It appears that the Headquarters of the " Irish Republican
Army " are at Limerick. We are told that the whole First Southern Division " area has been cleared of Free State troops, and that it has been possible to detach men belonging to the First Southern Division to operate outside their own area. Heavy fighting is reported from the " Eastern Area." It is stated that in the " Third Southern Division" the Free State troops advanced from near Athlone, but were forced to retire, and that the Republican troops have since " taken the initia- tive " and compelled the Free State troops to act entirely on the defensive. So the bulletin goes on. We wonder how much truth there is in it. Under the heading, What the Republicans Have Done," the Republican Publicity Department declares that Mr. Collins is firing on Republicans because he has been ordered to do so by England.
