New-York tribune., 1920-12-14
Ambush Military Patrol;
Police Barracks Are
Atfacked With Bombs :;
Two Killed, Many Hurt
1900 People Are
Homeless in Cork
Greenwood Denies Crown
Forces kindled Fires;
Red Plot Is Suggested
By Arthur S. Draper

r.ou Tbs Tribune's European Bpreat
cooyrlsht. 1920. New York Tribune Inc
LONDON, Dec. f3.-New disorde RS
!, Ireland to-day followed the burning
=. Cork. Three times Sim Feiners at
,.cksd forces of the Crown, but in each
encounter the irish were worsted.
A. Cloyne, in County Cork, mill
.ary patrol was ambushed when bombs
we're thrown at them from two houses
The soldiers beat off their assalants,
killing one Sim Feincr and wounding
several others. At Camlough, in
County Armagh, and at Ballindale, in
County Longford, attacks were made
on police barracks. At Ballindale one
constable was killed and three were
wounded in five-hour fight The at
tacking forces tried to destroy the bar
racks with bombs.
Denies Crown Started Fires
Sir Hamar Greenwood, Chief Secre-
.ary for Ireland, declared in the House
Of Commons to-day that he did not
know who started the fires that razed
the business district of Cork, and Ae
protested vigorously against the sug-
gestion that the Crown forces were re-
sponsible.
Questions put to him by members
showed that they were determined e
have full report on the fire. but the
Chief Secretary said he had not re-
ceived an official account
Following Sir Hsmars statement
Commander j. NJ. Kenworthy gainc
consent 20 raise the question Of adj
iournment tonight.
Reports from Cork tonight say that
the city appears deserted and all busi-
ness has been suspended About 1.20C
persons are homeless and the damage
rom the fire is great All the fires
ave been extinguished and the mill
iargA IS guarding the ruins with orders
:" shoot on sight any one caught loot
ing.
esplte the guard, however. it is -e
ported that many robberies have take,
place and that one woman has bee,
silIed
Archbishop Daniel Cohalan of Cor
ssued strong pronouncement vester
aay against the ambushing Of crow
iorces and threatened excommunicatio
!" any one participating in simila
crimes.
Reds Blamed for Blaze
The most striking aftermath Of III
eork flre IS the effort to fix responsi
nility upon what The Morning Pos
calls gang Of anarchists whose lob i
esrt OF the great world conspiracy O
which the center At present is in Mos
eow THIS explanation has little sup
p9rt, although The Evening Standard
Salcn is OF the same political faith
paoiishes this paragraph: "Official vieN
'nclines to the belief that the fire
were the results Of anarchists workin,
vHh the rebel element. Some yer,
dangerous and desperate people, full c
mischief, have found their way int
ifeiand from America, France an
CORK, Dec. f3 (By The Associated
tess Ky witnesses Of the burnine
Cork relate how men, masked will
sarves, removed loot from the fame
slTeioped shops Some Of them hat
.sa,her bags, overAowing with plunder
"a additional plurder slung over thei,
M0uiders. II IS reported that larg,
aamoer Ct the employees Of the de
as.'9Fea establishmeC,s, anticipating
as,r obstruction. insured .neir salarie.
WIN English comrxrie.
y Is sand that iootcrs removed from
!e"elry store several large tropn,
.aps' which, being 100 heavy for them
carry Oft, were thrown into blazins
H,setcar standing in a thoroughfare
prs Wren, the proprietress Of Elan.
sss ssfan,s Hotel, SAID that at 9 o'clocl
s.afoay night she was ordered :,
!. ussf the hotcl OF It's guests. bu, thai
:. sse remained inside the building
sao',ly afterward the front door loci
-. - blown away by revolver bulle,
'.G ~ a crowd Of men, sorne Of them ir
-Ii'.eofm' - entered and broke bottles un.
sae stood ankle-deep in cnampagne
'"'sky and beer She then was Der