The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-26
FIND IRISH PLANS
British Capture Documents
Calling for Operations Abroad.
Program of Destruction in Eng
land by Sim Fein.
ANXIOUS FOR. U. S. RELIEF
All Railway Service in County
Cork Ordered Halted.
Residents Fear Reprisals for
Massacre of Police.

London. Feb. e6.-The Irish plan to
carry the war for independence into
England. it was revealed here today.
Official documents captured in the
recent raid on Irish republican army
headquarters in Dublin, were made
public by the Irish offices. showing the
widespread preparations for opera
tons abroad
Plan Campaign in England.
Among the documents was a men,
prandum declaring that large scale ac-
tivities on English territory are "of
paramount Importance
A two months training period for
volunteers for service in England was
outlined. Another memorandum re-
ferred to army appropriations" of
$150.e00 for this work.
One document stated:
"Of the following, some plans might
be carried out, but they will require
considerable eparation-destructio
of large ships, buildings, blast fur
naces, coal mines, aqueducts, telegraph
and telephone lines: wreclling of
trains; destruction of farm crops"
Get General Staff Minutes.
meeting in Cork with recommends
| ions to the Republican general head
quarters are included in the captured
| documents. The recommendations in
| clude:
tissue of a proclamation in the
areas where the enemy carries
i hostages in their lorries. State that
armed or unarmed, will be shot on
sight.
! I'm view of the enemy proclama-
| tions that our troops will be shot if
+ found, let it be known that the en-
envy will be treated similarly.
ASK general headquarters to decide
what punishment shall be meted out
| to deserters.
Suggest that general headquarters
| publicly declare our troops in active
service.
ASK general headquarters to issue
! a list of the offenses which will incur
capital punishment.
Point out to general headquarters
that a food ship has arrived from
! America and that we consider it ad-
visable to get shipment for our fly
ing columns in this way.
! also do the utmost to get the Cork
| relief fund from America extended to
all parts of Ireland so that unemploy-
ment will be relieved and help be ex-
tended to uninsured owners of prop
erty destroyed by the enemy"
Further records showed that the
general staff decided to make al
roads impossible for the enemy by
exploding mines in them and ordering
pairs.
1 "Snipe all enemy outposts one night
a week and constantly during the
day." one document said.
This same paper discussed the
wrecking of troop trains and tapping
of telephones and noted a decision te
construct at least one dugout for each
company in the military areas.
i Hunt Down Sim Fein.
Cork, Feb. 26.-Heavy reinforce-
ments and troops and auxiliaries were
4 being rushed into the hill country neal
Macroom today. where Sim Feiner.
defeated government forces yesterda;
IL all-day battle.
4 The Cork barracks were practically
depleted of soldiers who scattered over
that entire section of County Corl
in an effort to hunt down the Irisl
Republicans.
The casualty list continued to grow
today as the dead and wounded were
brought to the Cork hospitals. At Ieas
six of the crown forces were killed, in
lcluding Maj. Seaforth Grant, com
manding. There were about thirt,
wounded, nine of whom may die. Tn.
Irish casualties were estimated to in
iclude at least twenty wounded. Foul
Sim Feiners were captured
According to the best available in
formation, about seventy soldiers ant
'auxiliaries, travelling in lorries, were
iattacked by 900 Sim Feiners.
Inhabitants of the Macroom region
fearing reprisals. sought to flee bu
were stopped and ordered indoors. AL
railroad service in County Cork wa.
suspended.