El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-02
IRELAND At WAR,
IS NEW EXCUSE
Riots Excused on Ground
That New Republic Is
Fighting England.

Dublin. Ire Jan 2.---Ireland IS
at war" IS the phrase commonly
used by cerra-n people &C. excuse GER
tain acts Of violence. The remark
Invariably raises an incredulous smile
but in spite Of this there is no getting
away from the fact that there IS
E hardly any milder form Of phrase 20
Z describe the situation
! Take this mornings Dublin news
/ papers and we find news. and very
exciting news. too. from at least three
7 fronts" II is not the recognized
warfare either trench or open. but
[ is perhaps best described as guerilla
In the first instance on the south
coast there was a naval engage
menL" An admiralty motor launch
/ lying at pier in Bantry Bay, County
Cork. was silently invaded by a body
. OF men, the naval men in charge were
instantly oTerpoWered, the vessel
searched and eight rifles and three
revolvers taken away The alarm
was given as soon as possible and
military in armored cars secured the
countryside No arrests
Another news item reports While
police were endeavOring 70 arrest
slim Fem leader named Patrick
IO'Hegarty near Gurteen. County
Sligo. they came into sharp conflict
" it'll an assembled crowd O'Hegarty
was in a motor car and the police
drew a Gordon across the road 10
stop the car but the driver putting
on fun speed drove through the line,
knocking down several Of the police
The latter fired at the fleeing car
and the fire was returned None OF
the police was hit, but those. in the
car had some casualties DIT.
Doyle had a bullet in the leg. the
chauffeur had a portion OF his ear
shot away and the car was riddled-
The police followed the car on BIZ
cycles and came up with II at Cur
teen, where a scene Of wild disorder
occurred The police attempted 70
arrest O'Grady and were attacked
with bottles and stones O'Grady got
into a car and attempted to escapes
the police fired and O'Grady's cap was
shot off The car reeled and finally
disappeared over a hill and was lost
TO view. OHegarty also escaped
O'Grady's overcoat was riddled with
bullets.
Another Incident took place In a
remote part OF County Cork. where
bank officials going TO fair and car
rylnE between them 10000 pounds for
disbursement TO purchasers OF cattle
were waylaid on the roadside by men
armed with rerolvers- The bank Of
ficials were bound and gagged and
their money taken away. 10 arrests
have been made.
The morning papers contain reports
Of other incidents. one being that OF
priest Who refused to remove his
hat while sitting in a Crimes Act
Court at Galway. and who. persistinc
in refusing vas ultimately removed I
from the court The priest remarked
that he had no respect for the court. 7
OF for any English court There are /
also recorded raids for arms at sew ]
eral country houses
These re1orts all 60 to Indicate the I
nature OF the warfare which IS 60 I
ing on and which certainly cannot be I
ignored
What Is the purpose OF e all7
Those who have been gathering I
arms. and, as IN the Banrry case. 4
quite successfully. are not doing % ]
for amusement Neither Is the money {
raid a nurnoseless adventure The 3
arms and the money are needed FOR an D
object which 90 ls hardly necessary i
10 indicate DARING men are emp Dyed ]
in this work. and the immunity which d
thew have hitherto enjoyed from ar
rest and punishment e one OF its
most remarkable features.