The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-05-05
EXCESS Is OPERATIVE UN-
TIL NEXT MONDAY
RESULTS OF MEETING
acsakinS crnondc Castle; Seiz'
IRE Of lOS Prisoners;
Scne Wounded.

- TIE branch Of a Belfast bank
at Suncranz. County Donegal,
~ arr1ed n:en. Free sta:
Trccps arrived or tire scene
vYriIs the raid Was in progress
GLt the raider UEnaeec te eS-
csir ~ a lorTV wish eonSideCs-
BE ooety.
y Duniia. ihay 100 tie neeis
CT che declaration Of the truce,
marty of irregular troops this
afternoon Iaided the guard
room in tine custom house oceu-
pied by a sergeant and six reg
Ilars OF the tree state forces.
% the regular: was severely
wounded. The remainder Of the
guard was disarmed by the ire
auIars. who then decamped.
Dublin. May A truce between
the rival Irish republican army
forces has been declared, ii was
announced this afternoon.
The truce is operative from four
o'clock this afternoon until four
o'clock Monday with view TO Civ
ing both sections of the army an
immediate opportunity TO discuss, a
basis Tor army unlHCdliOn.
Result OF Kilkenny Fight.
Ten members OF the regular irish
republican army were wounded dur
ing the TWO days operations IN Nil
kenny. saws a statement from the
Beggars Bush headquarters. There
were some casualties among the ir-
regular forces and los prisoners
were taken.
According to the correspondent OF
the Irish Independent, the Marquis
and Warehouses of Ormonde re-
NAMED in theiE castle during IT'S
occupation by the irregulars and It's
siege and capture by the provisional
government force.
The Marquis told the correspon
dent that the republican party treat
ed the Marchioness and him Win
consideration compatible with con-
ditions.
Provisions OF Truce
The provisions OF the truce are
Clause /: All operations eX-
ceg1 training and ordinary army
routine will cease.
Clause >: All penetratlNe
operations will cease.
Clause ): Both sections will
cooperate 10 maintain order and
prevent acts OF aggression
against persons or property.
The document is signed by owen
ODuffy and Rian Lynch, the chlets
OF STAFF OF the rival forces.
Latest reports from kilkenn !
where Ormonde castle was stormed
and captured by the regular troops
iast night make no mention OF fatal
tiles but say there was fierce hand =
TO- hand fighting inside the castle
after the gate was burst open. Inc
final assault was headed by an ar
mored car. which participated IN
the struggle inside the gate.
II is stated that eight men were
injured in this fight. A girl was ser
iuusly wounded by a sniper during
the day.
listers Seriously Wounded
Belfast. MAJ 4.-Three members
of the Ulster special con5tabularly
were seriously wounded when am =
pushed at Ballly- Roman, in south :
eastern County Londonderry, last
night. One constable was hurt in a
similar affair at Gookstovn, County
Tyrone
Piiee Barracks BVIo~n Up
London. Nav A dispatch TO the
Times from Mullinger, describing
the blowing up of the police bar
racks there last night, says that
frequent smaller explosions follow .
ing the first great blast prevented
any attempt al saving the buildings
II has not been established whether
anyone was in the barracks.
A Dublin dispatch to the FIX
change Telegraph last night said the
garrison of te Mullingar barricks
fed after the explosion, being chas
ed in the direction of Castle Pollard
by regular troops.
Meeting Peace Committee
Dublin, May 1.-The peace com
mittee appointed by the Dali Fir
eann yesterday met at the Mansion
House this morning. Meetings were
held by the staff of Beggars Bush
general headquarters of the regular
and the four courts headquarters OF
the dissident republican army fact
ions. AS the meetings began the
confident expectation was expressed
that hostilities would be suspended
until the Dali had an opportunity Ia
consider the new situation.