The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-28
COLLINS IN TRY
TO CLEAN HOUSE
But Irish Leader Met With 8
Heavy Opposition.
So He Leads Attack in What Is
Proving Veritable War.


Dublin. June 2s C6:3O p MA
chine gun and artillery fire was still
in progress at this hour. The provi-
EtonaI government has imposed cen
sorship upon telegrars-
The boys are glorious and will
fight for the republic until the end.
said a communique issued this after
noon by Rory O'Connor. commandant
of the insurgents under attack in the
four courts. He said the only cas-
ualzies sustained so far by the insur-
gents were three slightly wounded.
London. June % Cs:sO p. ND
Irish free state troops were ambushed
in Camden street. Dublin. this after
noon and FIVE wounded. said an Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch from that
city. Shippers are active. The area of
fighting is widening. Heavy guns are
being called into play. Orange hall is
being invested by irregulars
Dublin. June 20 Go a ND Fowler
hall. which was being used by the fr-
regular faction OF the Irish republican
army was captured by the Irish free
state troops today after a violent bat
tie which broke out at dawn.
At this hour. the Four Courts build
ing. headquarters of Roderick Rory"
O'COnnor. commandant of the Irish
irregulars. was still in the possession
or the anti-free state forces but was
under heavy fire.
Fowler hall was taken by single
armored car which broke thru the
ranks of the irregulars.
Rain fell thruout the battle and the
smoke from bursting bombs and ar
tillery shells hung over the battlefield.
FREQ Staters in Win.
The fighting had all the aspects of
civil war between free staters and
republicans but the panic which ac-
easement died down and at this hour
the people outside of the battle zone
were beginning to attend their daily
bus ness.
streets to search civilians for arms
and thus preveu- an ambush by re-
publican sympathizers.
A number OF men were captured
hy the free staters when Fowler hall
Priests and nurses acted with great
bravery, giving assistance to the
wounded. Rev Father O'Reilly was
shot while giving help to a wounded
man.
The priests knelt in the street giving
consolation to the dying while bullets
whipped past them.
Casualties Arc UnlSnow
Precautions have been taken to pre-
vent O'Connor from receiving rein
forcement from the provinces.
Artillery. machine guns and ar
r1ored cars were used in the fighting.
Thousands of soldiers participated.
The casualties were not known but
were believed to be heavy. Above the
sharp crackle of continuous rifle and
pistol firing could be heard the rumb-
ling thunder of bursting bombs.
Shortly after the fighting grew in
tense, the Irish provisional government
established a censorship of all dis
patches but allowed news to be sent
out concerning the progress of the en-
gagement.
London. June 2s.-The Four Courts
building in Dublin, which was at
tackled by Irish free state troops at
dawn. has been blown up, according
TO a dispatch received from Dublin
1880 o'clock
There are 5000 British troops in
Dublin. which have been placed at
the disposal of Michael Collins, chief
of the Irish provisional government.
il he needs them.
O'COnnor Is wounded?
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Dublin 1880 o'clock this after
noon said that Eoderick O'Connor.
commandant OF the irregular repub-
licans. had been wounded. The dis
patch added hat two regulars were
known to have been killed and four
teen wounded.
Trench mOrtars were used against
the Four Courts buildini late in the
morning, said a Dublin dispatch to
the Star at 11:40 o'clock This dis
patch reported that the dome of the
building had been blown in. but that
barbed wire entanglements impeded
the movements of the attackers
Many sensational and uncOnfirmed
reports have been received. Details
Of the fighting have been held up by
the censorship established by the Dub
lin government.
At 10 Downing street. the official
res dence OF Premier Lloyd George. Il
was stated the premier wants IL un-
derstood that Great Britain was not
responsible for the attack against the
Four Courts building.
II Is understood the British premier
wrote to Collins last week. asking him
10 clear up the Irish situation at home
and offered aid.
Collins replied he had already
Planned action against the irregulars
~ the I. r. A. and did not need out
siae help. He said they had enough
Coy NJ troops 10 esta blish order and
prt down rebellion
w consequence. the British troops
a. dublin were ordered to remain in
th.-- barracks If fighting broke out I
lniess Collins made special request
Tor their use.