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Show ROGER CASEMENT FACING TROUBLE Made Abortive Attempt to Land German Arms and Ammunition in Ireland. ACTS IN GERMANY Trailor Opens Negotiations Between Be-tween Irish Anti-English Party and Government in Berlin. Londou, April 25, 12:05 a. m. It is "announced officially that Sir Roger Casement was brought to London on Sunday for trial. The announcement follows "Sir Roger Casement, who was arrested ar-rested In connection with an abortive attempt to land arms in Ireland from a Gorman vessel, was brought to London Lon-don on Sunday morning. He was met at Euston by officers from Scotland Yardt and If now detained In military mili-tary custody. It is understood evidence evi-dence of his proceedings in Germany since the outbreak of the war will be produced at his trial." Owing probably to the British censorship, cen-sorship, only the bare facts in con-, nection with the arrest of Sir Roger Casement and tho present situation in Ireland have been made public. It was announced officially last night that an attempt was made last week to land arms and ammunition in Ire-laud Ire-laud from a German auxiliary, under the guise of a neutral merchant ship, in conjunction with a German submarine. sub-marine. Tho auxiliary was sunk and a number of prisoners, including Sir Roger, were made. In another London dispatch it was indicated that unsettled conditions prevail in certain parts of Ireland. An unsuccessful attempt was made Sunday Sun-day to wreck a train near Maryborough, Mary-borough, southwest of Dublin. Sir Roger, who was leader of the Separatist faction in Ireland, went to Berlin after tho outbreak of the war with tho Intention, It was said, to open negotiations betweon the German Ger-man government and the anti-English party In Ireland. Newspaper Comment. London, April 25, 3:50 p. m. The arrest of Sir Roger Casement Is dealt with by the Pall Mall' Gazette In an editorial which is extremely significant signifi-cant at this moment, but which for obvious reasons cannot bo dilated upon. "Beforo Germany took the trouble to send arms to Ireland," says the newspaper, "sho must have been satisfied sat-isfied of tho existence of agents In that country who were prepared to receive and use them in her Interests. Inter-ests. That is to say that there must have been active communication bo-twean bo-twean Irish traitors and their confederates confed-erates In Berlin despite all existing precautions of censorship and supervision, super-vision, x x x x x x When we find a force dovold of arms undergoing under-going military training in Ireland and a cargo of arms from our enemies seeking a landing placo in that country coun-try It becomes highly desirable that the connection, if any, between these two striking phenomena bo explained." |