Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-28
SAVAGE BATTLE in DUBLIN;
FREE STATE TROOPS DRIVE
THE REPUBLICAN ARMY OUT
Professionals Using l8Pounders in Attack on Four Courts
Building to DBlodge lnsngent Sim Feiners; lneguars
Fight Assailants With Var, Despite Heavy Continuous
Firing; The Casualty List is Light
~ Associated Press 20 Every Evening
Dublin, June -.

OuDlns JUNO ~
The Irish provisional govern
ment took forceful action today
against the insurgents OF ths
Irish republican army, investing
the -Four Courts Building whers
tho insurgents were entrenchet
and opening a hot attack when
demand for surrender was ignored.
The nghinR. which opened short
" after 4 O'Clock this morning.
was stDl in progress late his
afternoon. the crack of the rife
IRE and the rattle of the rnachins
guns resounding over Dublin
above the noise of The city's trar-
fc. which was being carried on a.
usual.
Fowler Hal, on Parnsil Square.
occupied by Irreguiars, also was at
lacked BY the Irish government troops.
The official troops command the Four
Courts Building from all sides. but the
/ nature Of the structure made an as
sault difficult and az the building con-
;ains irreplacsbls legal documents
there was no isposit1on 70 fire = as
= means Of ousting the Insurgents
The number Of Casualties on eith--
aide vas not known definitely. but *
had been reported up 20 midday. Three
Irregulars were carried out Of m.
-Four Courts Building by the rear exit
az $50 o'clock
They were believed 20 be badly
wounded and u vas rumored two
others OF the Irregulars had heen
killed
Artillery was re-enplOyed 70 some
extent by the Provisional government
troops. and considerable damage was
reported 20 have been done on ths
Insurgents stronghold.
This had been strongly fortified By
the Irregulars. who replied vigorously y
70 the FIRE OF the attacking parties.
It was learned during the rnornir 4
that the official forces were using
against the Four Courts tD H.
Founders. firing high expios,ve she'll,
|, with delayed action fuses. They fred n
first from the high ground in theneigh
borhood OF Christ Church Cathedral a
a range Of 200-yards. BY 1I-305o'cloch
A breach had been made in oneswall ri
the building. The idea of Using high
explosive shells was to minimize th'
risk of FIRE. The guns later Tsr'
moved 70 fresh positions where ad
vantages og direct fire seemed greater
The attack on the Insurgents wa
preceded BY the sending OF Two Ulti
matums 20 Commandant FlorI
O'COnnor. one OF these derna nded tn.
release Of Lieutenant General O'Con
, mol. assistant chief Of staff OF tn
Regular forces. who was seized yes
terday by The Insurgents. The othe
! set time limit after which an ,attac.
& would be made.
Y Five casualties among the Free Stat
= troops had occurred up to 1l.30 O'Clock
= These were men who had been wound
. ed and taken 10 hospital for treat
I ment. One woman in the city died q
heart failure from excitement brpugh
q on by the fighting.
The premises in North Grea
> Georges street occupied by the Com
5 munist party and the J. ". W. a
headquarters. was fortified afrer n
x government attack on the -Four ,Court
< had begun. and government troop
L were fred upon from the newly1forti
e fed building.
Fire broke out m Fowler Hail. un
IS der attack by the Provisional Govern
|" ment troops. shortly after noon.
g At that hour. II appeared that N
3. lrregulars holding the Four Courts ha
l. taken refuge IN The cellar in the red
II OF that structure.