The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-30
O'CONNOR'S
men PUT UP
WHITE FLAG
March Out of Four Courts
With Priest at Head
of Column.
BULLETIN.
Dublin, Ireland, June 3d.


(By the Associated Press)-
The Four Courts building in
Dublin, stronghold of the IN
surgent faction of the Irish Re-
publican army, was surrendered
Internationally to the Free
State forces at o'clock THIS
afternoon, it was officially an
nOuIfced by the Free State au-
thOritieS.
COmmandant Rory 0'COnnOr,
and Liam MellOwes, and the en-
tire garrison, including all the
principal executive officers,
were made prisoners.
Dublin, June 30.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press. Rory O'Connor,
commander of the Republican army
insurgents, who surrendered the
Four Courts today to Irish Free
States forces, was taken prisoner,
says the correspondent for the
London Press association.
Dublin, Ireland, June 3o.-(By
The Associated ress.)-The in
surgents who have been occupying
the Four Courts in Dublin surren-
dered at 4:10 o'clock this after
noon, it was officially announced,
says a Press Association statement.
The surrender was preceded at 4
o'clock by their hoisting the white
flag over the building.
An explosion, which blew up a
section of the building, preceded
the surrender by q few hours. 1t
is believed a considerable number
of the insurgents were wounded by
the explosion, although they were
not occupying that part of the
structure which was blown up.
When the surrender took place
the Four Courts was still in flames.
There were $50 of the irregulars in
the party. They marched out with
a priest at the head of the column.
The Free State commandant had is
sued orders to cease firing.
De Valera In Fight.
Dublin, Ireland, June 30.-(By
The Associated Press. Am Irish
Republican war news poster says
lican leader, is on active service
with the Dublin brigade, fighting
for the Irish republic.
London, June 30.-Winston Spen-
Ger Churchill, Colonial secretary,
said in the house of commons to-
day that so far as disorders in
parts of Ireland outside Dublin,
were concerned, he was informed
that the Free State troops, in most
cases, had obtained control of the
situation today, particularly in
Drogheda.
Escape in Tunnelf
Belfast, ireland, June 30.-(By
The Associated Press)-The Re-
publicans in the Four Courts at
Dublin, are escaping from the build
ing by means of a tunnel which
they constructed for use in an
emergency, says a Dublin message
received here this afternoon.
Their flight followed a tremend-
Gus explosion at 1890 o'clock in
the Four Courts, followed by a
shower of legal documents, the
message states.
War in County Donegal.
London, June 30.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press. Irish Free State
troops have attacked strongholds of
the irregulars in Letterkenny, Ben
crana and other centers in County
Donegal, says a Central News dis
patch from Belfact.
At Letterkenny, the irregulars,
occupying Ballymacool House,
were given due warning, says the
message, after which the house was
attacked with bombs, machine guns
and rifle fire. The occupants re-
piled but soon surrendered and
were taken prisoner. A quantity of
arms and ammunition and some
motor cars were captured.
At Bdncrana the insurgents sur
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