| Show FORMER IRISH lEADER T TAKEN KEN Eamonn de de' de Valera Capture Captured Captured Cap Cap- ture l by National Soldiers Soldiers Sol Sot diers F Following g Attack on Meeting at at Clonmel AS A'S ASSAULT SAU LT RESULTS RESULTS IN DEATH OF LYNCH Re Reported Arr Arrest ITt of Former Former For For- mer er Pr President nt D Disposes of All Le Leaders er Except Countess M M r DUBLIN p r 11 ii p. p m.- m. m.- m. C Capture of Eamonn D De Valera was reported throughout southern Ireland Ireland Ireland Ire Ire- land today but tI the military authorities ties of the free state state later denied the tho romer president of f the Irish republic had been taken DUBLIN April April- 1 11 By By U. U P. P Eamonn D De y Valera ra ro former er president president president dent of the Irish republic Is a a. prisoner prisoner prisoner pris pris- oner of ot the the- fr free tate state t te according to reports s The phantom rebel who eluded capture and kept Up In incessant ant warfare warfare war war- fare tare against the free st state t govern government ment since its es establishment was taken this morning near Clonmel National troops who yesterday broke Up an insurgent meeting a athe at atthe atthe the southern village and captured Llam Liam Lynch who later died of wounds pursued De Dc Valera and Dan Breen another irregular chief throughout the night Both were captured S The rhe Countess Countess' was with lt the rebel l leaders aier at nt Clonmel and she also was sought today Capture of De e Valera disposes of oft t tb the lat last insurgent le lead lead- dt d- d er t- t t the 1 i exception x of ot Q to q j s t t el Jl 87 Influential V Iy dent a and d j uen rebel rebe M MANY NY LEAD LEADERS S KILLED I One by o one one- e the republicans who held out against the free tree state and were responsible for for- forthe th the death of Michael Collins and nd other other- national I figures have been killed or cap eap- n Rory OConnor O'Connor Erskine Childers Liam Deasey Harry a Boland-a a along long line of rebels the government of or C Cosgrave and Mulcahy Mul- Mul all all are dead ead Execution of ot De Valera In the event o of hi his capture ha has for sometime sometime some some- time been predicted ed Irish history in which De Do Val Valera ra has played such a striking part views the rebel chieftain in two distinct roles Until January 7 1922 when the Dan Dail ratified TaU ratE fied fled the peace peace treaty with Great Britain that was to result In the establishment of the Free Free FreeState State the Spanish Irish school teacher was leader of all Ireland In inthe In the fight for Independence He pl played y d a vigorous if somewhat academic role and was a constant thorn Inthe in inthe inthe the side of the British lion Early In January o of last year however the Dan Dail met and ratified the peace treaty ov over r D De Valeras Valera's strenuous objections He resigned as president of the Sinn Fein ein parlIament parliament par parliament par par- stood for reelection and was defeated by Arthur Griffith From that moment De Valera be became became pe- pe came the not on ony y against Great Britain but against the government a accepted by Ireland which he always claimed was but a puppet in the hands of the British OPENS CAMPAIGN S SAt At first he pe was was' permitted t to come and go and carry on his ac activities activities ac- ac with perfect freed freedom m. m On February 12 1922 he ht opened an electoral campaign against the government government government gov gov- then aided by Collins and nd Griffith On March 17 he e declared civil war would follow a Free State victory at the polls The prediction was borne out The British parliament parliament parliament parlia parlia- ment ratified the Free State State- a act t tand and the new government of ot southern southern south south- em ern Ireland came cam into being Do Val Valera ern was born in New York Tork in 1889 His father was was was' Spa Spanish his mother a an Irish girl from County C Cork rk Well educated with witha a n degree of B B. B A. A from the Royal un university o of Irel Ireland nd De Valera was a college v professor profesor until re rebellion rebellion re- re bellion against Ireland called him from the classroom to a sensational career that made him the most hated and the most feared man in Ireland SIX EXECUTED IN GALWAY DUBLIN REPORT DUBLIN DUDLIN April 11 By A. A P. P p.- p. Six men were executed this morning morning morn morn- ing lag at Tuam County Galway says saysa a press association dispatch from that town |
