The Irish Volunteer - Volume 2 - Number 43 by An Phoblacht

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No. 43

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Mr. 'Patrick Fullam of Donore, D'rogheda, writes to tI~e" Irish Independent" of Sep t. 19, to say that the Meath Farmers' Association, of wh~ch he is a member, had received a com1nunication from Col. Morgan stating that there was no conimandeering of h<J,y for the Government. Nevertheless, a person ·representing himself to be an agent of Col. Morgan and the Government called on Mr. Fullam and told him the Government wanted all the hay suitable for their p urpose and would have to get it. H e also t c ' · Mr. Fullam that the price would be 3s. 9d. a cwt., the market price in Drogheda being 5s. 6d. Mr. Fullam replied tha t " if they took it, they would ha~e to' bring the armed forces of the Crown to assist them." The "agent" went away, but "returned next day and stated be was prepa·red to make an amended and final offe:, wl)ich was 4s . 3d . per cwt."

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Apparently the vendor was asked to sign a . "I document consenting to the terms. inquired,'' writes Mr. Fullam, "if I refused to sign the document, 'will you come and take my bay by force? His reI?lY was, Yes, the Government want' it and must have it. The same tactics were pursued with all my neighbours . . Two of them were peremptorily ordered to stop delivering hay they sold to Drogheda traders at 5s. 6d. and give it to him at 4s. 6d. Another who carries on a large building business, and had only two acres of hay and stated he required it for his own use, was also compelled to sign. " Mr. Fullam, strange to say, ' is indignant at these measures, which he describ~ as "G9vernment robbery, " and he makes some' remarks which I forbear to quote about the present condition of Ireland, the National Pa~ty, and the Home Rule Bill. I

Mr. Fullam is evidently mistaken . We have Mr. Asquith's assurance that we are a Free 1People and can only be asked for Free Gifts. Our Minister of Agriculture, Mr. T . W. Russell, has publicly assured us . that t here · would be no oommandeering .under . market price. We also know from the Imperi'a list Press that this· sort of' military regime and Government robbery is what should have to eir:pect:Arom ~the . Hun:s, · and . tlnt Eng1ancl 'is

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fighting to save Irish farmers from such treat- fact's ai:e on record. Mr. William O'Brien ment. Relying on the word of Mr. · Asquith opposed the tax in Parliament. The Iri sh a11d the· Imperialist p ,ress, we can come to no Party contented itself with abstention. Mr. other conclusion than that Mr. , Fullam :i1d his . Fie~d, ¥ -P·.; upderwent a heckling for this at neighbours have Qeen imposed upon by same the protest ~eet·ing in the Phrenix Park, "unscrupulous agent of the German Governmei1 t meeting which the Irish Pa:rty di<;i not organise, masquerading as one of the liberty-loving and and Mr. Field said that the Party had acted, or rather refrained from action, under .M r. libezty-protecting ·soldiers of the Empire. Redmond's orders. That meeting decided to * * * At last we have the Government's plan of overrule Mr. Redmond's orders, and Mr. war taxation. The Income Tax, first imposed Redmond. had to obey the decision . H e on Ireland by Gladstone, is to ~ increased by returned to Parliament at this stage to oppose £44,400,000. In order to raise this sum, the the tax. Mr. Devlin, who is usually · well marg in of exempt .inco~nes is .lmrnred to £r30. informed abo&t matters of this kind, had • a A vast number of comparatively poor men are more pressi1ig engagement in Paris. The thus brought for the first time under income belated opposition of Mr. Redmond did not at tax . Ireland is especially ha:rd hit, for the all mislead Mr. Lloyd George. Mr. George proportion of incomes newly taxed is. far larger was extreri1ely angry, and did not conceal bis Sma ll vexation, but he found no fault with ·Mr. Redin I reland than in Great Britain. farm_e-rs, small traders, the poorer clergy, and mond and the Irish Party, and did not gi\·e the better paid· artisans, as well as many other . them the credit OT d i ~c redit of defeating the ciasses, a.re to become ' subjec_t to the new tax. In a disappointed outburst, · he declared taxation. The same classes and tho ·e still that " tl~e House of Commons had quailed poorer, down ·to the liumblest wage earner, ~:fore a..n enraged mob of Irish brewers and will have to provide the main part of the I ublicans." \

following estimated increases : Postal revenue, £ 4,97 5,000; Patent Medicines, £z50,ooo ; Tea, £4,500,000; Tobacco, £5 , Loo,ooo ; Cocoa, £190,000; Sugar, £ .II, 700,000. ·

As agains·t this, the wealthy people wi'll be asked to l?ay in Supertax £z,685,000; on War Profits, £ Jo,ooo,ooo. It need not be observed that a tax on increased war profits is not a tax at all in the ordinuy sense. It diminishe no . man's income. It only compels certain patriot · · to share the gains• of patriotism with the general p ublic. One journal devoted to the cause of wealthy patriotism. declares that the taxation of war profits will be " a check upon eriterprise." Rather ! ·It ·is too bad to check this sort of patriotic enterprise, but something has to be done to concilate the less enterprising and patriotic majority.

Such are the fact .But what Mr. Lloyd backed up George called an enraged mob was . by the whole Irish Press , by -the Irish farmers, and by the Irish people: No'y let us ~ee the consequences. · Not only did the Bouse of Comm~ns., the Coalition Ministry, Mr. Lloyd George himself, and :Mr. Redmond yield to the .Irish demand on that occasion, but we now find that they learned · ·o salutary a lesson as pre\·ented them from attempting, in a case of far greater need , to revive this particular tax. They have not revived it although, as .I quoted some weeks ago, Lord Lansdowne stated the intent)qn of Government to levy an addition al tax of £ 17 ,000,000 this year on alcohol, to be i.ncrea~ed next year to £ 19,000,000. The · , xcuse given for the quailing this time is that any increase of the tax would be' unproductiYe. We liave an easy te~t ·of the value of that excuse. A short time ago, the ne;spapers announced that the licensed traders of Bel fa 8t had incx:eased th~ :retail price of spir its about twenty per cei1t: ,

Last May, Mr. Lloyd George's proposal to tax · Ireland through her alcoholic products was defeated by the Irish people. I have just read a letter to the Press stating that Ireland was saved from thattaxation by Mr. Redmond and * * The licensed frad(~rs are the best judges of the Irish ·Party, and it is a fact that when the be pro-proposal was withdrawn the wires were pulled · what increase of p:rice is likely J . . and resolutions obtained thanking the I rish ductive in their own trade. Did they ex:pect ' Party-for what it had not done. The historicl\.1 · the increase put on by themselviw to b• unpn.•

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countrymen . Never before, perhaps, since the bound to n? party, and if they were to take the Union bas a n \Y scheme of taxation, imposi ng same rneai1s to make thei r power and inf!uence an· enormously increased burden on Ireland,, · felt, they too would be respected, the .power::· been adopted amid the silence of the elected that be would quail before them, and they representatives of the Trish people. The news- 11·ould not be i)Jun_dered . Ireland as a natio1i '· papers informed us that the I rish- Party under bas m1 infinltely better ~la.im to be ~xernpt from Mr. Redmond met in London "·to consider the all incn:;ased taxation than t.be liq1.1or' trade has. situation ." It is the tune that the old cow died Any increase of . ta1'.ation will. inevitably be of: most i.njurious to I ~eland .. H er enorn1ous 01·erc T here was a poor man . that haJ an olJ coi·r , taxation in the past is admitted. Jts res·ul ts ha1·e · been ruinous- :fopopulation, poverty, A1~d be had. iiG gr;{ss gi1·e her, destruction: of industries, co1nmerce , and enterSo he took down his fi ddle and played her a p rise. Kow tb'a t we are safely past the i 7th * * * ;... · . tune, Septetnber, it is surely time for one more round ::\mr, we do not find any se~tion or --the -· - "··coi1sider, good co,,;; consider! of votes of confidence. lrnpcriali st l'rcss denouncing the action of the This is no time o' year for the grass to gro1y, Eorn MAc -NEILL Consider, good cb>'" con ider !" , . "enraged. mob" as un patriotic. Unquestion-

Clearly not, fu r the reason publicly g iw 11 for Lhe increase \ra s to recoup the traders for the i11creasecl cost of · lfri'ng . This· they coulcl not expect to do, · unless they could count 011 the increase of p rice being productive. Here 11·e ha ,~e ·'the best possible proof th;lt the Government, if it succeeded in adding a tax of :t penny a glass on spirits, could raise the~eby a ,·ery considerable re rcnue. ·If the Govern111ent has not tried to do so, it is because the Government and its allies , are st ill quailing· ' ' before the protest made a few moi1ths ago.

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ably, if the " enraged mob" haJ submitted· to the supertax, their contributions would ha\·e ,been, of great assistai1ce to the Government to meet the strain of the war. Yet Mr. Redmond ba s not reproached them for "·ithholding this assistance, nor has Mr. Dillon t9ld them that they: 1i1ust bear their sh:ire of · Ireland's share in the expenses of the war: · In fact, the "eni:aged mob " ha s come off triumphant, and has suffered less · abuse than the Welsh arid English miners a1kl railwaymei1 .

* The upshot of the considering has no doubt been duly conveyed to the Coalition Ministry by Mr. T . P. O'Connor. It does i1ot concern the Irish eiectora te . Their duty is to pass ~1 otes of confidence, a11d pa.y the increased taxation, \rhich wilf be somewhere a bout nine millions a yea ~. The two Messrs. Healy addressed the House about the Budget, but .cont riY~c.1 to ·ay nothing that coul d claim more than a fe w lines even in the "Independent. "

The striking :feature of our life in camp was its discipline and air of reality. This was made most eYident by the Volunteer's first experience of mounting guard. The order of the nigbL ran, ri:i11-call, 9-30 p.rn.; tents,_ J: o o'clock ; ' lights out and silence, io-30 p.m . And the * * * Watches ~Vere Set IO o'c. to 12 de., I2 o'c. to The · moral of all Lhis chapter JD rec-ent z o'c. , 2 o'c. to 4 Ide ., and 4 o'c. to 6 o'c. O n hH01:y .1rill not he · lost 011 the _Irish people. the stroke of 10 o'c. there was a general moYeThose directly interes ted in resisting this tax ' . ' ment . for the tents, and soon all had retired resisted it without any s hame or shilly-sbally. save the guard, and the guard, pacing on · his They said nothing a.bout bringing the war to rounds alone, away from the movement and a .succcss fu 1 issue. They ignored . the obvious 1ight of day, had time to reflect on the reality fact that the _payment of the tax \\'ouid help 'to of our life in the tented field. The faultlessly do everything. that Mr. R edmond says it is pitched tents in perfect lines showed the trained Ireland' . first ·· duty to do. They based their hand ; the hush settling on the camp at the ~ase on Ireland's advantage, and on th at alone. word of command, " 10-30-lights out and · They won hands down, and now nobody dares silence," and the silence and darkness followto throw a stone a.t them. Having p ut up a ing , save for the light of the stars and the glow good fight the first time, they are still winning. of the camp fire,-the quiet only disturbed by All this shows us what might have been secured, the wind. moving the trees to strange sounds if certain Irishmen had stuck to the policy, · eas ily interpreted as enemy movements. by a which is not merely advan tageous but honourSurely these gentlemen are earning all th Volunteer keeping his first watch,--all this and ab le in the h ighest degree, · of · recognising gratitude of which England is capable. Mr. the blended suggestion of the menace of th~ , I reland's· first duty to be towarps Ireland. T . l\· I . H ealy used to pose as a great critic of n igh t and the mystery of the Lough, faintly · Standing fast on that ground, they could have Budgets. J\o man that ever carried a budget seen, and· here a noble stretch of water that, w mpelled where they i1ow dare hardly entreat, could be more ,pungent. He is "All for lying. away in the shadow, might be the great and they could have treate~ with contempt whoIreland, but, to judge from the report, his expanse of th ea : all made for reality : the ever would ·have dared to reproach them.. Ireland h as noyv annexed Great Bri1ain, for he. one a.dded and s ure touch , was in the weapons * * spoke a.bout the effect of the Budget on " the of the well-armed guard, silent and watchful The important featu re of this Budget of coun try " in such a way as to leave no doub t at his post,-not that there was fear of .£387 ,000 ,000 annual taxation is that the . tha t l\fr. H ealy's Country is now the sa me as molest~tion, but that it was his part to be ready amount is likei'y ·.to be permanent for many Lord Mayor Gallaghei"s K ation . Mr. against surp rise . It was real to. the. life_ . Make· yeprs. Mor O\·er, it inclutles . £:,0 .000,000· O'Brien, like Mr. Regmond , was silent. Sir no mistake abou t ·it, · those who . wen t through le\·ied on \\'ar p rofits, from \rhich ire learn that Echrnrd Carson bas \\Titt en to his Iri sh sup - this ex1)erience knew they were not out fo r play. the principal 11·ar profitters are gaining } t the porters,. tell ing them t0 say the ir prayers as a And .so the \ratch wore through, and the g ua.rcl r:Lte of £60 1000 ,000 a year, and will still gain contribu tion to the muni tions of 'rnr, and to roused his comrade e f the next watch, and in at the ra te of £30,ooo,ooo . Bu t this resource keep their Co1·enant in readiness for the coming a whisper reported "all well, " transferred his must cease when the war ends, while the war time of peace and good-will. What exactly responsibility, .and wrapping his blanket taxation must continue . . Therefore, after the " ·ill the follmYers of all these great men get i.n aro un d his ·great coat, slipped to the breast of w.aT there will. be ..£,3 0, 000,000 additional to return for nine millions a year of f esh taxes? Mother Earth to sleep. And he slept well. lJe raised in taxes from some other source . L1lomlay, Septemb er 6-Reveille at 6 o'clock. * * * *'' The lesson so clearly taught by :the Coalition a .rn. Morning ro utine- T oilet by the Lough, * The question how Irelai1d as a · nation~r Minis try and the various political leaders to breakfast, Lents in order and " breakfasUable '~ as Lord Justice ,.Moloney calls it, meaning no e1·ery section of_ the ! ri sh people is that, if they cleared, after which we were marnhed .off. to offence to i:ieople who don't like nations, _a wish t<?. be · r~spected _.:md not to be plw,1dered, mancel):vres.. The work of the forenoon was · geograpbieal unit~is likely to f are uncle~ . ~he they must ~co_Q1e :'' enmged mebs " on the d~fe,ric;e ·an:d attack. The men: were divided , new taxatip'.1, l:(as no~ drawn one s_ylla.ble- hom . · model of the brewers; distillers and publicans. into two· sections,. one t9 defend the camp; the. . either Mr. Redmond's party or . l\fr... O'Brien's: If the : , f.ar~1e;i:s, t)1e'. ~hopkeepers, and: the other to .attack it from Coosari · Point. . As ~ .a., All-for~Ireland . party, either on t]1c flpor of Lhe · work~ngmen . ,\vere . to org!l-nise · tp~msel ves as rule· in: these operations .t he defenee · ·WjlSH ous<' or in ronsultat ion \\'ith their fellow- indepenrlentl:· :is Lhe lir:tuor-rlea lcrs, who are s uccessfu 1, but on thi occas ion the front to be

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covered was wide; .and · the attaCking :·party · broke through at' an ·unprotected point, and to their ·great · glee ·captured the camp and the dinner,-to say nothing of the cook, - 1Y ithout · firing a shot ! They shared the dinner, howeYer, with 1the · d1scortcerted · defenciers. An inteJ:rnl for 1est, and then followed :a xery strenuous eyenirig's •·fork, .extended order drill on.~ broken .ground, up hill, at : the double '. . Under a broiling ·sun, too ,~d idn 't the .ooys perspire ! · One of : : th~m, t hinking of · the . . leisurely Sunda-y, swimming and . boating , giJ.sped, ··"This is very hard work," and he' da~ried .the cigarettes ·that had damaged hi s stay!ng,power. Up and down we wen:; keJ.lt at it, till 've could, despite t he difficulty of the ground, advance rapidly in a good line , to be reinforced by a second line. And then back to camp we were marched, hot and tired, fully alive to the realities of training . The night rurned out very wet, but the boys were not as -easily damped in spirit as in body; and OJ\l the . wet grass they grouped around the ·camp fire and.filled the night with many a roi.1sing chorus. And o the night went by . Tuesday, .September 7- Reveille 6 o'clock. \forni.ng routine· as . usual. Manreuvres before · and after dinner, and after tea a night ·attack on the . camp by the Athlone Volunteers. This was most interesting and instructive. Capta.in O'Connell will probabJ y write specially on it. The operations kept us ]ale; and · the retiring order was "Tents, i 1 o'c. ; lights out, 11 -1·5'. " I \Ve didn't get to our tents too soon, and thei'i we were leisurely preparing for "lights· out," 117hen the warning voice of the guard came, "Lights out in three minutes ." And heavens, our dismay, not ·one of us ready! "For God's sake, Kerry , mask that lamp; we'll never be ready in three minutes "-which Kerry promptly did. But then the mix-up of blankets a1~"cl coats and men- three of us i1j the dark trying ' to fix ourselves in a welter of ' confusion. And the heated but whispered altercation ! " Damn it, that's my blanket you have: f' Go to Hell, you're sitting on my hat.., One le.t a tell-tale streak of light escape to help us , but a warning voice comes from without: "That 1von't do, Cork." (And 'twas Kerry did it. ) "Oh, that Roscommon Hun! A need le wouldn't escape a Connaught man. "· " Put .out that light or I 'll pull the guy-rope". ,; "Up Kerry !" comes in muffled defiance from the folds of ·a bla,nket. But from an~ther, " For God's . sake put it out, if he pulls th~ tent do,wn, we're done. altogether." And in dread of the smothering confusion of the tent on top of us., out the light goes, and we. resign ourselves to . disorder; and down .we stick our heads anywhere, and soon in all the confusion Cork and Kerry sink to slumber deep, while without, Connaught, ' pacing his ground on guard, is .dreaming of the West awake. Wednesday, September 8-Morning routine was speeded up ; as. we were to strike camp and move on to Ballinasloe and Woodlawn. The cyclists went ahead to prepare things .at Woodlawn, and the infantry marched to :Ballinasloe, their first considerable march. The heat was

them J::iy· ·Father Connolly, 'a ·tnfe :Ga.e-1, .·wh0 · entertained them .at the I mperial H otel right. royally.. They .vowed any · march w.as worth it. They wer:e soon refre;:;hed, arrcl ·. ent r.ainecl fo~· ·Wood l a\vn, where, on .t heir: arrtva l, te:nts· were ~itched. Roll call, guard mounted,.· .we are ·all under c_anvas, ·and another strenuons day is at an end.

· In ·order-;to ·give 'eve:r yorie 'an opportur.iity·o:t: subscfil:iing; 'house"tb-ho use .coll~t'ions are to be undei-faken by the · ,;~nious . Companies, and; with :the per miss ior~ of the ' local clergy, co!lecfio1is ·ar~ fo :be mad:e at .the. :C hu rch ~loors. The Jrisn Vblti.~tee~ E;ectitive are confident that , ~hiir . app·~~ wiil m~L ~vith geper;t~s re~p0nse. . The, :p~ople o~ I re) and, re~ognisi~g

Thursday, September 9-CAt Woodlawn. A surprise day, . an-eviction, no less !. T.he fa rmer who had given us a field Jo.camp in· was a tenant of Lord . Ashtown's; , and orders came tha-t we were to be put ouL . There ·was no one to do it, however ! But not · t.o in jui:e the farmer we resolved to move . Everything was · got in readiness; we had an early tea:; . and made a forced night march to Gurteen, the boys, glad · to be clear of the neighbot;rhood .of Ashtown ; singing with great s-ririt the 'vhcile ·1eng.th' of the road. · But what is to be · said bf Ashtmvn · and the. like ? "Those ·whom the gods wish to destroy, they first drive mad." . And surely it is madnes·s that drives ·these people to . show that they mean t() deserve nothing of Jreland · but punishr.n ent or contempt. For they cannot stop the march of the Irish ~ ation. . And :the clay of reckoning will come. .But let . that _be: In Gurteei1 we ~ouched the unplantycl ~e rr;:itory of the Gael, Lhe retreat of "the .wild .. ;1.rish_,'· . .... ·.. ·. where we found an Irish wel.come · and . hospitality, and where with a h~altqy .m'ixtui·e , of work and play we broug.ht Qur fi~st week i11 , ·'

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THE CONVENTION.

The second annual ConYention p f .the I rish Volunteers will be held in the .Abbey Theatre , Dublin, on Sunday, 31st October. It will cons~st of c;lelegates, .one from every dUly affi liated Company of Irish Volunteers, together with the members of the · General Council. _U nder certain circumstances two s p~c ially-recognised H alf-Companies in neighbouring districts can co-operate in the election of a joint representative . Only bona fide Companies which hav~ been following a course of Volunteer training, and which have been in existence previous to 1st October, 191 5, will be entitled to delegates; moroover, affiliation fees must have been paid to date in order tha t the delegates may be entitled to s-it. The o~ject of these rules is to secure that the Convention be· a Convention of genuine Volunteers, the representatives of .bodies of men who are actually undergoing military training, and not merely a gathering of p~rsons · ~ho hold certain political views. Ju t as the Volunteers are :;i purely military body, training for · p urpooes clearly announced in their first manifesto and never since swerved from, so must their Con,·ention be a Convention not of citizens as such, not of politicians as such, but a Convention of soldiers.

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DtrBLIN BRIGADE OPERATION'S. A special report of the Dublin Brigade npet:at ions on Sunday week last appears el?eLe1r n.1 cl11fe.Ann.&1t> f1tl '00, f'OCflUSAU. 'Oo Ff'iOt cunnt:<.\lf 1 '0(;.1011:> t:10n0L .&5ur where in this i~_sµe of the IRISH VOLUNTEER. rtuA1$e.&'6 mA Un .&)ce..1nn, ·.&5ur 'OO Tile operations were carried out . under the h.Ammn15e.A'O c..11nnc;eo1ri tum -r t'e4ri'..t1L direction of the General Staff, and , in addition -Ati 'trumm5 t1t> .AC.i. te ced6t:. t~ providing very useful training, in interesting 'Oo mot .M1 CAtAOIJ\leAt m6f'-C4t -6.t-A and difficult coun try, for officers and men, they Ct1.&t · -Oe 1:>.&flf' rtu.At$1'1'.> .<l.n 'Oomn.&1·5 1 had the special object of .t esting the staff work 5Cf'lC Cu.1.L.dnn. both of Headquarters and of the various. 'Qo _ft'iQt; t:!Mt1-At'St>.d1t 1 'Ot:.<\O·tt'> ton5- Jla.ttal ions. From both points of view the -pu1rc n.<l. S1onn.Am11e. manceuvres were the most successful and satisfactory that have yet been held by .the Dubl in 'Ot'.mpot'c; n" f6tnne , .6.t Cu.&t, 22 m. Fos., 191 s.. Brigade. The day's work was very strenuous, (TRANSLATION. J es pecially for the Fourth Battalion, whose The Central Executive of the Irish Voiuh-_ all9tted tas~ included the crossing of . Kilmaste.ers met at H eadquarters on_We&iesda,y_even- hoguc , at bit 'of the Two Rocks ; and the whole ing:_, 22nq in~t.,: Comtn~nd:ant ~- l:I·· Pear~ in · of the . Three Rock Mountains . The commanders of both the defending and the attackthe chair . Rep~rts . ,y_ e re _ ~uJ:>mitt~<;l g n _Qr$anisation, ing forces e_x pressed themselves a.s entirely Training, Arming, and Finance, and various satisfied with the work of their respective staffs , arra.:pgt;men_ts yve~e made in oonnection with arid ihe' intelligence a~d coil)munications of the , these ·several departments. attacking fqrc;,e were so good that the comEncouraging accounts .of meetings and mander-iri<h.ief was at every moment <:iurlng 'tlie Volunteer rallies in various parts of the oountry day in oomplete touch w1th every uriif ~n his

,Every Company of Irish Vol un teers \\"ill naturally be ambitious of representation in \~"hat may prove a very historic gathering. Companies should see to it that all affili ations are duly paid, and that all the other technical-.,, ities req uired by the Constitution are J)uly com-· · ~· plied with. Companies should also busy themselves with the consideration of matters affecting Volunteer policy, organisatio;1, and training suitable for discussion at tl~e Con ··ention, and should fonvard notices of motion for the Agenda by the appointed day. A circular letter dea ling with the Convention and poin ti ng ou_t the · conditions of representation thereat is a lready in the hands bf the Companies. CORRECTIONS . In last week's IRISH VOLUNTEER it was a mistake of the printer to describe the Engl ish notes in this column as a translation of the Irish notes which l?recedeo them. T hey were not intended a.s a translation, though they covered roughly the same ground. Only official documents will be forma.ll y translate<l . . T hese" Notes from H eadquarters" may at best be descri:bed as " semi-official. " An obvious misprint in the notes of the week before last was that which represent.ed seventy Companies as competing in drill at the St. Enda's Aeri<lheacht. " Seventy '' should, of course, ha,·c been " twenty." your chance to secure one of my famou s Cycles, all pria:s reduced. Repairs to Cycles , Motors, Small Cars, ~tc., at ri. T. a°'SuUivan's Cycle and Motor Cycle ,-Carage, Cook .Street , Cork.

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OPERATIO->JS, r9rn SEPTEMBER, 1915 On Sunday, 19th September, the Dublin Brigade carried out operations of an extensive and intere,sting character in South County Dublin. The idea was that a Red force (consisting of the 2nd Battalion, with a small local a uxiliary) held the village of Stepaside, and that a Green force (consisting of the 1st, 3rd, and 4th Battalion,s, with an auxiliary froin th 5th Battalion) $hould adrnnce into the d'i;;trict, take Red's position, and either cap ture or destroy his force. The operations were carried . out under the direction of the General Staff, Commandant Mac Donagh taking tiie command of Red and Commandant P . H. Pearse of Green . Stepaside 1s on the main road from Dundrum to Enniskerry, and is a little over four 1niles south-east of the former. It lies in hollow, and is dominated on practically every side by hills. It would not, therefore, be capable of defence against a force employi:ng artillery. The operations were, however, conrlucted on the basis that the opposing forces consisted solely of riflemen, employing neither art illery nor machine guns, numbers . and armament being as actually parading. As the cover in' the 1mmediate neighbourhood of · the village is excellent, the roads -in many cases being furnished with ready-made trenches, it was felt that a force of riflemen would be able to defend the position for several hours . It was accordingly la.id down that Green was not to move off from his base until 1o a.m., and Lhat unless a decisioi: favourable to Green \Vere reached before 4 p .m., he would not be held to have attained his object. Further, if Red should succeed in effecting his retreat and leave Green only an empty position, the decision would go to Re<l . This acco unt is written from the point of 1'iew of Green, although it takes note of the ri101·ements of both forces, and is not to be regarded merely as a bulletin issued by Green's commander. It may, however, unconsciously fail at everal points to do justice to Red . Red's main force mobilised at 25 Parnell Square at 7-45 a.m., marched to Harcourt St , took train to DLin<lrum, and marcbed to Stepaside, 1d)ere it was joined by the local Red was thus practically in auxiliarie . position before Green moved off from his base. Green mobilise.d at various points behind hi' base, and concent;-at~d at Rathfarnham at 9-30 a.rn . From Rathfarnham he march ed to Kilmashogue Bridge at io-30 a . m., the 4th Batt . under Commandant Kent furnishing scouts, advance guard, and connection; the rst Batt. under Commandant Daly, together with the ' F ingaJl (5th Batt.) auxiliary under Commandant H ayes; forming the main body; and the 3rd Batt. under Commandant De Valera furnishing connection and 1rearguard. The G.O.C. and Staff inarched with the main body . T o the 4th Ba~t. there was attached a Cycle Corps of sixty men uiideJ: Scout.-C9n:irnan.der Keeg<µi. . At Kilmashog]Je , Bridge depl?yment commenced . . The 4th Batt. deployed to the .right , resting its right on Rockbrook and its left on

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in ~ushing along ,the- line Ticknock-Lamh . Doyle's-Saridyford, ·but ·success.fuHy accom· plished the task, surrounding and ·:compelling the surrender of the Red Company. which was · Kilmashogue to Harold's Grange (which the operating in that quarter. A Red force sent 1st immediately occupied), pushed on to the out towards Tickn0Ck .and Harold's .Grange Ticknock Crossroa.ds, and thence to the road threatened the -corrirrnmicafi0ns of the rs{ Batt: junction at Lamb Doyle's, with instructions to from the right as it ; advanced · from :·Harold's push on finally to Sandyford, a.Jlowing its left Grange towards Lamb Doyle's i~ order to be to rest there, and re~racting its right to the in position to support the 4th Batt. at the Lamb Doy le's, to which the rst would simul- proper moment. Two Companies sent up the taneous! y extend its left_ The whole front, road or lane which runs up the ' mountain from therefore, extenclecl from Rockbrook to Sandy- Harold's Grange appear to· have driven off ·this word, the supports and ~eneral reserve (fur- body, and it was . no( again heard from during nished by the r;;t and 5th, with a substantial the clay. At 3 p.m. it was reported to H.Q. reinforcement ' now arriving from Tallaght) (then at Lamb Doyle's) that ·sandyford was being ·placed . about the centre of this line. occupie<;l by the 3rd Batt., and s·inrnltaneously This whole movement was carried out exact! y came the news that the 4th Batt~ (which had as planned, the 3rd Batt. driving in enemy been delayed in · the beginning of its march scouts as it advanced. across the mountains by having to wait to The following was - the plan of attack con- resume touch with its scouts) was now descendceived by the G.O.C. The main attack was to ing the_mountain immediatly above Stepaside, be delivered by the 4th. Batt., which was to and woLild shortly be in position to deliver tbe cross for this purpose Kilmashogue, portion of main attack. The G.O.C . ordered two Com the Two Rock, and the Three Rock Mountai;1s, panies of the 1st Batt., under Commandant ·thus dropping on the enemy, as it were, out of Daly, to support Commandant De Valera,. now the clouds . The Cyclist Corps was to be sent pushing on from Sandyford to Carrickmines .: romi.d by the Rockbrook-Glendhu-Glencullen while he himself, with the remainder of the 1st Road, and to occupy G:]encullen and Golden , Batt. and the Fingall and Tallaght auxiliaries, Ball, thus outflanking the enemy's left and advanced from Lamb Doyle's towards Bam(l cutting off his retreat by Golden Ball. The cullia . to support Commandant Kent. yd Batt., having occupied Sandyford, was to The only question now wa-s whether the 4Lh . push 'on to Canickmines, in order lo effect a Batt., after the preI:iminary . delay and its exsimilar object on that side,-the outflanking of hausting march, would be able to push home the enemy's right and the cutting off of his the attack before 4 p.m. Commandant Kent retreat by . Carric~mines . The 1 t Batt., with · realised that this was absolutely necessary if a th auxiliaries, was to support the 4th Batt. in favourable decision were to be gained fo r the main attack, protect communications with Green. He accordingly occupied the Bamathe base and flanks, and furnish. the reserYe.' culli a Road (at the foot of the mountain) with Thus, the · position was to be-struck a crushing a ll despatch, and imme.diately attacked througl1 blow in front at the same moment that retreat tbe wood. At the same instant the G.0.C. was to be cut off at the only two possible points, sen t two Companies of the 1st Batt. under - Golden Ball and Carrickmines. Captain O'Sullivan to support him. Gaining To meet this formidable plan of attack, the the road at the foot of the wood, Commandant measures adopted by Red · were able and Kent, still supported by Captain O'Sulli\·an, energetic. Foreseeing the attempt to cut off pushed home the attack along the lines of bis retreat by Golden Bail, he despatched a · hedges, and actually entered Step<l;_side at 3-50. Company to occupy the southern' slope of the The G. 0.C., with the reserye, e.n tered ten Two Rock Mountain and watch the 'road from minutes later, from Sandyford: By that time Glendhu to Glencullen. Perceiving the i1,11port- Canickmines· had been occupied by · thig 3rd ance of the line Lamb Doyle's-Sandyford- Batt.; and Golden Ball was already held by Carrickmines, he despatched another Company the Cyclist Force. The umpires accordingly to dispute the advance which would undbuot·- gave the decision to Green_ edly be made in that di rection. Boldly dete·rThe commander of Red desires to commend mined to strike at' Green's im1in line of com- the able and zealous work of his staff. The munications, .he despatched a tb.ird Company com~1ander of Green desires also to commend to operate in the rough ground between Tick- his staff, and to express his satisfaction with nock and Ha.rold's Gra nge. What be does not the staff \vork of the individual Battalions and seem.to have foreseen is that the attack iri force . with the working of the· communications, which would be delivered across the mountain s. neYer broke down during the day and which While the wisd~m of none of his steps c~ be enabled him to keep in half-hourly touch with CJUestioned, they had cumulatively the effecl eve,ry nnit of his command . H e desires iri pa.rof unduly weakening Red's reserve; it does ticular to commend the ' work of Commandant not appear that he .wa~ able to keep up com- Kent and the 4th Batt., the ability and promptmunication with the outlying Companies; and, ness of whose attack; after a strenuo~s march at the last moment he was unable to draw in a.cross the mountains, enabled a decision to be those of .them which survived, so as to ·have reached by 4 ]'.l.111. Special commendation i~ " full strength " to meet the final assault. The also que to the auxiliary force from the 5th fact is that the total strength at his disposal (Fingall) Ba~t., which had to undergo the was ha·rdly large enough to . hold the large fatigue of .the journey from and to their .home in. . the ' extent of coun try which he was , forced to district, .in addition to their ,part . operat.ions . .· occui:iy., . ., . .. p ~ H. P. Green's attack developed practically as prearranged. The 3rd . Batt. . had so~e . difficulty Kilmashogue. Th.ree Coys. of the ist Batt deployed to the left, resting their right_on Kilmash0gue and thei r left on H arold's Grange. The 31rd Batt., having ss;outed the road from

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Night ·. Attack on the · . Athlone Camp. A very instructive night's work was . carried out at the Athlone Camp between the force in camp, who defended, and the local Volunteers, who attacked. · The attack was originally fixed for .the ni~ht of Tuesday, September 7th, but that night was so wet that it ·was called off, and carried out on. the follo'wing night instead . In one \YaY this was a considerable advantage to thE' defenders, because all the measures for the defence were taken on the first night, and the defending force had · bLoen in position 01·er an hour. when the exercise was called off. The result was that t)le second night everyone was thoroughly familiar with his post and duties~ for the s•ame sentries were posted at the sarn po1nts . The following was the system of defence adopted. The number of sentries posted was rt'duced to the minimum compatible with safety. These were posted screened from 1·iew in the most advantageous situations to watch the po~sible approaches·: tbey were only five in number. One of tbem was told off Lo watch t he lake, as it was just possible, though un1i kel y, that the attackers might .come tbat way . In addition, a cyclist scout was pushed out right into the outskirts of Athlone to get early intelligence of a hostile •advance . The main body of the defenders took post a short distance l iehind the tents, · which wer left tanding with the fi.re lit. The defenders lay face downward in a single close line in a slight fold of the ground. B ehin~ them was a hedge protecting the rear to some extent . The orders issued were to rise to the kn eling position at th word u f command , fire one volley,. and then charge with the bayonet. 1;hey were strictly obeyed . Contact with the sentries was kept up by patrols making the round of the outpost sentries incessantly. All the men wor~ their overcoats. The attackers' measure were . very sound . The main attack was to be delivered on the side of the town where a considerable area overgrown with scrub facilitated the approach of -the attacking force. A feint attack was to be delivered by a small party working round to advance from the opposite side. The assault on this side was timed for 9-30 p.m ., at which time it was quite da~k, there being no moon . The main attack wa~ to follow on the noise of conflict following the feint a ttack. The a ttackers knew the ground thoroughly, and assaulted without any advance parties, depending on speed and the bayonet. T he defender's outpo ts were 1·ery vigilant, and no indication of an approaching force passed unnoticed . A co stant stream of small items of information was kept up ; a. dog barked, a ,couple of bullocks moved in the dark, a cyclist without a"lamp passed, a few loose stones fell off a wall. All these things were pieced together. ifVhen the cyclist scout returned to camp he was not sent out again for fear of capture, but was posted as an extra sentinel. When it became reasonably clear that the enemy was in the neighbourhood the sentrie~ w~.re l;>rought further in, so as to "be ·in better position to get in information and also

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to be able possibly to lend a hand in _the actval fighting.

firing, · cooking, &c. Still, even the -worst " orderJi'es ~ did"' the man~ial labqur.:...._the hewing In. due course the feint attack ;vas cleliYered, of wood and drawing of )\·ater~and the results the sentries on that flank we re bru bed aside of their cooking, if not -e njoyetl, were at least ~ ind the attackers forced their way in among · eaten . the tents . Very quickly the main· assaulting }lost irnpon::mt of all was the , C!isciplin<', . force swarmed in from the othet flank, head- in 1·ie1r of the fact that discipline 0£ precisely ing for the fires and tents. The two assault- that. kind was _ entirely new to the men_. , ing columns got mixed up among the teJ\tS and ~arurally -the only 1ray to impress them with were disordered. Then the main cl~fending a sense of it was to face them with it right off. force followed out its instructions precise! y, There was _no "if you please" or .". Would you charging home after a steady volley. The mind ;" it was a case of " You three men, pitch . counter-charg~ swept away the assailants. the store tent," or "You two, cle<m those pots The success of the defenders was the resul t and fill them three~quarters full .. "· Ver•/ of thorough o utpost work. It was known that quickly the: men w·ere broken in. The need· for the first attack_ could not be the main on e smart attention was almost in:;·tincti1·ely becau.se one of tl':\e sentries had been able to realised, and the men speedily adopted themcount the force . Better concealment or a little selves to the conditions . Punishrnents--o f more care by the attackers might have preYented which there were a few in ·tances-we r this . In any case, the faintest shade of delay µractically unneces:sary -most of the.'_ time; ancl woiJlcl have been advisable to make sure there of a11.ytl1ing in the nature of repeated fault,was no other attack. A better concealed i'u1cl!ng the·re was no trace . The fact that !lw position in front of the tents was rejected by men 1rere .Volunteers, and only -toq an_xious Lo l he defender because from it the counter-.attack ka rn :ill they possibl y cquld, mad(_: things 1·ny would have had to be made up a slope . easy all round.

A Retrospect of the Training Camps.

The last camp of the series broke up on Saturday, September 18th, from Athlone, a.fter having been favoured for a fortnight with the best weather of them all. It is now possible to look back on the camp season as a whole, and form some estimate of the profit derived from it by the Volunteers as a whole. It is beyond question tha!t the success of the camps was exceptional, considering that they \\'ere an entirely new departure. It is equally certain that a second round of camps would ca use an extension of the same success in a measure out of all proportion to the- good caused b)'. the first series. Very much larger numbers would attend, and it would probably be found necessary to have several camps in operation at th~ same time. fo all somethin,; over a hundred Volunteers from all parts of the country attended the camps. These were for the most part officers or candidates for officer's rank; and as such it inay reasonably be expected that indirectly a very considerable proportion of the Volunteers· wpl derive some profit .from the camps. The great advantage of the camps lay_in the fact that the men attending them were to a large extent made familiar with the nonnal conditions of active service . The vital nature 'Of questions - of supply, cooking,, hygiene, di cip! ine, a nd guard duty were brought closely borne to them . These a re thi;J.1gs that can, indeed, be described in lecture. -, but they can never be properly realised until the men are actually called upon to perform them. The great merit of the system lay, of course, in t he fact that the men a:ttending the camr:is had themselves to do what they would on acti vf' service have to make others do. For example, each man had a turn at guard duty at nightrnost of them had more--and a•t camp orderly in the day-time. All of them naturally were equal to the gtiard duty, but a _good number ' were helpless enough when _req uired to " do

Another. matter o:f the very highes t import -. ance was the esprit d·e cor ps brought about ·by the men from all O\'er the country fratemisi..ng. together. You get to. size up a man fairly we ll · by sleeping fo r a week in :the same tent . with him; and really astonishing 1rork was achie1«'d in the 'my of unifying che Volunteers all on'r the country . Ve ry much was done tow:1.n b breaking clown ·the s_tnse of isolation which :;01111.: corps in isolated districts had felt. The men in camp felt that they were indiv idual members of a powerful organ isation , and that they were not alone. Akin to this last feeling was a s1.:nsc o f po1YeL The Voluntee rs showed that they were ma:;ter~ "Of

the different situations. They were f-respccting, and saw to it that others . respected them : they interfered · with no one and brooked if1te rference · from none. They 11·c re discipl ined and kept to themse h·es 11·he11 ordered . They sought favours from no one, b_ut we re sincerely 'g rateful when any favours we re conferred on them- as, indeed, v<:ry rn::uw favours were. ~el

A considerable amo unt of useful milita 1»' knowledge was a.lso acquired-. The numbers were not very great in any camp ; a nd sn operations on an extensive scale were not possible, except on those occasions on which local Volunteer corps were able to co-operate . But in the smaller incidents of war, affairs of outposts by day and night, combat reconnaissance, &c., there was plenty of practice. Indeed a good groun ding in .these minor affa irs is a sure way to $UCcess in more · important operations . .-.\s a recruiting agency the camps 11·erc 1·ery effective . In most cases thei r visits to existing Volunteer centres caused an increase .' in the numbers of the local . units . On some occasions , too, 'they were d!rectly responsible for bringing to life corps that vvere defunct or quiescent. Some of the men who attended the camps were sole survivors of corps that had once existed, . I in the-days·of the speechmakers-ancl ~hese men have since got going again; and · this time no longe; ih •a speech-making sp'irit . . Last but not least, the men were fast getting · .... ( .. ~-·

THE IRISH 'llOLU".tEER LO haYe that --Peculi ar outlook on life tbaL 1s d istinctiYe of the soldier alone . Their disre gard~ 6f pers.onal incom·enience and labour; their manner of dealing with the inhabitants; Lbeir sty le of conduct and speech, all tock on the free-a11d-easy, professional tinge . They got the soldier's point of 1·ie\r, and the longe r . they rema ined together in ·camp the more 11oti ceable Lhis Lecame . This is an invaluable L-1.ctor in "·orking \rith other men: new arri1·als 11·o uld have been 1·ery quickly assimilated. The mould of tbe .lrish soldier is theire 11u11· : wliat ·\\'e need is for the greatest possible quantity of molten material to be poured rn.

O~ganisatio~ of Snipers for

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It is 1Yell worth while considering . whether il -.rnul d not be a proper measure for the Irish Volunteers to have a small numbe~ of specially•leta iled snipers to each company. The compa111es have now, according to the existing

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Dublin. scheme of organi ation, a number of specialists for different purposes, such as signalling, despatch-carrying, &c;. The experie1)Ce of the liresent war indicates that specially-trained ~harpshooters

are quite as important as any of

tbese . There are many reasons why the I articular circumstances of the Volunteers _render such an organi. ation very desirable. · ·- One · important . result of this wo uld be economy of ammunition. The fundamental idea . of the sniper is to make every shot tell : he i .an unusually good shot, and he only fires when the @dds are. on his hitting . · H e carefuily husbands his Gwn ammunition, and meantime the bulk of t11e force holds its hand fo r ol'erwbeiming tire at close ranges . .This means tl,1e iuGst effectiYe kind of fire c~ntrol·. The fact that there are certain picked shots definitely told uff for the ·preliminary -firing makes the remaiuder of the men get used to reserving the ir fire, it .steadies them considerably and prevents any likeiihood of their getting out of hand. •.\.t the ame time, the worki;g of.the system in peace tin1~ makes .for good shooting : the ambiti:ous soldier will strive to become a sniper, and the only way to reach that proficiency is careful , a~d steady pract-ice. It woukUiot h>e very difficult to carry out the special-training.required- for the snipers. To begin .\~-ith; :. t'lieJ'six - best . shoes·. oL; ct>mpany might be detailed for this service and given suppose suital'ile-additional' training . · We )h~x· ;are .~"1i11~ pJ?'~pie~t. ipdqor mini~ t:ure

()n;:tbe.

range . The next step is to give them plenty of similar practice out-doors : thi s will get them <lCCUotOmed to the different light, &c. r and they will q ni ckly find tlitm eh·es at home. After th i ~ shooting a·t iuoving targets should be practised- cro ws, rabbits, pigeons , &c. The men should try to get a n)· and every kind of pract ice they can 'in this way. They reedn't spare, ammunition here- . 22 cal. cartridges are· •:heap and plentiful. As th<.: · men become more advanced in their res ults the rasges should be increased. The Liest miniature. rifles are practically quite _accurate up to a cou_ele of hundred · yards . This is about the extreme range at which the snipers in the present war fire . It is best to give the sn iper extra -musketry i11struction under picked instructors from the 1cry beginning of his ~yecialised training. If an y man is un nblc for any valid reason to :i.rte;1d'rbis ·extra instruction; he ·could even be <'XCU,ed the ordinary drills of his Company and a~: igned to Lhe .>pecial musketry ins'truction in stead .

KEEP OUT 1rHE FOREIGNER. Everything inanufadur-ed fro111 Ho111e Grown Materi'al at

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8 Mary :Street, DUBLIN.

Grey Gree n Irish Uniforms having butluns wi th Irish Harp, 24/ 6 Officers' Sam Brown Bel-ts, tS/ 6, Imitation Sam Brown Beits, 5/6 . Pi~to l Holsters (new), 2/3 each. Sergeant's Stripes, 2d. and 4d. tach . Five Pocket Leather 'Bandoliers, 4/i 1. Belts, with Harp Buckles, r/6, 1/ 10, and 3;3. Puttees, 2/ 3, 2/11, and 3/ 6. Haversacks, ·1/-, r/6,. and 2/-. Caps, 2/-, 3/-, and jj6: Frogs, 1 rd . Rifle Slings, t/ 6.

Volunteer Equipment. New Woollen Sleeping Bags, extra value for ' ' Campers,. only 5/6 each. Combination Knives and Forks,

Second-hand Leather Ammunition Pouches, 9d. Canvas Kit Bags,

x/-

each .

rt,

Web Slings; 6(\., 9d.,

I-

Realm Act Prosecutions.

l'R.OTEST .YIEET ING -IN BELFAST.

In response to a widely expressed feeling in lhe city, the Irish Volunteers ·in Belfast are organising a protest meeting against · the y rose~ utions and imprisonments under the Defence of the Realm Act. The meeting will i.Je held at Clonard St., Falls R d., on Tuesday night, October 5, and will be addressed by a number of local speakers. The Committee will complete arrangements at this wee~'.s meeting, and these will be made known at the week end . Meanwhile Belfast readers of the IRISH VOLUNTEER might assist by spre?-ding the news. A special committee has been appointed to take up the collection for the Defence of Ire land Fund in Belfast.

r/-.

2/ 6 each.

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Warpipe Bands. \ -OLUN T EERS, we ask your support when starting Bagpipe or other Bands. We are actual makers in Ireland, and can give you better and cheaper Instruments than th ose who are merely Importer.' . • Best · Uilean Bagpipes always in stock. Chanter, Bag, and Bellows, 75s. nett. Wholesale Agent for all publication .by Q.u-1 Hardebeck. .. Write for lists.

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Groups!

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Those fo Sympathy . Cordially Invited.

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THE

Irelandand the War ·

, ,

Read · that . you may know.

; ·

Life of Rossa. Dean Swift on the Situation. Daniel O'Connell arid Sinn Fein (O'Connel l's . Alternative). Daniel O'Connell and Sinn Fein (H ow [reland . is Plundered) . Ascendency Whil~ ~ou Wait . . (N ewman. ) What Emmet Means in 1915 . · (Newman ) Shall Ireland be Divided ? Why Ireland is Poor. How the War Came. The Spanish War. (Wolfe Tone. ) When the Government Publishes Sedition. (Griffith.) Persia, Finland and the Russian Alliance . Speech from the Dock. (Skeffington .) Belgium and the Scrap of Paper. Secret History of the Irish Volunteers.

IRISH VOLUNTEER.

MR. D. M6CULLOUCH VOLUNTEER. · SAUCE. Ask for

begs to intimate to bis friends an,d cu~tomers that business is proceeding as usual, that all orders for . PIANOS, PIPES, :: :: MUSIC and TUNINGS

shall have the same careful prompt attention as for merly . .

~1d

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N~ws,

Stat•onery, Cigarettes, General Fancy Goods, etc., etc.-

If you If you . in lf you

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I can ;;ive best value in Ireland in R azors. Try my Special 2/6 Razor. Money refu nded if not satisfied. llll' Old Razors Ground and Set, 4d .

~QUll~LAN,

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p.6.'0tl.6.15 6 c.~:ot.6.. RING, DUNGARVAN, CO. WATERFORD.

We are an exclusively- "IRISH FIRM" employing only IRISH. LABOUR. All garments made to order in our own workshops. EXTENSIVE STOCK to select from, bought for CASH from best IRISH MANUFACTURERS.

su1:rs, 42/· to 84/· • .

" Everything that is not Irish must be Foreign."

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LUGAlllA CYCLES

CASH TAILORING CO.

. ARE MADE IN IRELAND.

(John Neligan, Manager),

4 CAPEL · STREET, DUBLIN, and 50 Upper George•s' st., Kingstown.

Best . Terms ' (Cash Only) from

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Miss E. MacHugh, " 63" Talbot Street, DUBLIN. Lucania. Pierce. Swift. Rudge. B.S.A. New Bicycles. Cash. Easy Payments. Repairs. Accessories. Second-hand Bicycles from I sh- Prams. and Gramophones Repaired.

IRIS~N~~.ODS

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USE

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If you want DRY FEET and PERFECT FIT -

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It is treason for Irishmcc. to buy the Foreign Article and neglect Irish Industries.

JOHN A. O'CONNELL, [!1. ~o~s~l~~t~~~.~~~~~ $culptor,

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VISITORS TO BELFAST SHOULD INSPECT OUR STOCK.

Telephone 222.

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Everyone should read "The Jail Journaf, " "New Ireland,n "Speeches trom the Dock," , 1/- each; by post, 1/2.

All Classes of FEEDING STUFFS Stocked.

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Castle Street and .Chapel Lane, .

AND

_l /• per 100 copies.

6 5Cu.c.n.c.c 1915• .- _ _ _ ,

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All National Publications Stocked. Prayer Books ai;id Objects of Devoti~n at lowest prices.

48 Copies sent post free for 3 / ...

cot n.<l<

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Telephone 3831.

JOHN DA·L Y'S

TWIN EM BROS., Irish Volunteers should support ·

BELFAST.

Dozen Lots POST FREE. ·

with the recent Irish Deputation to F rance, also "The Felon-setter, " "The Great Delusion," "Belgian Stack poole," and "Exit Home Rule,"

. Manufactured by

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PRICE ONE PENNY.

Saturday . October 2nd, 1915,

TRY -

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115 Emmet R~ad, Inchicore, ' 22 Stone1rbatter and 23 Bishop Street. REPAIRS Natly Executed at MODERATE CHARGES

J, J. WALSH, T.C., (OF CORK), begs to intimate to his numerous Volunteer friends that he has opened a magnificen t Tobacco, Chocolate, Sweets, and News Emporium in Dublin at the corner of Blessingion and Berkeley Streets . Irish goods a :speciality.

V,OLUNTEERS !

~~'.k~:;~re~~1t~ARS,

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Irish Made Shirts, Caps, Poplin Ties, . Collars, Hosiery, &c. THE BUT VALUE FOR CASH IN LIMKRICK.

· p.6.'01U~15 , 6 h-.6.tttiluR.&111, · Draper,

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Works, Belfast, and published at the Volunteer Headquarters, 2 Dawson Street, Dublir1.