Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-06-14
BRITISH TROOPS
ACTIVE IN ERIN
Scotch and English Soldiers
Rushed Into Ulster.
MANY AIRPLANES TO BE USED
Nonccr1batants Are Killed in a Lively
Encounter Along the Tyrone
Donegal Frontier - Two
Transports s-Irive.

Belfast. June 5.-Britlsh infantry.
artillery and nirplancs backed by de-
sgrUyers IN Belfast Tough. viii - into
uctlou against sim ZEN forces On the
Ulster border uuloss tie latter cease
their attacks % is announced here
Iu an encounter along the Tyrone
pUue-aI frontier three uuncumbatants
are reported tU have been killed
Reeufurccmeu,s tor the British
military forces ln northern Ireland
are pouring into Belfast. The city had
H. ~ hack % tile energetic days 81
March. 1914. which precesied the Cur
ruEh brigade mutluy. 60 nnd PARALLEL
for the present military activity.
Two transports arrived from Blrken-
head with the scottish Bonlerers.
lie Mauchesters FROM Guernsey. the
RoyaI FusLIers and the Liverpool regi-
meur also arrived They proceeded 10
the Bauykinder camp. County Down.
which until last year housed nearly
ZUUu Iuterued men Before the re-
eufnucemeuts began coming there
vere - battaliuus In Ulster, Tar BE-
low the war strength.
Fighting Planes Arrive.
Tie most Interesting arrivals were
q party u Il officers and 81 men Of
the royal air service. A short time
later 80 fighting planes arrived from
England and were housed az the Al
dergrose aviation ground. Is miles
frum Belfast. used as a camp for the
Seventeenth brigade. which recently
arrived from Cork.
The popular belief g that the mill
tnry Is 20 De- used q clear Belleak
salient. evacuated by the Ulster forces
receufly. of It's republican occupants
Stirring events in this sector seemed
10 be preslged by the departure ~
large uarrleE 20 the military. fully
equipped aud evidently prepared for a
luu- stag. They had "a great number
ul machine guns with them. The men
we're divided into two sections. one
pTac-etiiuE toward Pettigue aud the
other towards Bslisek, on opposite
tanks nf tte salient.
Avoid Free State Territory.
Ua- ~ the wings of the military
frr.es wEIeh Ielt Euuisslilcn Tor Pet
t.-uc clai.arkcd Uu buass at Kcsh and
lru>sel t0 HuA ls.all. The Bellcek
party sncamps-i &c Re>scur. The I'M
tsagl5n ~ tAese fUrces. 10 Is believed.
o. Co push rEe republicans from Wa
terfoot AMI AIasieEamcuush. In the
Ulster territory. Beats are piayi-g an
Important pam in the movement. as
Eelleek cuuld not be occupied by land
eAcept by truvcTsiI- - yards III Free
State Territory. which presumably the
british authorities are anxious %
Ftu.A whereas Il can be reached d.
ueesiy by waiter.
The most important naval unit yet
sent Co northern waters Is the il0tilla
leader wallace. sister ship 81 the
Broke. with u sfreed ~ 80 Knots.
Belfast had comparatively quiet
weekend Two soldiers and three
civilians were wounded. The record
since Monday last Is IS killed ana -
wounded Ga disturbances in this city.
British Storm Pettisoe.
London. June 5.-British troops
sturmed Pettig3e following the pre-
Iimluary firing. according 10 dis
Patches a. the Central News. Par
ties 81 soldiers ga motors. with de-
tachmeuts on foot. FLASHED through
the village In the face ~ heavy ma
chine gun fire from the republican
troops The only casualty suffered
by the British forces was one special
Ulster police. who was driving one OF
The motorcars carrying the soldiers.
Tie cnmmnndaut % the Irish re-
publican army staff was made pris-
Ouer and a large number o. Sim Fein-
ers were captured during search Of
the village by the troops.
Three persons were reported 20
have been killed In q skirmish az Let
tercan. In Fermnnagh county. NJ
which a British general directed Op-
erutions from a headquarters on n
hilltop. TIE British troops are being
welcomed everywhere BY the royal
lists.