Show GERMANS bans TRY TO LAND IN IREL A N 0 IRISH REVOLT LEADER TAKEN FROM AUXILIARY WHICH WAS SUNK T attempt to land arms for use of enemies of england meets with dis aster a number of prisoners being taken london sir roger casement has been captured from a german ship which attempted to land arms in ire aind and was sunk this official announcement no was made monday night as follows turing during the period between the afternoon of april 26 20 and the afternoon of 21 an to land arms and ammunition in ireland was made by a vessel under the guise of a neutral but which in reality was a german auxiliary in conjunction with a german submarine the auxiliary sank and a number of prisoners were made among whom was sir roger casement sir roger casement before the outbreak of the european war was in the british consular service having held in portuguese west africa the congo free state haiti san domingo and brazil in november 1914 it was reported that sir roger who was the leader of the separatist faction in ireland had gone to berlin and conferred with the german imperial authorities his intention it was said being to open negotiations between the german government and the anti english party in ireland absurd assurances nees were said to have been given to sir roger that should the german troops land in ireland all native institutions would be respected ty by them sir rogers followers in ireland o were according to the report to gle ghe every aid to the Ger germans inana jr |