Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-02
FEAR |REiANDIS
ON THE VERGE OF
A CONFEDERATION
Battles of Sim Feiners
With British Troops
Daily More Stubborn.
STEADY RE-ENFORCEMENTS
COMING ACROSS CHANNEL
Republicans Are Now Firing
Country Houses That Might
Be Used as Barracks.
NOTHING IN IRELAND SAFE
Banks Plead for Soldiers TO Guard
Bullion and Dublin Is Full
OF Gunncn.
NOTHING IN IRELAND SAFE
Banks Plead for Soldiers to Guard
Bullion and Dublin Is Full
OF Gunmcn.
tBy AstociatcI Pres. !

Ey Associated ircss+
DUBLIN. August L. Fears that the
Irish situation. which is daily grow
Ing more tense. may burst into a
general connagra,ion at anv moment
are expressed in responsible quarters
here. At the present there is yirtu-
ally no civil law south OF the River
t'oync. except that administered by
Republican courts, but 1t is pointe
out that each day finds the balance
between military and revolutionary
rule growing more equal.
II is estimated there are between
$1,000 and 10000 fully equipped
British soldiers in Ireland. AMI they
are being re-cnforced daily By men ar.
. rlHins from across the channel. As
!. result there are more frequent and
more siubborn battles between tn.
troops and the Republican volunteers.
who for time had things ,nucn their
own way.
Arrcsts Are Incrcnsing.
Ihere have also been more arrests
Tor carrying arms and seiitIous
literature. as reports 10 courts-rnar-
tial show. II is expected tho num-
Der OF these arrests viii increase II
tho government succeed. in carving
It's drastic measures" In the House
OF Commons next week.
Reprisais by policemen end SOL
diers on villages suspected Of har-
boring men responsible for a,tac,,
against 'iic armed forces OF this
crown are olao expected .arc. the
police being particularly aroused
over the attacks maic en- ;he.. fel
low members
In the meantime, tho SIM Eeincrs.
In carrying IN their -,npaiga have
Virtually cleared tn. :oratry OF bar
Jacks. They are now turning :helr
attention TO country houses where
military forces Nigh: &c housed. ana
number OF 'ncse have been burned
during the last ten Iays
Attacks on coast guard stations for
the purpose oi captur.I;; explosives
EaVe been stoprct, l., liarirt; been es-
'ab!ishcd that IA, 9rat;.c. was i'm
PeFiiins the lives OF scamen, who
could not be warned OF marine dam
GERS except by these euarGs Homes
OF coast guards a-r rr. !,rmun,
however. and a number OF these hav,
lately received attention. In fact. IL
is commented. nothing in ireland Is
safe at present that might either b,.
used against the Republican move
meni or that might assist It.
Moving Gold 10 England.
Irish banks which do business with
the Bank of England and necessarily
make periodical shipments of bullion
to the latter institution have called
on the military authorities for armed
guards for the lorries that move the
bullion at night. This has led TO re-
ports that bank reserves are being
moved to England
In Dublin crowds gather on tho
streets at night. impeding traffic and
frightening nervous persons on the
slightest provocation, and the police
Stand idly by. seemingly realizing
that interference might lead to some. .
thing more serious. Just before mid
night, the curfew hour, the orderly
! elements stream away TO their homes
hut long after this there are MANY
stragglers about the streets. AS n
| result score or more are cathcrcd
in zach night for being out OF their
homes without permits. At streot
corners. night or day. can be seen
numerous "gunmen" representing
both sides or the conflict. They orc
ready for action at a moments M
ticc. Some of these have come from
the United States and Canad,