IRISH UNREST

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 9999, 17 June 1918, Page 6

IRISH UNREST

RUTS AND BOYCOTTS

SIXTEEN COUNTIES AND BOROUGHS PROCLAIMED. By Twlosrs-ph—Press Association—Conyrlsttt Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received Juno 18, 11.5 p.m.) LONDON, Juno 15. I Owing to tlio opposition to tlio anticonscription resolution six members of the Wickiow Town Council have been boycotted. A vondotta forced one member to leave and find work in England. Another decided to close down his business and leave town, owing to tho labourers' refusal to load his steamers. A third, a grocer, is suffering seriously through loss of customers.^ Two men shot two policemen at Tralee in daylight but escaped. The police are scouring the districta. No arrests have yet been made. A riot occurred at Ballygar, Galway, in connection with arrests for illegal drilling. A crowd threw rotten egga and stones at tho police, blocked the road with trees and barbed wire, and cut the telegraph and telephone wires. .Finally the police charged the mob I with bayonets.

Sixteen counties and boroughs in Ireland have been proclaimed.

WILSON TO POINCARE WHAT AMERICA WILL DO. .„ Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association. CReceiveil Juno 16, 11.5 p.m.), WASHINGTON, June 10. President AVilson, replying to M. Poincare's congratulations on tho anniversary of tho United States' entry into the war, said that the'United States intended to dispatch men and material to Franco until any inequality in force is entirely overcome. AMERICAN FORCES TO BE MAINTAINED AS SEPARATE UNITS. ' j, 800,000 TROOPS SENT OVERSEAS. Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association (Received June 16, 11.5 p.m.) WASHINGTON, June 15. It is officially announced that General Foch has informed General Pershing that it is desirable to maintain tho American forces as separate units as much as possible. The American troops brigaded with the British and French will gradually bo withdrawn. Mr N. D. Baker, Secretary for War, announced that the fighting qualities of the American troops havo received General Foch's praise. Satisfactory progress is being made with the production of Liberty motors. It is officially reported at Washington that M. Clcmenceau and Generals Foch and Petain have congratulated Genoral Pershing on tho achievements of the American troops on tho anniversary of tho arrival of American soldiers in France. Tho Chief of Staff announces that over 800,000 American' troops havo boon sent oversea.

JAPANESE MARINES IN CHINA Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association. TGKIO, Juno 15. Japanese marines have been landed at Swntow to quoll Chineso disturbances. ADMIRALTY AiR "REPORT EXTENSIVE BOMBING WORK. Ana. and N\Z. Cablo Asan. and Rcutor. (Received June 16, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Juuo 14. Admiralty aeroplanes engaged in night and day operations i'ro.m the 10th to the 12th inclusive, dropped eighteen tons of bombs in Belgium. Hits ivoro observed on the mole and bursts at tho seaplane shed at -Zeebrugge, fires at Bruges, and bursts ,it tho naval basin and maritime station at Ostcnd.

British squadrons bombed an aerodrome and enemy works at Drnwa and other places on the Turkish-Bulgarian coasts. Enemy formations over the Dardanelles wore attacked, and two of their fighter scouts brought down in dames.