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Show DUBLIN SCENE OF GORY BATTLE1 TROOPS FIGHT TO RECAPTURE FOURCOURTS Michael Collins Hurls Sol- diers Against Rory O'Connor's Citadel. DOME IS BLOWN UP I British Forces Stand Ready To Assist Irish Regxdars. DUBLIN. June 28. (By The As-I As-I aoclated Press.. A rumor that Rory O'Connor, Republican Insurgent commandant com-mandant had been wounded In the fighting, was in circulation this afternoon af-ternoon No confirmation was available avail-able DUBLIN. June 28 (By The Associated As-sociated Presu.) A fierce battle has been raglns since dawn between the regular Irish Republican army troops and the Irregulars under Kory O'Connor O'Con-nor for 'he prseslon of the four court s, recently seized by the latter. It is believed the casualties will be largo Armored cars, trenrh mortars and machine guns are being used At 8 30 o'clock the battle was sil'.l continuing. The copper dome on the four courts had been blown ln. ambulances am-bulances were dashing about In all directions, and the scne was one of Indescribable confusion The garrison of the four courts and the Fowler memorial were repling lgorously to tbe attackers fire and refusing all demands to surrender. SEARCHED FOR ARMS From the early hours there had been considerable activlt) by the regular reg-ular troops In all parts of the city, people being held up and searched for arms. ' . ' l i , 1V1IIHN3 rm iiimrtw uu, - side tho four courts digging up tho I road, guarded hy an armored car. Five hundred regular troops with nrmored cars and military nmbu-lances nmbu-lances passed through West Morelani street into Backvllle street, ono party l going Into Henry street and another Into Abbey street, from both of which three of the courts can he approached. ap-proached. Shortly after 4 o'clock there was a, heavy outburst In the neighborhood, of the courts followed by a loud ex- plosion and a number of rifle shots In quick succession and it was evident evi-dent that O'Connors stronghold was being attacked. BOAST ok BRA VERT. Eager preparations were made by O'Connor's forces Tuesday and late Tuesday night to strengthen Iher defense In anticipation of thf. attack, at-tack, which their leader boasted thai he desired and did not fear. lie his held tho building since the mlddl of April, and has turned It Into a ' fortress bv piling sandbags, law hooks I nnd furniture agatnst the windows, I barring several of the doors and , I guarding the remaining approaches! ! with barbed wire The garrison i believed to he par-1 tlcularl) well equipped with rifles and! I ammunition, while machine guns ar ! posted on the roof. The number -if. the defenders Is unknown, but it Is! ! beleved there are some hundreds. I well provisioned .iK.ilnst a siege. HI xd FOR ATTACK. The di.-rnilnatlon of the provl- j I sional gov i-rnincnt to recapture the I four courts Is ascribed entirely to the; insurgents' act In adzing Ldeut. Gen-, era! O Connell. as the chief of staff i of the regular forces, and not to Colonial Secretary Churchill's warn-1 ling In the house of commons. About 700 men wero engaged on the government side and the rattlo of. rifle fire and muchlm gun fire wns J punctuated by t ho explosion of bombs! (Continued on Pago Two.) TROOPS FIGHT TO RECAPTURE FOUR COURTS (Continued from Page One) and the ocea-slonal booming of 12-pounder 12-pounder artillery. Orange hall, taken over by the Insurgents In-surgents as "refuge for Belfast Catholics'" Catho-lics'" was also attacked. Newspapermen were not allowed to approach thf scenes nf operations th surrounding streets being cordoned with troops, consequently authentic details were difficult to obtain LONDON, June 28. (By The Associated As-sociated Press.) It is believed here that tho Irish regular forces under Michael Collins aro sufficiently strong and well equipped to deal with the situation which has arisen in Dublin A majority of their arms. Including machine guns, and artillery. have been supplied by the British government govern-ment under tho terms of the Anglo-Irish Anglo-Irish treaty They are manning their own artillery. There are several thousand British troops still in Dublin and It Is estimated esti-mated that, should Collins request aid from this source, troops will be placed at his disposal exactly as was done when the Ulster government desired de-sired mllltar assistance In putting down the rebellion In the north, A Dublin dispatch to the Evening Standard snys that after some hours of fighting many of the Insurgent Irish troops under Ttory O'Connor are retreating The correpondent in a later dispatch dis-patch says he understands the Insurgent Insur-gent garrison in tho Kowler memorial hall has capitulated to the provisional provi-sional government forces. oo |