai
rhe shop keepers OF North street
promptly closed their stores. There
have been 1856 fires since Wednesday. :
Girl In Green blouse.
In the fightlng between Sim Feiners
and unlonIats shlpyard workers many
shops were wrecked in New York and
combatantn in York street and hpt
them apart. There were numerous
baton charges by the police, The mili-
tary held York street with armored cars
nj midday. A glri In a green blouse
headed the Sim Feiners In York street,
keeping a dozen yards ahead OF her
nearest male companion.
Before o'clock the death list was In
creased by the shooting OF q small boy
by a sniper. A curfew law will be In.
trodueed In Belfast tomorrow night. ex-
tending from 1880 y. IN, 10 o'clock In
the morning.
The deaths included Grace Carr =
young woman who was shot when troops
opened FIRE 10 clear street In the upicnsi
ist quarter.
Numerous persons with bullet wounds
were admitted TO the Royal Victoria and
Mater hospitals.