The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-07-14
PEACE FARLEY IN
LONDON THURSDAY
De Valera Tells Lloyd George He
Will Be There.
TRUCE RULES IN IRELAND
Dali Eireann Called to Secret Confer.
ence In Oublin-24 Persons Killed
in Erin During the
Weekend.

Dublin, July 12.-The truce in Ire
land, agreed upon by government Off
Gals and republican leaders pending
peace negotiations, went into effect at
noon Monday.
In Dublin the complete disappear
ance from the streets of the military
police lorres and armOred cars
marked the official beginning of the
truce.
In Londonderry, according to the
terms of the truce, the police at noon
were summoned to their barracks to
hand in their rcvolyers,. subsequently
returning to street duty unarmed
All the available members of the
Dali Eierann, or the Irish republican
parliament, returned at the last cleo
ton, met in private in the Mansion
house here
Castle Yard Quiet.
The yard of Dublin castle, which
Is usually active with the movement
of the police lorries and armOred au-
tomobiles, it having been mainly used
as a starting point far these vehicles,
was empty of cars in the morning,
while the auXiliaries on duty we're
standing about in their shirtsleeves.
The Dublin castle officials and 9th
ers in this center, who hitherto have
been unable to- walk in the streets
openly, are, going about under normal
conditions. Another development was
the appearance of furniture vans,
which left the castle presumably with
the belongings of officers VINO, 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, moving
picture houses, the street car compa-
MES and the railways made announce
ment that they would resume their
normal hours.
Confidence was everywhere ex-
pressed that the republican forces
would observe the truce order
The record for the weekend, how
reached the remote districts.
One item on the record came from
Rochestown, County Cork, where Mai
G. O'Connor was kidnapped and shot
dead. He was formerly a noted union
list politician and candidate for par
lament in Dublin, but more recently
had been prominently identified with
the southern uniOniSt moves for an
Irish settlement.
Three Soldiers Killed.
At Castle island, County Kerry,
military patrol was attacked. Three
soldiers were killed nd three others
wounded. -Four members of the at.
lacking party are believed to have
been killed.
Two members of the crown forces
were wounded in a fight in Machals-
town, and several of the attacking
party are believed to have been hit
Glenart castle, in Arklow, County
Wicklow, the residence Of Col. Doug
las PROXY, oldest son of the late Lord
Claud Hamilton, was set afre and one
wing destroyed.
Constable Clark was shot dead in !,
Skibbereen.
Two policemen were wounded in an
ambush in marlborough, County ca !
van. Two Of the ambushers were j
wounded and made prisoners.
Two policemen were wounded in an
attack on the police barracks in Gal !
ding Cross, County Tipperary
Bridget Dillon was shot dead in /,
Kilbish by men who were seeking her
brother Il former soldier.
According to the official reports
there were n deaths, all told, from
violence in Ireland over the weekend :
These figures included II killed in |
Belfast, where SO persons were wound |
ed and Sc houses were burned.
De Valera in London Thursday. Z
London, July 12.-Premicr Lloyd Z
George and Eamon De Valera will .
meet in London Thursday at place
not yet designated to begin the pre-
liminary conversations in an effort TO !
arrive ut a settlement Of the Irish +.
question.
The premier was notified by the re-
publican leader that he was coming
to London on that date II Is under
stood his colleagues will include Ar.
thur Griffith, founder Of the Sim Fein;
Prof John MacNeil, T.. J. Dugpan