Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-12
Truce Now
In Effect
In Ireland
CoS<SN isappearance of
d Military Lorries
Ks Official Beginning
OF Armistice.
De Valera Will Attend


Dublin, July 1.-THE truce in Ire
land, agreed upon by government
/ officials and republican leaders pend
ing peace negotiations, went into
effect at noon today.
In Dublin the complete disappear.
ance from the streets of the military
police lorries and armored cars
marked the official beginning of the
truce.
In Londonderry, according to the
terms of the truce, the police at moor
were summoned to their barracks to
hand in their revolvers, subsequently
resuming street duty unarmed.
Dublin Castle Inactive.
The yard of Dublin castle, which
is usually active with the novemen,
of the police lorries and armored
automobiles, was empty of cars this
morning, while the auxiliaries or
duty were standing about in theii
shirt sleeves.
The Dublin castle officials, who
hitherto have been unable to walk in
the streets openly, were going about
this forenoon under normal condi-
tions. Another development was the
appearance of furniture vans, which
left the castle presumably with the
belongings of officers, who while the
truce lasts will be able to leave the
confinement of the castle area and
live in their own houses.
In consequence of the adjustment
of the curfew, the theaters, the NOV
ing picture houses, the street car
companies and the railways made an
announcement that from tonight
they would resume their normal
hours.
Confidence Felt Everywhere.
Confidence was everywhere ex-
pressed here today that the repub-
lican forces would observe the truce
order.
The record for the weekend, how
ever, indicated that the order had not
reached the remote districts.
One item on the record came from
Rochestown, County Cork, where
Major G. O'Conor was kidnapped last
evening and shot dead. He was for
merly noted unionist politician and
candidate for Parliament in Dublin,
but more recently had been identified
with the southern unionist movement
for an Irish settlement.
At Castle Island, County Kerry,
military patrol was attacked last
night. Three soldiers were killed and
three others wounded. Four mem
bers of the attacking party are be-
lieved to have been killed.
According to the official reports
there were "a deaths, all told, from
violence in Ireland over the week
end. These figures included IA killed
in Belfast where 86 persons were
wounded and 80 houses were burned.
Premier Returns.
London, July 11.-Eamonn Dc
Valera will come to London on
Thursday of this week for his con-
ference with Premier Lloyd George
to discuss the basis of a settlement
VI tHe iIlSH pIODlciH. oHlSidl dH
nouncement to this effect was issued
this afternoon.
Mr.. Lloyd George, who spent the
weekend at Chequers court with the
premiers of the British dominions,
returned to London this morning to
arrange final details for the meeting
which may mark all epoch in the re-
lations of Ireland and Great Britain.
1t appeared today that conversa-
tions between Mr.. De Valera and the
prime minister would revolve around
the granting of dominion status to
Ireland upon condition that the Sim
Fein demand for the establishment
of an Irish republic would be
abandoned.