The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-22
Civil War for Control of Lon
donderry Resumed by Snipers.
British Police and Troops I'm
able to QuelI Rioters.
WHOLE ISLAND NOW AFFECTED
Reinforcements Delayed by Sa.
bOtage of the Trainmen.
Parliament to Discuss Serious
Crisis at Special Session.

Londonderry. June 22 Three
Sinn Feiners were shot. one of them
dangerously. when sniping was re-
sumed here today. Troops continued
patrolling the streets but were unabIs
to curb the snipers.
Troops were protecting some of the
principal streets this afternoon but
enough firing was going on to terrify
the citizens and keep them indoors.
resulting in a stoppage of all usual
activities.
General suffering is expected II de-
liveries of foodstuffs are not resumed
soon. Mail from the morning train
was taken to the post office by a mill
tary escort. but was undelivered. as
the postmen feared to venture on the
streets. Cross channel sailings have
been suspended. Several boats are ly-
in up in the harbor awaiting an OPP
portunity to discharge, which is i'm
possible at present with firing going
on about the docks. The promised
military reinforcements had not ar
rived up to a late hour this afternoon.
Barricades Are Up.
During the night sandbags and 9TH
er barricades were thrown up by the
unionists and nationalists. Shortly
after II o'clock this morning firing
was heard in many parts of the town.
Later crowds OF the rival factions
were seen marching about carrying
arms openly. One crowd wrecked a
saloon on the water front and what
intoxicants the crowd did not drink
were thrown into the street. The
crowd did not disperse until the po-
| lice had charged several times. There
was much firing but no serious cas-
ualties. William Kane. who was shot
at s o'clock this morning. died an
hour Letter.
| He sfatad he vvas heId ara inst wall
by a man. whose name he gave. and
shot. Two others were wounded TO-
day. both noncombatants. who we're
proceeding along the street. The
funeral OF Edwin Price. who was killed
Saturday night was largely attended
altho it had been announced II would
be private. Price came from the
! United States to Join an Ulster regi-
ment during the war.
Expect General r. II. Strike.
London, June IA general Irish
railway strike or a government lock-
! out of Irish railway employees was re-
| garded as imminent today.
Considerable significance was at
tached to an incident which occurred
at Clough Jordan. near Limerick.
where railway workers refused to start
train containing dozen policemen.
/ The police were ordered to remain
aboard regardless of the fact that
traffic was held up thruout the day
Troops seized the engineer and sent
him to Dublin for trial. 1t was be-
4 iieved the government intended to
make this test case to prove its firm-
ness.
Sim Feiners ambushed a military
| patrol near GIentarn. wounding three
and taking two soldiers prisoner The
Sim Feiners notified the British COM
mander in the district that they in
tended to hold the prisoners as hos
tages TO be exchanged for Sim Feiners
who had been captured by the British.
! Parliament To Investigate.
| Andrew Bonar Law, the government
spokesman, In reply to a question in
the house today declared he consid-
cred there was an adequate military
force in Londonderry to deal with the
situation. This view was also held by
the chief secretary for Ireland, he
said.
/ Mr.. Bonar Law stated that the gov
ernment had ordered General Camp
bell. commanding officer in that die
/ trict. to proceed from Belfast to Lon
donderry with full power to deal with
the situation as he saw fit. The ques-
fContinned on psge Two.I