Evening star., 1922-07-03
DE VALERA'S HOTEL
T TARGET Of SHELLS
IN DUBLIN BATTLE
Free staters Sweep Sack
vile Area to Drive Irregu-l
lars From Last Stand.
PRIESTS WITH GARRISON
TOLD TO SEEK SAFETY
II Killed, 400 Captured in Fight.
ing sunday-Republicans
Lose 0utposts.

lug ouHuay-0SpuUAAC
Lose 0utposts.
By the Associated Press.
DUBLIN. July 3.-In their Sack
vile street strongholds the remnants
| of the republicans in Dublin defying
! the authority Of the Free State gov
ernment were making today what
was believed to be their final stand.
The attack upon them, begun last
evening by the national army troops,
was resumed after an early morning
lull, with terrific machine gun bonn
bardment from armored cars. a big
feet of which was engaged.
The cars dashed up to the buildings
where the republicans were intrench-
from machine guns and Thompson
guns into the doors and windows.
this process being kept up continu-
ously.
That the insurgents intended to
keep up the struggle indefinitely was
indicated by the fact that they or
dered two priests who were with
them in their central stronghold to
seek safety outside.
De Valera With Garrison.
The exact whereabouts Of Eamonn De
Valera was still undisclosed today. but
the belief prevailed that he. with Austin
Stack, Cathal Brugha and others Of the
famous Sim Fein fighters. were with
ievicz also was reported to be among
the notables in the area under attack
The block Of buildings held by the In
surgents was being attacked both front
and rear. In the main the reply from
the garrison was feeble but at mid-after-
noon the defenders were still holding out
with no signs of wavering. 1t Ii known
that the insurgents have forced openings
in the side walls Of various buildings
from one TO the other, and it is believed
they have also tunneled under adjacent
buildings to provide q way Of escape
should they be compelled to abandon the
position they are now holding.
saloon and Club Taken.
At 1o:a5 o'clock this morning, Cas-
sidy's saloon, OFF Parnell square, one
q. the. Qgtposts of- the Sackxalla@stcAAt
gafrfs6h. WAS captured BY tlis nation-
ais. Ten insurgents and Red Cross
worker were taken into custody.
The Free tate forces also gained
Club. which the republicans who
seized the place last Friday secretly
evacuated this morning.
Erskine Childers. another OF the
prominent dissentient leaders, is re-
ported to be organizing q band of
insurgents in the Dublin mountains.
The nationals are continuing the
"mopping-up" process elsewhere,
notably In County Donegal. A num-
arrested in MuHingar.
No further news had been received
up to this afternoon regarding the
progress Of the fighting in Drogheda,
where the republicans are still hold
ing the fortress.
InsurScnt Leader Caught.
"A number of irregulars were sur
rounded in the streets Of Mullingar
by national army troops and placed
under arrest. One Of those captured
the First Eastern Division Of the
Irish republican army insurgents.
The prisoners were conveyed to the
military barracks.
The final assault on the positions
u0lo Uy tHS EcpuUllCpHS oACAtli1S
street was begun at o'clock this
The other areas held by the insur-
gents In various parts Of this city
were. were occupied ,S sfah BY the Free staters
The machine gunners are maintain
ing devastating fire against the
front. of the buildings. particularly
Hotel, where Eamon de Valera is be-
lieved to be holding out following
his flight from the Gresham Hotel.
Despite the great danger from
Ing the light from distance.
In accordance with orders from the
republican leaders Father Albert and
Father Delahunty,A who have been
Hotel, have left the hotel premises.
Rebels Morale Impaired.
Details OF the operations Of the ma
tional corps as revealed in the latest
official communiques are regarded as
pointing to impaired morale on the
part of the irregulars and to the rapid
crumbling Of their defenses when seri-
ously attacked.
The tactics of the provisional gov
ernment's military leaders in first
cleaning out the insurgents outposts
resulted in combining the irregulars to
positions In the narrow area consisting
Of Pafnell square, into which Sackville
street runs, and Marlborough street,
which parallels Sackville, and Is over
looked by the hotels and other build
ings on the latter thoroughfare. in
which the main forces OF the irregu-
WITH which the Free stafers disIodged
the insurgents caused surprise.
Artillery Used ON Hotel. I
Yesterdays operations in most cases
were carried out by the use Of armored
cars and intense machine gun dre. Ap-
parently only in one case was artillery
brought into action. and that was the
attack on Hamman's Hotel in Talbot
street.
The wiping out of this hornets, nest
relieved considerably the difficulties COM
fronting pedestrians In the center .of
the city and reopened the n1aA an-
proach to the Great Northern railway
station and the central telegraph ofllce
In Amiens street nearby. - q
GlssrnE out OF the outposts Ii the
neignoorhood OF Harcourt street ana
Stephens Green was accompanied IN
heavy bursts Of rifle and machine Gs,ia
hre, The attack on the stronehcN n
Harcourt terrace was particularly Hash
Ing. The Free taters drove ups s,Id.
denly IN armored cars and opeaed =
nerce dre on the republicans Tho rs-
turn voiley was scattering and ths ma
tionai troops promptly stormedy the
place. c4pturtnIs In ainGlo fuahT the
whole party q sdsfendes1 uitmbsring
ne c.p.ur. ot d. swan soss, il
Scontinasd On Fats q N 3 -