The New York herald., 1922-06-04
BRITISH ON MARCH
TO ULSTER BORDER
Heavy Reinforcements, In
Guiding 81 Aviators.
Reach Belfast.
' CLASH NOT UNLIKELY
Expected They Will Drive
Out Invading Force of
4 Sim Feiners.
MURDER GANGS AT REST
Belfast Has Quiet Week End:
London Worries, but Dub
lin Is Hopeful.

BELFAST, June ASSOCIATED PreSS).
--Reinforcements for the British
military forces in northern Ireland
poured into Belfast to-day and the in
flux is TO continue all next week.
according to present prospects. The
city has to go back to the energetic
days of March, 1914, which preceded
the Curragh brigade mutiny, to find a
parallel for the. present military ac-
tivity. 4 ,ss W $3.50
Two transports arrived this morn
Ing from Birkenhead with the Scot
tish Borderers. The Manchesters are
due tomorrow from Guernsey, while
the Royal Fusileers and the Liverpool
regiment also are coming They are
proceeding to the Ballykinder Camp.
County Down, which until last year
housed nearly 1000 interned men.
Before the reinforcements began COM
ing there were nineteen battalions in
Ulster, far below the war strength.
The most interesting arrivals were a
party of twelve officers and ninety
seven men of the Royal Air Service.
There Is a formidable array of air.
craft at Aldergrove airdrome, about
thirty machines In, border encounter
along the Tyrone Donegal frontier three
non-combatants are reported killed.
Battery Goes to Border.
howtzer battery also arrived this
morning 1t left for Ennfskillen. Coun-
~ Fermanaugh. which Is the center of
military activity, not only the town it,
self but the adjoining villages being
garrisoned. Wholesale commandeerjng
OF vehicles is going on. especially of
motor lorries. Many motorboats are also
being taken. q
The popular belief is that the military
Is to be used to clear the Belleek salient
evacuated by the Ulster forces recently,
of it's Republican occupants. Stirring
events in this sector seemed to be pres
aged by the departure this afternoon
on Crossley tenders and Communicated
motor lorries of large parties OF the
military. fully equipped and evidently
prepared for a long stay They had a
great number of machine guns with
them. The men have divided into two
sections, one proceeding toward Petti-
zoe and the other toward Belleek, on
opposite flanks of the salient.
The wing which left for Pettigoe em-
barked on boats at Kefh and crossed to
Boa Island. apparently with the inten-
ton of camping there for the night.
The Belleek party Is camping at Res
soor
Boats are playing an important part
In the movement. as Belleek could not
be occupied by land except by traversing
200 yards OF Free State territory, which
presumably the British authorities are
anxious to avoid, whereas 1t can be
Sreached directly by water.
The most important naval unit yet
sent to northern waters is the flotilla
leader Wallace, sister ship of the
Brooke, with a speed Of 36 knots. The
Wallace reached Belfast this morning.
The Warwick. which is patrolling Lough
Foyle, was the flagship OF Roger Keyes
in the Zeebrugge raid
A quiet Belfast Week. End.
There are hopes of peace on the stra-
bane-Lifford front. though the deputa-
ton of clergymen and others who waited
on the Republicans there. are maintain
ing great secrecy as to the result OF
their interview. They VIII draw up
their report, they say, and submit 1t
70 the town council. which took the
1nitiative in the movement. leaving u
10 the latter to make the report pub
lie.
Belfast nad coihpaia :,
week end. Two soldiers and three civil
tans were wounded in the course OF this
afternoons shooting. The record since
Monday last is eighteen killed and sew
enty-four wounded in disturbances IN
this city.
There has been considerable renewal
of the looting which featured the riot
ing of July and August. 1920. and the
authorities have issued warning tnat
.hsv viii put II down with a strong
hand. "
Restrictions upon motor traffic were
put into operation to-day along the
Londonderry Donegal border. The large
cmnibuses which ply between towns In
the Free State and Londonderry city
were unable to cross the frontier. In
the case of ordinary motor traffic the
only cars allowed to pass were those
containing men in business In the city.