The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-15
more DEADLY
Than BATTLE
| FOR FREEDOM
Famous Leaders
= A S S a S sinated;
Cities Raced by
War Fires
ny MILTON pRoNNER

DUBLIN, Sept. lss--Mere
xrrvicus hurts have been done
4. Ireland In two months civil
var than In two years fighting
between the British and the
Irish republican army.
What is the toll Of death and de.
aructiong
where Is the battle-ground OF this
civil war;
These questions. particularly the
FIRST. are difficult 10 answer. owing
TO censorship.
The tragic story includes these
outstanding points: Arthur Crit.
fifth dead from worry and
strain: Michael Collins as~sssi-
mated. the finest parts of Dub
lin in ashes; the best buildings
On Cork and Limerick destroyed
by fire aud dynamite. a trail Of
obstruction across the west and
a south Of Ireland; business almost
psraiyred, and farmers suffer.
ing from military seizures and
inability to srll their produce.
dozens Of men killed and wound
ed. and hundreds In prison.
That is the story OF the part OF
ireland known as the Irish Free
STATE. To this Is added a long list
Of killed and wounded. Of people
e.ictsd and Of property destroyed
In Belfast. capital OF Ulster.
Civil war really started In Dublin
June e last, when tho free state
army FLASHED with the irrcxgisrs
led by Do Valera In the battles
that followed the famous -Four
Courts building was destroyed and
ffns hotels and business structures
burned or blown UP.
Driven out Of Dublin as q eoher-
ent force. tho rebels against free
state authority fought at Dundaik.
limerick. Cork and other towns.
Free state troops were eventually
and uniformly vicforious--but the
price was always death and dcstruc-
ton.
In July alone n was estimated
$500. ooo. 900 IN property was do
ssroyed. The daily loss while the
valerlstas were In the field was
from one 10 five millions
Such figures as are obtainable---
which probably only represent q
part Of the actual ioases--show this
result for two months:
One hundred and three men
killed.
Three hundred and thirty four
men wounded.
ssx hundred and forsy-seven pris-
Eoners.
~Between June 1 and June -
there were 81 killed In Southern
Ireland.
Fighting II now confined 20
Southwest Ireland. except for occa.
xsonsi ambushes and sporadic raids
Free state leaders credit their
success In breaking up irreg-
uiar concentrations to surprise
landings Of free state troops
from the sea ut Cork youKhsl.
Gizndore. Trslee and the mouth
Of the shannon.
Inspection Of free state military
maps shows more than 20 towns
from which the irreguiars have
been driven. retiring TO hllly coun.
try In County Cork. and part OF
Kerry and West Waterford. The
irreguIars hold no line in the mill.
tary sense OF the word. but are in
scattered concentrations.
Street and neighborhood fighting
continues In Belfast. The Ulster
government gives out no figures.
hut Dali Eireann issues regular bul.
Ieflns on what II calls Belfast
atrocities" II claims that since
July. 1920. there have been al
Catholics killed. i.793 wounded.
1850 driven from their employment
by armed mobs. and 23.9s0 driven
from their homes. OF the latter.
3.s00 are now homeless. while thou
sands have gone TO Dublin and
other cities.