The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-07-03
GRIFFITH SAYS
ONLY WAY ISTO
FIGHT IT OUT
Late Dispatches From Dublin State
De Valera Is With Be-
leagured Forces

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Sackville street area was heavily bonn
barded and before today's attack be.
ban the general belief was that the
hostilties would draw rapidly to
conclusion.
Arthur Griffith, replying to resOlu-
tion of the Irish Women's Internation-
al League urging the immediate sum
moning of the Irish parliament, said:
Before July l the date fixed for
the meeting, the authority of the gov
ernment and its sovereignty were
challenged by an irresponsible group
which in defiance of the peoples will
as expressly declared. attempted by
the seizure of persons and property
and the menace of arms to arrOgate to
itself authority over our lives and the
liberties and the property of citizens
by whom it had been repudiated.
mo government could submit to
such a challenge without being guilty
of betrayal of the peoples funda-
mental right. The government there
fore met the forces of depostism and
disorder with a force of the demo-
cratic nation and is nof re-establish-
ing safety for life, liberty and prop
erty within its territory"
Saturdays Casualties
Dublin, July 3.-(By the Associated
Press THE casualties in Saturdays
fighting in Dublin was IL killed and
National Army Gains
Dublin, July 3.-The Stephens Green
club held by the irregulars since Fri
day, was captured by the national
army forces today. The regulars had
evacuated the position.
Final Assault
Dublin, July 3.-CBy the Associated
| Press THE final assault on the posi-
tions held by the Republicans in Sack
vile street was begun at 8 o'clock this
morning and was still continuing near
ly an hour later.
The other areas held by the insur-
! gents in various parts of this city
We're occupied by the Free Staters
during the night. Heavy fighting is
going on in Sackville street swept by
machine gun fire. Republican army
forces are operating from Mcconnell
street to the Parnell monument. The
return fire of the opponents is fee
BILE. Machine gunners are maintaining
a devastating fire from the front of
the buildings, particularly pressing
the attack on Mamman's hotel where
Eamon de Valera is believed to be
holding out.
Despite the great danger from stray
bullets, large crowd is watching the
fight from distance.
Dublin, July 3.-(By the Associated
Press, l p. m.)-The battle in the
Sackville street area is still raging at
this hour. The insurgents are respond
ing vigorously to the machine gun
bOmbardment
1t is generally believed that the task
of clearing the Republicans out of the
Sackville district will be exceedingly
difficult and cause heavy damage be-
cause of the report that they are COM
manded by such experienced fighters
and die hards" as Eamon de Va
lera, Cathal Brugha (Charles Bur-
gess). Austin Stack and Oscar Tray
nor
Details of the operation of the ma
tional corps as revealed in the latest
communique are pointing to impaired
morale on the part of irregulars and
the rapid crumbling of their defenses
when seriously attacked.
Yesterdays operations, in most
10 inI I,, Il, &c
armored cars and the use of machine
/ fire. Apparently in only one case was
artillery brought into action. Clearing
out of the outposts in the neighbor-
hood of Carcourt street and Stephens
Green was accepted by heavy bursts
of rife and machine gun fire The
attack on Harcourt terrace apparently
was diminishing. The attackers drove
lup suddenly in armored cars and op-
ened a whitening fire on the defend
ers. There was a scattering and the
national troops Immediately charged
the place, capturing in a rush the
whole party of defenders, numbering
thirty The capturing of the Swami
hotel in York street was a more diff
ficult undertaking. In this engagement
the Republicans displayed consider
able resource, all managing to escape
except three who were wounded. The
attack was made by an armored car
and a small force of Free Staters
quartered in an undertaker's estab-
lishment nearby.
The Republicans, who were strongly
entrenched, had hung horseshoe out.
side the window. They declared their
luck would last as long as the horse
shoe remained. Most of the defenders
were mere boys and their pluck and
dare devilry won warm admir-
from their imperilled non-com'
neighbors as well as the attac