The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-13
IMPORTANT MILITARY
MOVES EXPECTED
BY Irish Free State Forces Against Re-
publicans in South
Ireland.

London, July l3 (By the Associated
| Pressl The provisional Irish free
state governments decision to concen-
trate its energies on overcoming the
republicans and establishing order
Throughout the country before sum-
moning the new parliament is taken
to indicate that military operations on
considerable scale are impending.
The republicans, since their defeat
in Dublin, have strengthened their po-
sition in the southwest, and are now
prepared to put up big fight. They
are reported to have taken a line from
Waterford across the country to LINER !
lex as a defensive front, enrrenching
themselves in preparation for the ex-
pected free state assault.
Communication between Dublin and
the country to the west OF this line
has been almost non-exlstant for some
days and what is happening there is
largely a matter of conjecture to the
public. although the statement given
out by Patrick j. Little, head Of the
republican publicity department, is be-
lieved to be correct. He claimed the
republican forces were in complete CON
troll of the whole country froya Kerry
to Newton Barry and from Kerry to
county Mayo.
Cork Is supposed to rank as the re-
publican capital, but the military head
quarters are either at Mallow or LAM
erick. There Is an unconfirmed story
that the republicans recently seized the
radio apparatus from steamship in
the Waterford harbor and transferred
il TO Mallow thereby enabling the re-
publican commander, Liam Lynch, 10
keep in touch with the whole repub-
lican area,
Notwithstanding a Dublin dispatch
saying Eamonn De Valera was in Dub
lin. reports recur that he is with the
rebels in the southwest
The mystery of his whereabouts fur
nishes the subject for fresh rumor ev-
cry day, and there is even one story
that he is dead This report Is given
little credence in well.mformed circles.
The situation In Limerick is con
trariiy reported According to one ver-
SION, there was sharp fighting in the
town Tuesday night, and the civilian |
population is suffering from food
shortage in consequence of the rivsl
forces Communicating supplies. The
other account is that peace is being
under a precarious truce.
Meanwhile the national army is re-
ported to be strengthening daily, re-
fruits constantly being sent 20 the va
nous departments for intensive train
ing. II il stated, that among ether rea-
sons for postponing the parliament |
many members of the Dali |
who hold commands in the army can
not be spared from their military du-
ties.
Continued victories for the national
'orces in the west of Ireland were re-
ported in a Central News despatch
rom Dublin. The insurgents have been
,ntirely driven out of the town Of Gal
way. They were surrounded and COM
'letely defeated with the loss of one
Silled and twelve taken prisoner, in
,luding one of their leaders. A large
luantity Of munitions and equipment
vas also captured in this engagement.
The national forces lost two Killed and
several wounded.
Before fleeing from Galway, the ir-
'egulars set fire 10 the public market
iouse, the postofsce and number of
Idjoining business houses.
At Wexford, says the Central News
lisatch. the irregulars had made
Elaborate preparations for 8 seige. but
ne night prior 20 the arrival Of the
rational forces they evacuated the
own This same thing happened also
4 New Ross and Corey.
Dublin. July Is fBy the Asso-
lated Press. a republican com
nunique. issued al Cork. says that at
County Limerick. the
epubiicans captured Brigsdier Gene
ais Hayes and Connolly Of the free
tate forces, together vith their men
nd twenty rif3es. Snipinc l. in prog
pss n Limerick. ,
William Mckee Of crsnitsrlTr began I
fork this morning a. n, Ross barber !
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