The Washington times., 1922-06-30
De Valera Included in
Irish Irregulars As
Active COmbatant in War
BY international News Service.

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LONDON, June 80 Is p. m.).-The
Republican irregulars in the Four
Courts building hoisted a white flag
late this afternoon asked for terms
Of surrender. according to Dublin
dispatch to the Star.
Colonial Secretary Winston
Churchill made official announce
ment in the House of Commons that
the bombardment of the Four
Courts building had been renewed
during the afternoon, following q
brief lull.
The colonial secretary said that
q rumor had been received from
Dublin that the irregulars had asked
for terms and were told that they
must surrender Internationally.
Free Staters Killed.
Churchill said that between thirty
and forty Free Staters were killed
and wounded by the mine which
blew up the Four Courts building in
Dublin.
Churchill said that advices to the
government related that cheering
could be heard from the positions
held by the irregulars, indicating
that they were having success with
their operations.
Secretary Churchills version of
the blowing up Of the Four Courts
building differed from that received
In press dispatches.
Newspaper advises had said that
the section Of the building occupied
by Republican Irregulars had been
blown up by a high explosive shell
fired by Free State artillery.
According to Secretary Churchill,
the mine explosion occurred under
the part Of the building held by Free
State troops.
The Republican Irregulars were
at Four Courts corner at l o'clock
this afternoon.
De Valera Fighting.
EamOnn de Valera is reported to
be actively fighting on the side Of
the Irish Republicans at Dublin,
according to dispatch to the Stand
ard this afternoon. He was said to
have enlisted in Dublin brigade of
lrregulars.
The official paper of the Irish Re-
publican army announced that De
Valera is in active service.
A detachment of British troops
was attacked from ambush by Re.
publicans near Black Rock today
but there were no casualties. accord
ing to a Dublin dispatch to the Eve
ming News.
Fire broke out in the ruins of the
Four Courts building and adjacent
buildings after the explosion. Ac-
cording to information received here
At 2 o'clock, the buildings had been
virtually destroyed by flames.
The whereabouts of Roderick
O'Connor, the commandant Of the ir
regulars. was not known. The dis
patch added that 1t was not known
If all the republicans were out of
the Four Courts building when 1t
was destroyed.
The irregulars in the Four Courts
building escaped through tunnels,
according to an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch from Belfast at 4
o'clock this afternoon.
A dispatch received by the Stand
ard at 2:30 this afternoon said that
the main attack of the Free Staters
had switched to Talbot street,
where headquarters of the l. w.
w. were under assault.
A second Central News dispatch
said it was believed that the re.
publicans evacuated the eastern
wing. leaving behind mines, which
exploded.
Fighting between Irish Free State
troops and Republicans has been
in progress at Dublin for nearly
three days and two nights. Despite
continuous firing, the casualties
have been comparatively light. 1t
Is estimated that less than thirty
men were killed and that from fifty
to one hundred have been wounded.
Hostilities Extended.
Hostilities have extended beyond
Dublin into some of the southwest.
ern counties. British officials be-
leve that republican resistance is
weakening and that the republi.
cans will soon be vanquished.