The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 28, 1922, Page 1

i 4 / IRISH TROOPS BATTLE IN DUBLIN .4* Practically Na Rain Is Re- _ THE WEATHER me FAIR THE BISMAR' K TRIBUN ABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1922 (Leased Wire of Associated Press) PRICE FIVE CE HUGE VOTE IS FORECAST WITH ported in State on Election Day VOTERS FLOCK TO POLLS +1 Heavy Vote Is Cast Early— Democratic Vote Is Big Puzzle A tense air of excitement held North Dakota in its grip today as men and women went to the polls to cast their ballots in a primary election of unusual consequence. The » ~ attitude of voters in this election will show a tyend of feeling on several important questions and the vote may alter the cvarse of politics and governmental affairs in the state by bringing new issues to the forefront, either through a victory\for certain candidates or through a “protest” vote. ‘The weather bareau’s report cov- wv ering 24 hours ending at 7 a, m. to- day, from 21 stations in North Da-| night that a strike is certain to re- kota, shows rain only at Rickinson, where a scant two-hundredths of anj| ignore wage decisions of the rail- inch fell. The prediction today was! road ‘labor board and to stay. the partly cloudy tonight and Thursday, No rain had been reported any place in the state early today. With perféct election weather and| with a senatorial, state and local! a ‘i I'tion of Labor to T. Dewitt Cuyler, +. fights to bring out the voters a fuil vote Was expected to be cast. Women are participating in a pri- mary election for the first time. Two years ago, on June 30, 1920, they! could not vote. In that primary Lynn J. Frazier got 593855; William Langer, 53,941. In the recall elec- tion of last October 28, R. A. Nes- tos got,111,434 votes and Lynn J. Frazier got 107,332. ‘ Dem Vote a Puzzle. One of the puzzles of this election is the Democratic vote. In the pri- -mary of 1920 H. H. Perry, Democratic candidate for senator, got 8,238 votes and J. F. T. O'Connor, Democratic candidate for governor, got 7,920 votes. Both were unoppnsed. Since women did not vote then a normal comparison would be about 16,000 Democratic votes. Reports of a greatly increased Democratie regis- tration, however, indicates that more than 30,000 Democratic votes will be cast in this election. Whether this will take thousands of votes from Nestos or whether the Democrats are drawing from the league as well as the I, V.-A. is a question. The Dem- ocratic vote is regarded as the key to the result of the election today. Because of the length of the bal- lot it is doubtful if complete returns can be established for two or three * «days. The organization gathering re turns, composed of the Bismarck Tribune, Grand Sorks Herald, Minot Daily News, Mandan Pioneer and Fargo Forum will maintain a special leased wire circuit to gather returns. During the election The Tribune will have two telegraph operators in its office—one taking the regular leased wire service of the Associated Press and the other on the special election * + wire. _ Will Issue Extra. The Tribune wil issue an election extra tomorrow morning giving the very latest. information on the elec- tion. Great interest is manifested in eastern cities in the outcome of the senatorial race. Senator McCumber is lgoked upon as one of the big men in the United States sénate and his race is attracting great attention. Mrs. I. Molleur, 17 W. Rosser, was the first citizen to cast her’ electoral vote in the Second Ward today. Mrs. Molleur said that she hoped that her vote carried a charm that would re- sult in victory for her candidates. ‘The polls, which opened at 9 a. m. will not close until 9 p. m., and re- turns are not expected to be decisive until tomorrow. First reports in- yariably ‘come from the Independent * + territory in the eastern part of the state, while league strongholds in the western Slope country are al- most. last to come in. Senator McCumber has declared publicy for the renomination of Gov- ernor R. A. Nestos, Independent, who was chosen in the recall election last fall when Governor Lynn J. Frazier and two other league-endorsed state officials were deposed. This was de- clared to have added strength to Mc- Cumber, although he was not endors- ed by the Independent Republican state convention. One, of the important factors in the league campaign, in the view of its leaders, has been the work of A. C. Townley, founder and first president of the league, who has gone from town to town quietly lining up the leaguers and attempting to re- estabish their precinct organizatio? that was so effective in many elec- tions. NORMAL VOTE EXPECTED Grand Forks, N. D., June 28.— Farly indications here today were that a vote fairly up to the normal would be cast in the city precincts in the primary election. HEAVY VOTE INDICATED Fargo, N. D., June 28. — Reports early this afternoon on today’s state- (Continued on page 3) RAILROAD MANAGERS INDICATE NO | PEACE OFFERS WILL BE MADE T0 FINE WEATHER) HALT THREATENED SHOPMEN’S STRIKE Ultimatum Issued by B. M. Jewell Declares Strike Is Certain Unless the Rail- roads Decide Not to Cut Wages in Accordance with Board Decision CANVASSING THE VOTE SAYS STRIKE IS INEVITABLE. Minneapois, June 238.—R. H. Henning, president of the Fed- erated Shops Crafts of 21 north- west railroads who returned from Chicago today where he helped count strike ballots of shop men, said that a strike was inevitable July 1, unless the railroads agree to the shopmen’s demands. Mr. Henning said the vote was overwhelmingly in favér of a strike. (By the Asso od Presa) Chieago, June 28.—Railroad man- agers indicated no peace overtures Jo the 400,000 shopmen whose lead- ers declared jin, an ultimatum last sult from failure of the roads to shopmen’s $60,000,000 wage cut July 1. The ultimatum sent by B. M. Jew- ell,-head of the railway employes de- partment of the American Federa- chairman of the association of rail- way executives, was met with — sil- ence, in rail circles here. There was little indication today that the railroads would seriously consider Jewell’s demands to hold! back the wage cut and restore abol- ished rules governing working con- ditions. Rail union officials continued their conferences today on plans for the threatened walkout next month as they hastened towards completion of the canvass of the strike vote. Maintenance of way employes, clerks, signal men and other classes whose wages were slashed in recent orders, would, in fonowing the shop- men out on a strike; take more than a million employes out of the rail- way service. In spite of this rail of- ficials have asserted the roads can continue with train service, employes. and telegraphers remaining on the job. None of the big four brother- hoods afe affected by the wage’ re- ductions.due July 1 and there is lit- tle likelihood of the trainmem join- ing a walkout. 10 FOREGLOSE PAN ADDITION (Ry the Associated Press) St. Cloud, Minn., June 28.—Two hundred bondsmen of the G. S. Pan- dolfo property met in this city yes- terday and expressed sentiment which will result in an early fore- closure of $350,000 bonds held against Pan Addition of fifty homes and a portion of the Pandolfo Man- ufacturing Company, according to James J. Quigley, attorney for the bondsmen. Pandolfo’s pleas fer a continuance of time were’ unheeded. WOULD REVOKE 132 LICENSES _ (By the Associated Press) Minneapolis, June .8—S. B. Qvale, federal prohibition director has, re- quested Arthur E. Neson of St. Paul to revoke the licenses of 132 drink places where federal operators have discovered violations of the prohi- bition amendment. Election Returns To Be Displayed At Tribune Corner Election returns will be given by The Bismarck! Tribune tonight as soon as they are available. A screen will be installed and the fig- ures as promptly as they are received will be given to the people. Patrons of The Tribune are requested not to telephone this office election night as the wires will be busy receiv- ing election returns. Come to The Tribune corner that even- ing after 9 p. m. The Tribune in cooperation with other state dailies will gather the returns and ex perts will be busy compiling the results from all sections of the state. In case of a close election it will be hard to de- termine the first evening, but enough doubtless will be com- piled so that a reasonable forecast can be made. Everyone is welcome to ihe public returns. Tonight at The Tribune cor- | ner at 9 p. m. is the time. It ‘STATE BEGINS PAYING BILLS OF INDUSTRIES State Treasurer Paying Out Total of $195,000 Interest Money July 1 ONE FUNDIS SHORT Deficit in Real Estate’ Bond Fund to be Made Up, However, by Treasurer North Dakota is beginning to pay the cost /of state industrialism in the form ef interest on bond issues. With the state bonded indebtedness reduced to $202,000, excepting bonds issued under the Nonpartisan league program, the state is paying out $195,385 in interest on bonds issued. Practically all of this bond interest is paid July 1. Sufficient money has not accum- ulated in the office of the state treasurer to pay the interest on the | real estate bonds issued to date on loans made through the farm loan department of the Bank of North Dakota but State Treasurer John Steen announced today that every cent of interest money owned by the State of North Dakota would be paid: on July 1. There is a shorttige in the real estate bond interest fund of about $9,000. North Dakota for years enjoyed the reputation of a state with virtu- ally no bonded debts in comparison to the vast resources of her taxpay-j ers and the resources of the state in the ownership of valuable school | lands, some of them deeply under- laid with coal. Because her citizens | have paid their taxes regularly the bonded indebtedness, some of it created when North Dakota entered the union, has been gradually re-} duced until only $202,000 of old bonds now are outstanding. In this fund to repay the old bonds is $38,- 895.50, the levy being in excess of the actual needs because to most the actual needs would necessitate a levy of a fraction of a mill. All of the $195,885.00 of interest due July 1 (excepting about $600 due May 1) has been incurred under the program of the Nonpartisan league. This includes $95,000 of in- terest on real estate bonds issued to mortgages given by farmers who have made loans with the Bank of North Dakota, $46,345 on mill and elevator bonds gnd $4,040 on the old bonds of the state and territory. This does not include interest on the $413,000 borrowed from_ the Bank of North Dakota by the Home Building Association, which amounts to about $24,000 a year. Raised By Taxation Excepting the real estate bonds there are ample funds to pay the in- terest on all other issues, and ex- cepting in the real estate bond fund and the Bank of North Dakota cap- sital stock fund bond the interest is/ raised by taxation. The ‘amount jin the various funds is as follows: Old bonds, $38,895.80; mill and elevator, $155,314,231; bank series, $63,414.94; real estate, $85,328.30; 'Home Build- ing, $58,916.16, No interest will be paid out July 1 on Home Building Association Bonds because no bonds were issued. In- stead the association borrowed from the Bank of North Dakota.» Under the law, officials hold, bonds cannot be issued on the houses built by the state until one-half the total amount of payments has been made. The statement of State Treasurer John Steen shows that there are outstanding bonds of North Dakota as follows: Refunding and revenue bonds (old bonds) $202,000; mill and elevator bonds, $1,576,200.00; Bank of North Dakota Capital Stock bonds, $2,000.000.00; real estate bonds, $3,270,000, making a total bonded indebetedness of the State of North Dakota at the present time, $7,048,200.00. Against this the state has an assessed valuation far in ex- cess of one billion dollars. AIRPLANE FLIGHT IS ABANDONED Minot, N. D., June 28.—The Leth-[ bridge to Ottawa air flight by. Cap- tain J. E, Palmer and Lieutenant H. H. Fitzsimmons was officially aban- doned today and the plane shipped to Lethbridge, as a result of the acci- dent here in which Palmer sacrificed the machine to avoid injury ‘to oc- cupants of an automobile. : Ore Shipments On Increase (Ry the Associated Press) Hibbing, Minn. June 28.—Increas- ed shipments of iron ore from the state owned mines in northern Min- nesota is shown in a report issued by Denni Bow, deputy superintendem of mines. The shipment for the week to- {05 STRIKING MINERS HELD UNDER ARREST Some Are Injured Later When: Train With Them Is . Wrecked LOCTORS ARE CALLED Hurry to Scene Near Elkins, West Virginia, After, Accident (By the Associat Elkins, W. Va., June 28, -0ne hun- dred and five striking miners ‘and their sympathizers were arrested at Thomas, West Virginia, today when they tried to prevent workfng’ min- ers from entering the pits, Sheriff J. B. Clouse and ten deputies made the arrests amd took the prisoners on a special train to Parsons, :West Virginia, where they will be given hearings later. Many of the prisoners were injured a short time after the special. left Thomas when a rear coach of the train jumped the track at Limrock on Black Water grade. Practically all the prisoners were in the coach which turned over, Doctors and nurses were hurried to the scene from Elkins, Parsons and other points. One man was killed, six otheds badly hurt and many more. or Jess seriously injured in the wreck, it was learned. Fag oie ees ASSAILS KILLINGS. Washington, June 28,— Charging that the people of Williamson county, Illinois, apparently had given theis approval ‘to the killing of non-union miners at Herrin, Senator Myers, Democrat, Montana, declared today in the senate that here was an in- stance of oné entire county “one hundred per cent disloyal to the United States and its constitution.” BX-CONVICT Man Believed to be John Fras- cis Glynn in Gun Battle Chicago, June 28.—A man believed to be John Francis Glynn, 41 years old, paroled from’ the Minnesota state penitentiary and who while in prison wrote ‘poems and. magazine articles which gained considerabl commendation, was captured early to- day after a. revolver battle with the police. Glynn, who was said to have served 21 years in prison had been pointed to by sociologists as a worthy ex- ample of a reformed criminal, had appeared in a motion picture and per- sonally had toured the country with the film lecturing at its showing. Early this morning Mrs. Marie Cat- ferty, living on the west side was aroused by noises of a man in hi room. She was frightened into si ence when the intruder pointed a re- volver at her. But the burglar at- tempted to attack her she told the police and her screams aroused her 12 children, the eldest of whom, John, 21 years old, chased the burglar from the house. Policemen took up the pursuit and the fugitive ‘exchanged several shots with two police sergéants: before he was captured. * Wheh taken to the Warren avenue police station the prisoner refused to talk, Newspaper clippings which the police say satisfied them that he was Glynn were found in his possession At the McCafferty home, a quantity of silverware and jewelry was found heaped up in the dining room. Ap- parently nothing had been taken. DEMS SPLIT OVER TARIFF Washington, June 28—The first .| real split among Democrats and the first solid vote of Republicans on the tariff came today with the approval by the senate 48 to 15, of the com- mittee rates of 11-2 cents a pound on live cattle weighing less than 1,050 pounds, and 2 cents on such cattle weighing more than that amount. Violators of ie Volstead Act Are Sentenced Milwaukee, Wis., June 28.—The E. K. Leinkert Brewing Company, Ra- cine, was fined $21,000, another de- fendant was fined and 12 others, the majority of whom ‘were saloon keep- ers, mostly violators of the Volstead act, Were sentenced to prison by Fed- eral Judge F. A. Geiger. NINE KILLED IN EXPLOSION. Knoxville, Tenn., June 28. men were blown to atoms and nine talled 239,568 tons. The Messab: may be 9:30 before the small precincts start reporting. mountain, one of the largest stat owned mines shipped 156,200 tons, others injured when 24 cases of dyn amite exploded at a quarry. 18 CAPTURED. HARDING ASKS OPERATORS TO TALK STRIKE Announcement Made of First Step of President to End It OTHER DETAILS SECRET Moves of Administration Were Clouded in Secrecy This Morning (By the Aasociated Press) Washington, June 28—President Harding has decided to summon to| Washington Saturday a group of representative coal orperators from all parts of the United States to dis- cuss with yepresentatiyes , of _ the miners’ union the possibility of. a conference to fix wage scales that {would settle the bituminous coal | strike, The coming conference which it is understood’ will assemble at ten o'clock Saturday, will discuss solely what steps may be taken to get the wage negotiations on foot. To date the miners’ union has demanded a national eonference while operators in general refusing to enter such & gathering, have countered with pro- posals to meet in district conferences for separate district wage fixing. i FEELING OF OPTIMISM Wilkesbarre, Pa., June 28.—A feel- ing of optimism for the first time since the suspension of operations on April 1, was general today in the |hard coal regions of Pennsylvania. Hopeful news of the conference be- tween John: L. Lewis, president of \the United’ Mine Workers and Pres- idént Harding, which resulted in the adjournment.of the anthracite gener- al scale committee \and abandonment of the plans for {mmediately con- verting the suspension into a strike, | led the miners to believe they would ; be back in the mines by the middle of July. : Many celebrations were held last night and others were planned for today. Receive Telegram The contents of the telegram from Mr. Lewis telling of his conference with President. Harding was not made public but union leaders ex- pressed elation dver its tone.| In the minds .of . the. mifle workers any plans President Harding may’ sug- gest means intervention and they believe that regardless of the im- mediate outcome it will bring about a speedy re-opening of the collieries. Thomas Kennedy, president of the central coal committee said im‘medi- ate developments. in both the bitum- inous and anthracite industries’ may be looked for as a result of Mr. Lewis’ conference with. the pres- ident. Steps for preparedness in the event of a strike, however, will not be abandoned . by the miners officials, EXPLOSION | KILLS EIGHT Knoxville, Tenn., June 28.—Right men were killed and ten injured, sev- eral of them seriously in an explo- sion early yesterday afternoon at the plarit of the Holston Quarry company at Straw Plains, thirteen miles east, of here. * THE WEATHER | —_—_————-—-—_* For twenty-four hours ending at noon today: | are {Temhperature at 7 a, m. Temperature at noon .... Highest yesterday Lowest yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation ....- Highest wind velocity .... I Weather Forecasts For Bismarck and vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday. For North Dakota: Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday, somewhat cooler Northeast portion tonight. General Weather Conditions Rain has fallen from South Da- kota and Towa southward to Okla- homa. Practically no rain has fallen in Minnesota and North Dakota, or from the Rockies westward, Temper- atures have risen in South Dakota but elsewhere changes have been unimportant. Amenia . 1 BL 0 el’r Bismarck 3 53 0 el’r Bottineau .. 69 51 0 el’r} Bowbells ... 77° 51 0 el’r Devils Lake .76 58 0 pc. Dickinson 70 51 02. cl’r Dunn Center 72 53 0 el’r Ellendale .. 74 54 0 D.C. Fessenden .. 76 52 0 el’r Grand Forks 79 54 0 p.c. Jamestown . 76 56 0 el’r Langdon ... 70 52 0 el’r Larimore 81 54 0 el’r Lisbon 78 51 0 el’r Minot . 18 43 0 el’r Napoleon 16 AT 0 el’r Pembina 93 52 0 el’r Williston 74 54 0 eldy Moorhead .. 76 56 0 pc. ORRIS W. ROBERTS, Meteorologist. WOULD PROBE EXCHANGE. Washington, June 28—Investiga- tion of the operation of the New York cotton exchange and transac- tions thereon was proposed in a reso- lution introduced by Representative cy Mine War Victim C. K. McDowell, superintendent of the Southern Illinois Coal Com: pany's mine near Herrin, Ill., was the first of those beaten and shot to death in the riots that followed importation of strikebreakers,, 40 ANERIGANS’ PATE IS HELD IN BALANCE Officials Anxiously Await; Word from Mexico (By the Associgted Press) Mexico City; June 28..— A. Bruce Bielaski, kidnapped Sun- day was released this morning. A message stating that Mr. Bielaski had been released was received at the American embas- sy at 11:15 o’clock. It gave no details except to state that the released man would be in Mexico City tonight. = Washington, June 28. — Officials! were today anxiously awaiting re- ports as to the fate of the 40 Amer- | ican employes of the Cortez Oil Company at Tampico, Mexico, which the state department yesterday was informed had been seized by bandits, and together with a quarter of aj million dollars worth of destructible property held for ransom of 15,000 Pe The time limit of 48 hours within which, payment of the ransom ! was. demanded ended yesterday; morning. The state depatment’s in-| formation on the bandit action early | today was still confined to the brief | report: from ,the consul there that) the rebel General Gorozave, with 240 well armed men held. the property| and the 40 Americans, Having im-| mediately instructed both the em- bassy and, the consul to press for immediate action for the protection of American lives and punishment of the - perpetrators of the outrage there: appeared today to be no dispo- sition here to move in any other than a diplomatic way until the Mexican government had been proved unequal to such protection. It was stated at the white house that relations between the United States and Mexico were not likely to be affected in any way by the bandit outbreak and the recent kidnaping for ransom of Bruce Biclaski. The department today still was awaiting word of the progress of the efforts of the Mexican authorities to obtain Mr. Bielaski’s release. POSTPONE REDUCTION j (By the Associated Press) Washington, June 28. The house postoffice committee voted to postpone consideration —_of the Kelly bill for reduction of the second class postal rates until the December ion. SUSPECTED MEN _ ARE RELEASED (Ry the Ageocioted Press) Devils Lake, N. D., June | 28.— Hugh Wenzel, Devils Lake and “Red” McCarthy, formerly of this city, who were arrested in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, on suspicion of having been implicated in the murder of Fred Borgen in Michi- gan City, North Dakota, and the robbery of the Lamb National Bank of that place last week have been released. Wenzel and McCarthy proved that they were in Thief River Falls on the night of the commission of the Vinson, Democrat, crime, PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT IN DRASTIC STEP ON INSURGENTS HOLDING 4-COURTS BUILDING Many Casualties Are Reported as the Fighting Progresses While City’s Business Goes on as Usual—Report Regu- lars Are Winning Dublin, June 28.—(6:30 p. m.)—(By the Associated Press)—Machine gun and artillery fire was still in progress at this hour. censorship upon telegrams. The provisional government has imposed a : Dublin, June 28.—(By the Associated Press)—Several buildings near the Four Courts were commandeered by the irregulars. Dublin, June 28.—(By the Associated Press)—An attack begun at dawn today by Free State troops on the Irish Repub- lican army irregulars barricaded in the Four Courts at Dublin was still in progress at one o’clock this afternoon. Under a heavy fire from rifles and machine guns and of high explosive shells from small caliber artillery, the irregular troops under command of Rory O’Connor were reported to have been driven to the rear part of the Fourt Courts building and the belief that they could not hold out much longer was expressed in official quarters. Fowler’s Hall in Parnell Square, held by the insurgents, also was besieged and after fire had broken out there shortly after noon, the irregulars evacuated it and moved to a hotel in the vicinity where they began throwing up defenses. Unofficial estimates were that 15 men had been killed and numbers of combatants wounded up to the early after- noon and it was rumored that Commandant O’Connor of the irregulars was among the wounded. WISCONSIN DEMS. NAME MRS. HOOPER As Party Nominee for U. S. Senate She Will Lead Democrats Nov. 7 FIGHT ON PROHIBITION | Plank Objected to by the Drys Was Accepted by 298 to 50 Vote _(By the Associated Press) Milwaukee, Wis., June 28.— Mrs. Ben C. Hooper of Oshkosh, presiden: of the Wisconsin League of Woman Voters as the Democratic nominee for the United States senate will lead the Democrats. of Wisconsin in to the state elections November 7, the first woman representative on a party ticket in this state. The Democratic party conventiou last night unanimously endorsed Mrs. Hooper as their senatorial candidate, and party leaders gave assurance of their support to her candidacy so that_ nomination at the September primaries is accepted. She last nigh expressed her willingness. to make. the campaign against the Republican candidates. This selection of the convention and its endorsement of two candi- dates for governor, Mayor A. A. Bent ley of LaCrosse, representing the wets, and Carl Mathe of Wausau, representing the drys, prevented a defection within the party that was threatened when a plank objected to by the drys was accepted by a vote of 298 to 50, Had Hot Fight. Some/dry delegates at the conven- tion for two hours hotly contested the declarations of the resolutions committee which said that the party urged strict enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment and proposed that “in order that the people of the state of Wisconsin may express their sentiment on change of the law we favor the submission of such changes to all the people of Wisconsin by the legislature at a referendum to be held at the spring election in 1928.” Democrats on the resolutions com- mittee had agreed to this statement of principles, after five hours of discussion on a proposal by Judge Martin L. Lueck for a referendum of the prohibition question to the voters through constitutional conven- tions. The drys on the committee accepted and supported the proposal on the floor. FARMER SHOT BY HOLDUP MEN (By the As ted Press) East Grand Forks, Minn., June 28. —Charles Bucholz, a farmer living 20 miles northeast of East Grand Forks is in a hospital at Warren, Minn, recovering from a bullet wound sus- tained early Sunday morning when he was shot in the back by two hold- up artists near Warren, Minn. The shooting occurred as Buch- olz was driving to his farm from Warren. Two shots were fired at Bucholz after he had failed to stop to give two pedestrians a lift. One of them took effect. The last census showed _ that there were 4590 Indians living in Oregon at that time. ‘ ~ The artillery fire upon the Four Courts was sparing in quantity from the desire to save the ancient build- ing as far as possible and during the hour from noon to one o'clock not a shot was fired from the 18-pounders from which high explosive shells were being sent into the structure. But Business Goes-On. Business proceeded almost as usuaY in Dublin while the fighting was go- ing on. The citizens congregated in crowds along the quays and on the bridge over the Liffey to watch the progress of the fighting, but ther was little to see. The position of tne building made a direct, attack difi- cult.. The tramways along the quays and one the heights on the opposite side of the river from the Four Courts suspended service, but every- where else traffic was proceeding. Even the shops in close proximity to the Four Courts were open. © The irregulars \f the Four Courts were husbanding their ammunition. Their replies to the firing during the forenoon was confined for the most part to sharpshooting by men con- cealed along the route. There were some casualties among the crowds watching the fighting sev- eral spectators being struck by snip- ers’ bullets. Three persons were wounded near Fowlers’ Hall. The Free States troops were rein- forced by lorry loads of soldiers from Mullinger and Germanstown and the Four Courts was invested on all sides. (By the Associated Press) Dublin, June 28.—The Irish pro- visional government took forceful action today against insurgents of the Irish Republican Army investing the Four Courts building, where the: insurgents were entrenched and opening a hot attack when a demand for surrender was ignored. The fighting which opened short- ly after four a. m., was still in progress late this afternoon, the crack of rifle fire and the rattle of the machine guns resounding over Dublin above the noise of the city’s traffic, which was being carried on as usual, Fowler Hall occupied by irregulars, also was attacked by Irish govern- ment troops. The official troops command the Four Courts building from all sides but the nature of the structure made an assault difficult and as the build- ing contains irreplacable legal docu- ments there was no disposition to fire the structure as a means of ousting the insurgents. The number of casualties on either side was not known definitely but fourteen had been reported up to mid-forenoon. Three irregulars were carried out of the Four Courts build- ing by the rear exit at 9:3 o'clock. They were believed to be badly wounded and it was rumored two others of the irregulars had been killed. Artillery was employed to some ex- tent by the provisional government troops at least one eighteen pounder having been in action, and consider- able damage was reported to have been done to the insurgents’ strong+ hold. This had been strongly forti- fied by the irregulars, who replied vigorously to the fire of the attack- ing parties. REGULAR TROOPS ACTIVE From the early hours there had been considerable activity by the regular troops in all parts of the city, people both afoot and in ve- hicles being held up and searched for arms. Five hundred regular troops with armored cars and mili- tary ambulances passed through Westmorland Street into Sackville Street, one party going into Henry Street and another into Abbey Street from both of which the rear of the four courts can be approached. Shortly after 4 o’clock there was a heavy outburst of firing in the neighborhood of the Four Courts, followed by a loud explosion and a number of rifle shots in quick suc- cession and it was evident that (Continued on page 3) e