Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-19
IRISH ASSASS|NS
ATTACK FRENCH
ATTEMPT TO kssAsslNArs LORD
LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND.
While Driving Thru Streets OF Lon
don---Ons Policeman and Ono Civil
ian ,Killed--Lord French Former
British Commander in France.

Dublin. Dec. 19--An attempt was
made at a. m. this morning to assas-
sinate Lord French. lord lieutenant
governor OF Ireland Lord French was
driving between gates In Phoenix park
and the vice regal lodge when the
shot was fired. A civilian was struck
and killed by the bullet.
Lord French escaped unharmcd.
several shots are said to have been
fired by Lord F'renchs assailants. One
OF tho assailants was shot dead. His
body lay by the roadside for several
hours. information gathered said that
the shots were ared from q field while
the party passed along the road
A number OF men were hiding in a
field beside the road when Lore
French motored past The first sho,
fell in front OF the vice regal car. but
the second entered tho side Of the ca,
and another pierced Its back. A cy-
clist policeman acting as escort waf
hit in the foot. The military escort
which met Lord Franch At the Ash
town station was some distance behind
but quickly FASTENED to the scene. be-
ing su6snacIfed by woman. The at
tack was made 200 yards from the
Ashsown station. Policeman I-aughlir
was talking with a civilian as tho vice
regent passed. Laughlln was killed
The civilian fired at Lord French alt
another policeman killed him. The at.
tacking party fed toward Dublin None
30 &ho n q ila Dto uca s-cauphf Ono re.
port said the attack was made with
bombs. One exploded. blowing bis
hole in tho road. Another bomb was
found near the scene OF the attack
The civilian who was killed was said
to have two bombs In his possession.
Tho attack on the life Of Viscount
French in Dublin comes tn the midst
Of the most serious political upheavel
Ireland has had In many years. The
development of the Sim Fein move
ment has been within the last year
resulting in an overwhelming triumph
for that element at the elections ana
the formation of a separatist party
headed by Eamon De Valera, pro-
claiming the right to enact legislation
for Ireland.
Meanwhile thruout large sections OF
ireland there have been freauent dis
orders, together with counter meas
ures by tho government, such as the
suppression Of the sein F'o!n by proc
lamation, accompanied by raids On
Sim Feiners. with many arrests ano
searches for hidden army. In dealing
with the situation the government haS
been employing large military forces
an announcement in November sayns
that $4,000 troops were in Ireland.
Field Viscount French, OF fpres'
who himself is an Irishman. was ap-
3ointed as lord lieutenant OF ireland
in May, 1918. after having served az
chief of homo forces after his retire.
mont from command in France IN
1918. A typifying British authority
over ireland. the lord lieutenant stands
as conspicuous figure and 'presun-
ably has been we'll guarded in his tray
els. The attack on him in Phoenix
Park recalls tho connection OF the
park with former disorders IN Ireland
It was In Fheonix Park in 1852 that
Lord Cavendish. chief secretary for
Ireland. and Thomas Burke. the under
secretary. were assassinated.