The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-14
BOMBS SPREAD
DEATH THRUOUT
CITY OF BELFAST
Since Saturday Seventeen Have
Been Slain.
Troops Are Now PatrOlling
Streets of the City.
ULSTER FRONTIER SEALED ITCH
Bishop Appea 10 British for
Army Protection.
Sim Fein and UniOnists Are in
Battle Array.
ULSTER FRONTIER SEALED ITCH
Sim Fein and UniOnists Are in
Battle Array.


Belfast, Feb. 14.-Fortytwo Of the
kidnaped Ulster unionists, it was stat
ed today. have requested Craig of Ul-
ster to liberate Immediately the Mon
Afghan football players held prisoner
in Ulster. the unionists declaring they
themselves would be held captive until
the football prisoners were released.
The majority of the shops along
North Queen street have been obliged
to suspend business. A meeting of the
cabinet of Northern ireland, presided
over b Sir James Craig, the premier,
was held this morning, the principal
matter discussed, it was understood,
being the situation in connection with
the kidnapping from Tyrone and Fer
mangh. It was expected a statement
dealing with the situation would be
issued during the afternoon
Troops Occupy Belfast.
A large body of troops appeared
on the streets of Belfast late this aft
ernoon. They were the first TO be
sent here since the renewed outbreak
OF disorders began.
Shooting broke out again in the
North Howard street area at break of
day this morning. but no casualties
have been reported. Four of the chill
dren who were wounded in yesterdays
bomb attack in Weaver street died in
the hospital during the night
Twenty-Five persons were wounded
by the missile. but thirteen were sent
home after hospital treatment.
Total Dead Seventeen.
Belfast Feb. 1.-Two persons were
killed in street fighting here this
morning, bringing the dead in the city
and suburbs up to seventeen IN the
last forty-eight hours. a woman and
four children were among the victims
of clashes between Orangemen and
Sim Feiners
Bomb explosions and rifle fusillades
ratified thru the streets during most
Of the night.
The Ulster border has been sealed"
to civilian traffic, according to infor-
nation from Monaghan.
Two heavily armed forces. one of
republicans and the other of Ulsterites'
are lined up facing each other along
the Ulster-free sta te line. No shots
have been exchanged, but the soldiers
are refusing to allow civilians to use
the highways crossing the boundary.
Twenty persons were wounded in
Belfast thruout the night, several Of
them policemen who were trying to
rout sn.pers.
The latest children to succumb were
Katherine Kennedy and Eliza Chan
Ion They had been wounded in
bomb explosion. Fourteen others were
hurt by the same blast.
A man was killed and two special
constables were wounded in an I'm
usually heavy outbreak of shooting
before midnight.
Appeal for British Aid.
London. Feb. 14.-The Roman
Catholic bishop of Belfast has sent a
message to Premier Lloyd George ask
ing that the British military authori-
ties take control of the situation in
Ulster. according to an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Belfast this
evening.
The evacuation of British troops
from Ireland was suspended by the
government for the protection of the
country and in the interest of peace
Colonial Secretary Winston Churchill
announced in the house of commons
this afternoon.
Revolt May Follow.
British government officials are
watching the Irish situation with
anxiety.
There are two momentous possibili-
ties:
/. ] evolution within the free state
2. Civil war between the free state
and Ulster
The cabinet is hopeful that both
will be averted and that cool, calm
judgment will result in tranquil set
uement satisfactory to all.
The news that the British govern
ment chad cancelled orders for the
evacuation of British troops from
South Ireland. aroused CONSERVATION
at Dublin.
Later, it was stated on good author
ity, the British government has not
cancelled all orders for troop with
drawals. but only instructions for
excavations from certain districts
British troops will be maintained at
Cork, which long has been hotbed
Of trouble and disorder.
Expect Collins in London.
Michael Collins. minister of finance
in the Dublin government and known
as the power behind" the provisional
administration, is expected in London
late today to confer. with Lloyd
George, Colonial Secretary Winston
Churchill and other members of the
cabinet.
British governments plans are in the
event of further disturbances in Ire
land.
Cancel Steamer Sailings.
Some of the steamship sailings from
Dublin were cancelled.
The only rift in the gathering storm
clouds was a dispatch from Dublin
saying that the Irish republican troops
had begun to release kidnapped Orange
men
The Dublin dispatch quoted from
the following Irish communiQue: Two
Clsterites captured at Caiedone have
oeen released. Others will be released
shortly"