Evening star., 1922-05-04
Republican Regulars and
Rebels to Cease Fighting
and Seek to Unite Forces.
CASTLE is EVACUATED
AFTER TWO-DAY BATTLE
Ten Attackers Wounded-Fierce
Struggle Inside Gate-108 IT.
regulars Captured.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DUBLIN, May "A truce between
the rival Irish republican army forces
has been declared, it was announced
this afternoon.
Ihe truce is operative from o'clock
thls afternoon until 4 pm. Monday,
with view to giving both sections
OF the army an immediate opportunity
TO discuss a basis for army unifica-
ton.
Fighting to Stop at Once.
The provisions of the truce are:
Clause ALL operations except
training and ordinary army routine
will cease.
Clause 2-All penetrative opera
tions will cease.
Clause 3-Both sections will CO.
operate to maintain order and pre-
vent acts of aggression against per-
sons or property.
The document is signed by Owen
o'Duffy and Rian Lynch, the chiefs
Of staff Of the rival forces.
Feacc committee Meets.
Ihe peace committee appointed by
the dali eireann yesterday met at the
Mansion House this morning. Meet
lngs also were held by the stats of
the Beggars Bush general beadquar-
ters OF the regular and the four courts
headquarters of the dissident repub-
iican army factions. AS the meet
ings began the confident expectation
was expressed that hostilities would
be suspended until. the dali had an
opportunity to consider the new sit
uation.
Some difficulty in calling Off opera
tlons was said to have arisen be-
cause the official troops have been en-
gagged in the pursuit Of offenders
charged with murder, including the
authors Of the death Of Gen. Adam
son at Athlone, but it was contended
the truce must cover all belligerents.
Republican hags were floating today
over the offices of the port board and
the Kildare Street Club. which the,
irregulars were still occupying.
Ten WsuHaea In sfornainK Castle.
Ten members Of the regular Irish
republican army forces were wounded
during the two days operations in
Beggars Bush headquarters. There
were some casualties among the ir-
regular forces and 1os prisoners were
taken.
According to the correspondent of
the Irish Independent. the Marquis
in their castle during it's occupation
by the irregulars and its siege and
capture by the provisional govern
ment forces.
The marquis told the correspondent
that the experience was alarming and
He added that the re-
publican party treated the marchion-
ess and him with consideration COM
patible with conditions. They did not
enter any room unnecessary for mill
tary operations, and obtained their
own food.
Hand-to-Hand StruEKIe.
The statement from the regular
army at Beggars' Bush headquarters
on the Kilkenny fighting reads.
Kilkenny Castle, last of the nine
posts held by the irregular forces in
Wednesday evening. Early yesterday
the regulars opened an assault, en-
the castle by machine gun
and rifle fire. At about 3 pm. a small
party of troops smashed the panels
Of the entrance gates with the butts
Of their rifles.
when the soldiers rushed the en-
trance and called on the irregulars
to surrender machine gun fire was
opened upon them, wounding two
members of the party seriously and
obliging the remainder to retire, TAX
ing their comrades with them.
THE attack continued and when
toward s pm. the replying fire weak
ened the gate was again rushed. Three
more regulars were wounded in this
advance. Intermittent firing contin-
ued until Z o'clock, when the last
assault was made.
1OS Prisoners Captured.
"On entering, the party of troops
smashed the remaining barriers anu
an armored car was driven through
the passage into the courtyard, from
which guns were trained on the win
dows. Parties of troops rushed for
ward and covered the exits from the
castle to the courtyard.
THE defending parties of irregulatA
then surrendered and, together with
all their arms and ammunition, " are
taken to the military barracks
Ten regulars were woundeIk and
there were some casualties flynonr
the irregulars. Prisoners to thu num-
ber of 108 were taken"
ULSTER SPECIALS wopNDED.