Ireland
IRISH REPUBLICANISM.
Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. London, February 21.
In the House of Commons, Mr Duke (Secretary for Ireland) admitted that a procession of several hundred Trisu republicans, headed by bands, had seized eight farms in Sligo and handed the farms over to their adherents at a nominal rental. I SERIOUS RAIDING AFFAIR. MILITARY CALLED OUT. Press Association —Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 9.65 a.m.) London, February 22. Six hundred men raided farms in ' Fast Clare and drove oif cattle, overpowered a small party of police, ah 1 ' assaulted three other constables. The crowd scattered when the constables fired a rifle. The military were called out and the cattfcle wore recovered.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 73, 23 February 1918, Page 5
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