REPUBLICAN RETREAT.

Grey River Argus, 20 July 1922, Page 5

REPUBLICAN RETREAT.

IN SOUTH OF IRELAND. [A. and N.Z. Cable Association.] (Rec. July 19, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 18. The Free State troops, are sweeping all before them in the southwest of Ireland. There was an outstanding success at Clonmel, where the rebels have set fire to their barracks, and are now in full retreat, without awaiting the arrival of the Free State troops, through Clonmel was a Republican Field General’s headquarters, and the first revolt under Scinmas Robinson, a Member of the Dail Eireann, began there. FREE STATE CAPTURES. TOTAL TO DATE. (Received July 19, 8.30 p.m.) LONDON, July 18. Reports from Ireland state the Free Staters, to date, have captured two thousand rebels. The fact that this has been accomplished with a very small Free State loss is gravely impairing the. Republican morale. The following order, signed by a Republican leader, was found in possession of prisoners taken at Kilkenny yesterday:-— ‘ 1 Commandeer labour, and work day and night to make roads impassable. The man who does not obey must receive the extreme penalty. You are at- liberty to inflict same.’’ DONEGAL OPERATIONS. A force of Irregulars ambushed a Free Staters’ cyclist patrol at Glenties, in Donegal. One cyclist was shot dead. The others drove off the attackers. IRREGULARS SURPRISED. Fret' State troops surprised Irregular guards at a camp in County Louth, and liberated eighteen kidnapped Ulstermen, comprising men in ail walks of life. REBELS CAPTURE WIRELESS PLANT. Mr (’hurchill, in the House of Commons, stated that armed men were reported to have forcibly removed the wireless equipment from a British vessel in Waterford Harbour, and to have then returned and kidnapped the wireless operator. The Free State Government, however, were taking steps to defeat the consequences of the seizure, and to prevent a repetition. REEELS’ IMPORTANT POSITIONS. Latest accounts show the Rebels stil l hold important positions in Limerick. Thev are t Iso endeavouring to retain their bold on Waterford, but it is believed they arc evacuating Tipperary. A doctor and three women found in Red Cross station at Baltinglass gave their word of honour that no arms or ammunition were concealed in the building, but a search revealed a bag / grenades. It wap then found that one 4 of the women was carrying papers be longing to a rebel loader. Another had ammunition concealed in her clothes. The Duke of Leinster has arrived at Kingstown and has offered his services to the Nationalist Army.