The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-30
BELFAST SCENE
OF BLOODY RIOT
THREE ARE SLAIN
Order Restored by Troops
Hundred Are Wounded.
casualty List Now Totals Fiji
teen Killed in Streets.
DRIVE OUT The CATHOLICS
DRIVE OUT THE CATHOLICS
Orangemen Have Cleared Two
Towns Already.
Cardinal Declares Killing Not
War But Pure Murder.

Belfast, Aug. 3O.-Soldiers and po-
lice restored order today following a
night and morning of rioting between
Orangemen and Catholics.
Three men and a woman were
killed today and fifty persons wound
ed. bringing the total casualties up to
fifteen killed and 100 wounded
The rioting which has broken out at
intervals for three days, centered in
the York street district and involved
hundred of shipyards workers.
Rioting increased in violence shortly
after s a. m. The riots have taken a
toll OF eleven dead and fifty wounded.
Are ExpeIling Catholics.
The Orangemen continue systemati-
cally to expel the Catholics. more than
1000 of whom are homeless and des-
titue in Belfast and its invirons. Prop
erty damage is now estimated at
S3.500.000. Soldiers and police are
Apractically pOwerless to stem the saw
Sge civil warfare.
The entire Catholic population of
Lisburn and Banbridge has been
driven away and 1000 have been ex-
PEELED from the Balymacarret district.
Five thousand Catholic workmen have
beer forced to leave the Belfast ship
yards.
Started by Sim Fein.
Today's rioting was said by the po-
lice to be the worst Belfast has yet
seen. Up to one o'clock this afternoon
it was definitely known that four
deaths had occurred as a result of the
a young woman who was shot when
troops opened fire to clear a street in
the unionist quarter.
Numerous persons with bullet
wound were admitted to the royal Vic
toria and Mater hospitals.
armed were on their way to work this
morning when they were attacked, it
is charged by the police. by Sim Fem
ers. and shooting soon began Soldiers
arrived soon after the disorder COM
menced and assumed a firing position
across York street. giving the crowd
ATee minutes to clear the thorofare.
45st Of the people fled to cover.
Carry British Flag.
Early this morning other disorders
occurred in the neighborhood of
Ewarts Row. a unionist quarter,
which was attacked by Sim Feiners
yesterday morning. Shops were
wrecked. and to clear the streets the
troops opened fire from an armored
car.
Falls Road. which traverses Joseph
Devlin's political division, was sim
mering this morning. Great excite
ment also prevailed in other affected
areas. and crowds We're assembling g
during the early forenoon
A party of shipyard workers. head
ec by a man carrying the union jack,
proceeded up North street. a wide
thorofare leading from Royal avenue
to Shankill road. and wheeled into
Wine tavern street. a nationalist To-
cality where there were suggestive
piles of stones. Shots were fired and
the ranks of the shipyard workers
were reduced by several who were
rushed to a hospital. The shopkeep-
ers Of North street promptly closed
their stores. There have been 155
fires since Wednesday.
Cardinal Denounces Murder.
Dublin, Aug. SO.-Sinn Fein sympa-
thizers killed rs policemen, II soldiers
and IS civilians in Ireland between
January 1 and August p, according to
an official statement issued here to-
day. In the same period 134 police
men. 46 soldiers and 40 civilians were
wounded.
In a pastoral letter, Cardinal Logue
denounced the theory that it is a law
ful act of war to shoot anyone wearing
a policeman's uniform. declaring he
preferred TO call it by its true name