The New York herald., 1922-08-15
IRISH REBELS TAKE
TOWN IN THE NORTH
Dundalk Captured and Drog-
heda Threatened by Ad-
vance From Louth.
THEIR LEADER is KILLED
Many Free State Sympathizers
Flee From Region, Others
Put i'm Jail.

BELFAST, Aug. II ASSOCIATED Press).
A large force of Irish rebels entered
DunGalk early this morning. taking the
Free State garrison by surprise. The
town is now isolated with Republican
troops patrolling the streets.
Commandant McKenna, leader of the
Irish rebels in County Louth, and fiv ,
other irregulars, were killed during tho
fighting in Dundalk.
The rebels first attacked the Anne
street police headquarters. which was
occupied by the Free Staters The gar
rison was captured.
Free staters Jailed.
The Jail was the next to fall, and all
prisoners. who were mostly Republicans,
were liberated and supplied with arms.
They joined their rescuers in the attack
on the town, in which bombs were
freely used. Many of the inhabitants.
especially Free State sympathizers fled.
The rebels rounded up all the Free
Staters who could not escape and pat
then, in jail Afterward they are re-
ported to have looted the banks Pro-
ceeding to the railway station a group
OF Republicans. well armed. boarded =
train and proceeded in the dreetlcn OF
Drogheda.
DRoGHEpA Ireland, Aug. IA (Associ-
eted Press The rebel troops who
seized Dundalk have advanced south TO
within four mile of Drogheda The Free
Staters here are actively ingaged in
placing the town in a state of defense.
Dundalk was only lightly held by the
Free Staters. Among the killed in che
fighting there was Capt. Frank Borne,
q well known Free Slater and chairman
Of the rural council. Details OF the casu-
IA
rather heavy. Twenty persons are known
60 have been wounded some reports say
forty.
DUBLIN, Aug. IA Associated Press) -
The first detailed account of the fall
of Cork was received to-day from the
Associated Press correspondent, who
has been isolated there for five days.
Feverish anxiety developed among
the townspeople when the uIprise
landing was made by the Free State
troops last Tuesday. Hasty prepara-
tions of the rebels continued until
Thursday when it was announced they
would make a stand.
The first panic came when an attack
was made on the quarters occupied by
the ex- service men. Soon all the bar
racks which had previously been occu-
pied by the irregulars were set on fire
by bombs which exploded with deafen-
ii reports, while a steady rattle OF rife
and revolver fire added to the nervous
terror of the people. BY Thursday after-
noon all the irregulars had fled. Six
hours later the Free Staters marched
into the city. meeting an enthusiastic
reception at the hands of the populace.
On Friday thousand more troops arr
rived and were welcomed by the Bishop
OF Cork and the authorities.
ha pnt.r hn
y Staters encountered was Immediately
after landing, when severe rifle and re-
volver duels tool. place. A stiff engage
mcnt occurred in the Rochestown Woods.
where the rebels suffered severely The
Free Staters lost eight in killed and fif-
teen wounded in this fight. One Is pound
shot landed in the rebel position and
started the movement of retirement.
Cork was captured without another shot.
The food situation is acute owing to
Cork being isolated through destruction
OF communications.