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Show b BRITISH TaOOPS TAKEIRSH TOWN REPUBLICAN COMMANDANT IN ULSTER BORDER SETTLEMENT SETTLE-MENT IS CAPTURED British Ssl.ltrs Enter Ulster Border land And Take Part In Retake Free State Territory From Irish Republican Army Lendon. Infantry, cavalry, artillery and whippet taaka took part la the first offensive action of the British troops oa the Ulster borderland early Banday afternoon, when Pettlgoo, watch straddles the line, though a large part ef the tewa Is la Free State terrtlery, was itemed and retaken fresa troops of tho Irish republican amy which entered oa May 80. Jteperts from Belfast describe the border countryside as awamlag with khaki, wkUe the British general directs di-rects the operations frees headqnarterc oa a hill outside the tewa.' Whoa K became evMeat that the British were moving la force against Fettlgee, the republicans began to withdraw; consequently there wai little lit-tle resistance te parties ef soldiers In motors and oa foot who dashed through the- tewa. It la semiofficially announced that the republicans suffered fairly heavy losses, but the solo casualty ef the northern slds was the driver ef a motor car. Besides the republlcaa commaadant aad staff, who were takea prisoner whea the troops catered the towa, It Is reported that a large number of" 8Ian Foinora were captured la a later cleaaup of Uettlgee. Of three colamai of troops which Sunday eevnlng Began advancing Into the section ef fer-maaagh fer-maaagh county occupied by the southerners, south-erners, two columns operated toward Pettlgoe, the other ia the direction of Bollock, which the republicans ha0 Also occupied. Belfast-rrJtfJlltary forces Sunday captured cap-tured Pettlgoe mad captured republlcaa prisoners, as well as a large quantity of arms aad ammunition. One account says that after a heavy bombardment the British troops stormed storm-ed Pettlgoe In the afternoon. A hot machine-gun fire was poured on e attacklag forces, but the only casualty ws an automobile driver, who was shot dead, The commander of the Irish republl can army aad his staff are reported to have beea captured. A semiofficial version of the fighting fight-ing Is quoted by the correspondent of the Belfast Telegraph, who says: "Tho military entered Pettlgoe short-ly short-ly nfter 1 o'clock In tho nfternooa nnd wero fired on by the republicans. The artillery came Into action, and the republicans re-publicans nro believed to have suffered suffer-ed fairly .heavy losses. The military have consolidated the positions." Bordor firing wna resumed by rcpub. Hcnns nt Llfford, la tho course of which n special constable was sho' whllo on duty at Camel's Hump. |