South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-21
MUTINEBRS FAIL
IN FIERCE FIGHT
FOR DUBLIN HALL
Free State Headquarters in
Heart of City Is Attacked
by Rebel Troops.

DUBLIN April 20-RebeI assaults
aDon the ff-c state headquarters. the
Aownhau. the telephone exchange
- upon provisional government
patrols r Dublin early today were
beaten 01 after heavy exchanges OF
rifle fire
vouays Of rifle fire were ex-
changed between rebel hands and
rsacmeu in an armored l0rry. filled
With free state troops az O'CouaeU
Brdge in the very center Of the
hish capital
The car was riddIed with bullets
and four free state troopers wound
ed
Free state headquarters in Upper
Merton streets were subjected 20
Simultaneous attacks frou the front
and rear
The city hall was attacked by mutt
inecrs but little damage was done TO
the building. and there were no
casualties iu heavy exchanges Of
rifle fire
Fire on Police Patrol.
The telephone exchange was the
principal objective OF the insurgents.
but they found IL heavily guarded by
free state supporters who beat them
off. with the loss OF only one man
who was wounded
A police patrol in Grafton ST.. was
fired upon from The roofs on either
side Caught in the ambush. the
patrol miraculously escaped without
loss
Rebels emerging from their bar
ricades at the four courts captured
a lorry carrying munitions.
An official communique. issued by
A. free state provisional govern
Blent today said
"Nuuncers during the night.
seized and transported 10 the four
courts "a consignment of commercial
explosives including $50 pounds OF
relignite. 90 pounds of blasting pow
der and "a quantity of detonators and
fuses
Bombs Shake Buildings.
che fighting was particularly Sc
we're in O'ConneU So. where Com
Iaaudant Dalton, chief liaison officer
in ireland was fired upon as he
wac leaving his hotel
During the lighting people I'm tho
streets dashed for shelter, women
shrieked and many tainted
Republican troops attempted to
seize the telephone exchange. Free
state troops i'm armored cars prevent
ed this.
During the early morning. the
1nutineers used many bombs shaking
buildings all over the city.
The truce conference of Irish lead
crs. called by Lord Mayor O'Neil of
j ublin, reconvenes here this after
noon.
Richard Mulcahy. minister of de-
Tense, in the free state provisional
government, and RoderiCk O'Connor.
recognized leader of the insurgents.
probably VIII sit in the conference.
interest in the peace-makiug is
ccutered i'm the struggle between
these two figures. rather than in the
political fight between Arthur Grif-
p. president of the Dali Eireann
= me- Eamonn DeValera. leader Of the
Suti-treaty forces.
Griffith e. Conccde Points.
To is understood that Griffith is
~eldy 20 make some concessions to
HCVaIera. Griffith wiz agree TO
DeValera's demands that new cleo
ter reEisteres be compged. 1t is be-
lle.ed on condition that tiie anti
treaty forces aid in the compilation
So there will be no delay In tire forth
coming election.
Ireland's labor party desires TO
take part fin the conference, Lord
MAYOR O'Neu indicated The party
would make suggestion that a
Coalition government be formed. OF
rem esentatlves Of both Tie free stat
ers and the anu-treaty forces.