New-York tribune., 1922-07-09
! .fBoland Brothers and
y Ss.",ber J, Leader in Those
1.Isu Prisoner as Force Is
n,;reu From Blessington
\. Valera Still at Large
|t,,t Again Isolated E, by
=. r',,,;ne Of the Railways;
Rr;,;sh warships There
-, casl, 70 ne Tr'sWHs

so,ees numbering about l'VV"ere
,~.euate Blessington, little
,he. wicklow hills. where
~ Valera vas said to have
=. headquarters after the sur
!, Dublin. by the enveloping
~ -, Of 1000 Free State troops
..,lieans lost about 100 prison
"a, breaking through the en-
,.lumns. De Valera was not
-" a, esptiyes. Two banks in
- ..,, we're looted, but damage 70
!. '..1si,c vas slight
49,, a.. cgagements took place be-
a, free staters and the repuo-
". ~, !. central and southern Ireland
!. ,,coun,ers Of magnitude we're
- and it is becoming inereas-
2. ,,id.n, thst the provisional gov
'-,,. - will have to cope with the same
= ,nbushing and guerrilla war
- - "a. chsraeterized the British oe-
sslsa- - r.
:, headquarters :o-day says that
~.,ur.isl progress has been made by
,,.o,al forces in quelling the re-
= /, n. provinces. Prisoners we're
~, a, Arklow, Drogheda, Newton
s..i,rham and Ballymore-Eustaee,
..s, D. whole Of Drogheda is now in
=, l,,d, Of the Free Staters.
III !, again isolated through the
..s, Of the railways, but it is re-
80 that I'VE British warships ar
- /, the harbor last night.
s,.inr and searching Of all pedes-
- n Dublin continues and there
-. ,nio.nc. but only three persons
80. vsorted wounded this evening.
a. sg.slties Of the provisional gov
,---,,. troops in Dublin 10 date are
80, AZ is Killed and l22 wounded.
MgLlN. July 5 BY The Associated
p,,vl-The Free State troops en-
,s,5 IN the erveloping movement in
a, Blessinston area, about fifteen
-. south Of this city, IN County
Ttklor. captured two republican lead
.r A. MseDonnell and one OF the
s,Isrd brothers. among the one hun
.nd prisoners taken.
re tneireling movement. which IN
.sdsd the Brittas-Kilbride section,
sssrc large numbers % irregulars had
rired. was completely successful, ac-
,rding 10 an announcement from the
-ovisioral headquarters. the lnsur-
ats who we're captured being driven
into the mountains. .
The snveloping movement was carried
%, on front OF from fifteen TO TWEEN
3 miles. the almost complete encircle-
len; bsing brought about by troops
,lny Of whom were only IN training
RI fresh from other strenuous opera
..,s the statement declares.
l,re we're several casualties among
- aiicaals. and the wounded includ-
2. Cs-nandant Dineen. Some OF the
wr.sers were killed early in the
yxfl.lcns
hssnen,s taken from the irregu-
r. showed their object was TO retire
& ys,s. County kildare. and cut of
r-unisstior between Curragh and
A:En.
Volunteers Rush to Colors
here has been a remarkable re-
vse to the provisional governments
N ior volunteers 10 assist in putting
sr the republican revolt. In this
~ alone nearly 1000 men were en-
slsd for military service.
spbsartal progress in the campaign
s-s waged against the republicans by
y national forces in the provinces is
Hiated by the latest official com
,-rique. More than fifty prisoners
Igs taken az Arklow. County wicklow;
.',gheds. on the Louth Meath border;
'syiown Cunningham. County Donegal
u Ballyrnore Eustace. County Kildare.
h a statement regarding the allega-
itrs o. the ilLtreatment Of the prison
= IN Mountioy which have been cir
.l,ied. the government says:
The object Of this propaganda is
'sisy political. The prisoners repre-
,ai ne forces which have been respon-
'iols Tor the looting and terrorism
'revalsri in Dublin and throughout the
eounify for the couple Of months past.
isny q them are young boys. who
Iefe deceived By their leaders into the
elief they we're entitled TO plunder,
% even 10 take life. A minority be-
'tg 10 tie ordinary criminal element.
Nevertheless, until such time as
's.f eases can be Individually exam
.ea, the government is prepared TO
'sai ne prisoners as military captives
= allow them privileges not accord
70 ordinary prisoners. but the gov
'inent viii not tolerate efforts on the
W o. those who surrendered In order
ave their lives 70 subvert the ais
Y.he o. the imprisonment they ac-
Dublin architects estimate it will re-
.fs four years 20 rebuild the areas
s'1tated during the recent fighting IN
: si'y' not including replacement OF
I, iotr Courts Building.
.~ lrish Independent" suggests an
-. .n loan Of geo 100000 for the pur-
'"' Of reconstruction.
rays Republican BoIshevists"
'ILFAsT, July 9 (By The Associ-
y rfe").-"The republican Bolshe-
p have broken out in the south,
,' @ IKE a mighty plague. they are
s.s Death and destruction" said
,Sf Craig in a message read by
s.sn n Mcbride, member Of the Ulster
=. ,..nnent, at an Orange demonstra-
~ " Oiengsrnoek, in Ayrshire, Scot
;, a,a The southern people followed
-. .u.mple and accepted the Parlia-
~. OIered under the act of 1920"
I,,. I,..a the message, "a different
n " affairs might have existed.
o Parliaments might have been
=. - iriendly cooperation for the
r..in ~ the whole country. But the
chs; animated solely by hatred
,,,.sH H Britain, declined 20 accept
o.. short Of complete indepen-
49, hence rebellion and civil war,