The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-03-17
REBELS POURING
into LIMERICK
More Positions in Irish City Are
Seized by the RepubIi-
can Extremists.
LIAISON OFFICER is TAKEN
Free State Troops Holding Police Bar
racks-DubIin Sends Troops-Head-
quarters Determined to QueII Mu-
tiny In Army at All Costs.

Dublin.-The situation in Limerick
grows more difficult and dangerous
hourly.
Further units of Republican eXtren-
ist troops have invaded the city and
additional positions have been occu-
pied, including a wing of the Hospital
for the Insane. The hotels seized are
still in the hands of the extremists.
Feeling has been intensified by the
Republicans arresting First Brigade
Quartermaster Hurley, a wellknown
Free Slater, and then Captain
O'Shaughnessy, an Irish army liaison
officer, whose protest had effected the
release of Hurley.
Free State troops are under arms in
the police barracks prepared to resist
expected attempts by the rebels to oc-
cupy the barracks. A fairly large
force of British troops also is quar-
tered in Limerick, but 1t is understood
strict orders have been sent them to
maintain wholly neutral attitude.
Quartermaster Hurley, ,sacting under
orders from headquarters, was engag-
ed in reorganizing four unarlned COM
panies of the Irish Republican army
when, upon his order to dismiss, he
was suddenly surrounded by band of
armed men and escorted to one of the
hotels seized by the invaders. There
he was questioned, but, it is under
stood, refused to divulge any informa-
tion regarding stores of arms and
equipment. An alarm was raised i'm
mediately by his men and great excite
ment prevailed for short time.
Captain O'Shaughnessy saw the
leader of the invaders and protested
against the arrest of Hurley as a.
breach of truce Hurley was released,
but on leaving the hotel, youths be-
lieved to be members of the Repub-
lican force, attempted to assault him.
Heads Of the provisional government
in Dublin are extremely anxious, but
say little about affairs. No indication
has been given what action is planned
in order TO drive the invaders from
their position. De Valera refuses 10
make any statement. The bishop of
Limerick in his Lenten pastoral Sc
stacles in the way to Immediate ac-
ceptance of the treaty.
The situation on the northern border
continues to give great anxiety to the
heads of the provisional government,
who sincerely desire peace. Com
mandant O'Duffy, chief of staff of the
Irish Republican army, visited Clones.
He gave instructions that all measures
taken must be purely defensive.
A specially selected company of the
guards brigade left Dublin in full war
equipment, headed for Limerick. Each
man carried 800 rounds of ball. All
of these men served in the flying col
umns during the Irish war;
A commandant general attached to
the headquarters staff said that the
headquarters authorities hope at all
costs to avoid fratricidal war, but will
take the most drastic measures posi-
BILE to put down the Limerick mutiny.
'The whole discipline of the army is
at stake" said this general. Politics
must not be allowed to enter. We
shall teach Forde, and any other mu-
tineer that the army is the servant Of
the people and not their master"
The revolt under COmmandant
James Robinson in Tipperary contin-
ues. Robinson has moved several of
his men into Limerick to help Forde,
who has been repudiated by all Of his
staff officers. However, those remain
ing loyal to headquarters are expert
encing difficulties at every turn.
Captain O'Shaughnessy, chief of the
liaison officers for Limerick, arrested
by the rebels, was later released.
More help in the way of men, arms
and ammunition are said to be on the
way from Tipperary, but if the body
sent from Dublin is not strong enough
to cope with the mutiny the headquar-
ters will move another contingent to
Limerick.