The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-02-14
TROOPS TAKE OVER BELFAST
TO STOP STREET FIGHTING;
SHIPPERS KILL 10, WOUND 50
Large Forces Called Out for
First Time in New Riots
Situation Grave.
ANXIETY IN CAPITALS.
Both Dublin and London Fear
Disorders Will Hold Up
Irish Treaty.

| BELFAST, Feb. IA (Associated
Press). A large body of troops ap.
peared on the streets of Belfast late
this afternoon. They were the first
to be sent here since the renewed out.
break of disorders began.
Snipers continued their grim work
In the disturbed sections of Belfast,
and by mid afternoon, the death
roll since Saturday had been increased
to nineteen by the deaths of two men
who fell victims to flying bullets In
the streets during the noon hour.
The number of wounded at the same
hour had reached the total of ap-
proximately fifty.
The two killed to-day were a truck.
man. who was shot in the back while
driving lorry and died soon after
ward and George Harper, sixteen
who was hit by bullet while stand
ing at street corner.
Shortly before 2 o'clock this after
noon, heavy bursts of fire occurred in
the Falls Road district. the shots com
ing from the Unionist section i'm
northumberland Street in the Slim
Fem quarter. Gunmen in the latter
quarter Immediately retaliated, and a
fierce revolver duel continued for a
considerable period
Shots were fired into Royal Avenue.
the main thoroughfarc Of Belfast.
then crowded with shoppers. One
man was wounded and the driver OF
the ambulance which was rushed ND
to carry him off reported the am
bulance had been fired upon.
Previously man had been found
dead in Little York Street.-The ninc.
teenth victim OF the fighting.
William Waring, caretaker of q.
ange Hall ~ Clifton Street, headquar-
ters Of Irish Orangeism, was shot I'm
the neck this morning and is In a SER
Gus condition.
On BeachfieId Street. in East Be-
fast, a girl was struck in the breas
by bullet which pierced her bod,
She was still alive this afternoon.
Martha q Hanlon, thirteen, Whu
was wounded in the neck and arm l.,
the bomb which exploded in Weave.
Street last night. said at the hospiial
this morning that she and a numbCr
of companions were skipping rope on
the sidewalk when the bomb was
thrown among them. She and mos,
of her companions were wounded by
splinters, One Of these wounded was
the O'Hanlon child $ sister, who died
shortly aftcrward.
The Society Of Friends in Belfast
announced that they would hold q
ftT,sr -. NkfrN 10
\ meeting Of the Cabinet OF North
ern Ireland, presided over by Sir
James Craig, the Premier was held
this morning. II was expected 20
statement dealing with the situattuu
would be issued in the afternoon.
Forty-tw of the kidnapped Ulster
Unionists, II was stated to-day. have
requested Premier Craig TO libcrate
Immediately the Monaghan football
players held prisoner in Ulster, the
Unionists declaring they themselves
would be held captive until the foot
ball prisoners were released.
DUBLIN, Feb. Ii (Associated
Pre- uss) Great apprehension has been
caused here by the British Govern
mcnt's cessation of military eVacua-
tlon, as II is believed by many lead
ing Trishmen that this act plays di.
rcctly into the hands of the oppo-
nents of the Anglo Irish treaty.
Speedy futilment of the London
promise to ovacuatu
Southern Ireland had created the
general impression here that the
British were acting in good faith am
that there was reality In the powers
granted TO South Ireland by the
treaty. The handing over of thc
barracks and their occupation by
troops OF the Irish Republican Army
a