Evening star., 1922-07-05

centrated at Glenveagh castle, which
is surrounded by forests and we'll
situated for defensive purposes 1t is
estimated that hundred repub-
licans are there. They have install
ed the wireless outfit captured from
the British station on the Donegai
coast and Communicated and fortiu u
many of the farmhouses in the VI
cinity All the approaches are re-
ported to have been mined.
The Free State troops are gather-
ing in force for an attack on the
castle with artillery and possibly
bombing airplanes.
Catholic priests have intervened
in an effort to arrange terms ,, out
Free State leaders have stated they
will accept morning short OF uncon-
ditional surrender.
Communication was re-established TINS
afternoon between Enniskilien ana
Is stated. about 1,4oO fighting men on
both sides in this district. and frequent
skirrnishes and sniping on large scale
IA going on. with hundreds Of loyalists
fleeing from the district.
Bridge Again Blown Up.
The Lannett bridge. on the south
Ulster branch of the Great Northern
railway, which was hastily repaired
after the explosion there late last week.
was again blown up today.
In Dundalk the republicans have
evacuated the Bridge street barracks
nroceedinx to the Anne street barracks,
where they now have their headquarters
The Press Association says 1t is pos
sible the supposed white flag displayed
by the republicans in Sackv1lis street
this afternoon may have been a Red
Cross flag. Capt. Stapleton, who left
an armored car after the flag was hung
out. adds the agency, was shot ana
wounded
/ rested P. o. Little. chief of Eamonn De
Valera's publicity department.
Hold All Of south Dublin.
The southern part of the city is
completely controlled by the pro-
visionl government All approaches
to the main streets are held by ma
tional troops. Raids for arms are
being carried out successfully in
many areas. Troops operating from
Curraugh Intercepted a party of ir-
regulars at Ballintore and captured
twenty-one, with quantity OF arms
and ammunition and three motor
vans.
The result of these operations has
been the tightening Of the Gordon
around the republicans last positions
in Dublin and the people living on
irregulars' line of defense behind
Sackville street. have at last been
able to emerge from their terrifying
seclusion. Some of them had for days
even experienced difficulty in obtain
ing food Red Cross workers re-
moved them to other parts of the
city, where they now are being fed
and cared for.
Signal to Rory O'Connor.
Persons have been observed sig
mailing the prisoners in Mountjoy,
where Rory O'Connor and his de-
feated Four Courts garrison are con-
fined. Information also has been
sought by various parties as to the
disposition OF the guards at the
prison and the latter have been in
structed to fire on any one lettering
near the prison or endeavoring to
communicate with the prisoners.
The casualties during the weeks
fishting in, Dublin now are placed
at approximately sixty killed and $50
wounded.
News from the provinces regard
ing the progress of the national
troops continues satisfactory.
Countess Seen Entering Hotel
Tho Irish Independent, dealing with
the military situation, says:
obviously many men. driven from
the various occupied posts, have man.
aged to escape capture by the ma
tionals. and the actual strength Of
the garrison which is surrounded in
Sackville street is a matter for sur
mise.
when the Gresham Hotel block
falls, important captures may be
made, but whether its surrender will
end the snipers' activities remains to
be seen"
Tho newspaper declares that Countess
Markievicz, in uniform, entered the
Gresham last night.
The Freman's Journal says:
''The young national army has prov
ed to be an invincible defense for the
rule of the Irish people.
ITO save the property Of citizens as
far as possible the national army has
adopted tactics difficult and costly to
itself. The citizens appreciate its re-
straint and admire the fine courage
and finer courteousness Of the ma
tioual rank and file in this hour Of its
unnatural trial. The national army
has made Ireland realize that II pos
sesses not merely the rights but the
strength of a free nation"
Art O'Brien, former president OF
the, dali eireann in London, and Sean
O'Kelly, who used to represent the
( dali in Paris. were both arrested last
evening, it was announced today.