The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-08-30
IRISH SITUATION
WORST IN HISTORY
RIOTING AT BELFAST RESUMED
WITH FATAL RESULTS-COR
MAYOR STILL FASTS

AOudy IlOtIuS Was Sdlu Dy Cno pOllC
to be the worst that Belfast has eve
witnessed. Up to 1 p. m. it is def
nitely known that four deaths ha,
occurred as result of the disorders
including Grace Orr, a young woman
shot when the troops opened fire tt
clear the street in the Unionist quar-
ters Many were injured.
MacSweeney Still Striking
LONDON-(By A. P)-The hunger
strike of Terrence MacSweeney, lore
mayor of Cork, has progressed so fal
that if he at food now it would de
him no good, according to the state
ment of the BrixtOl prison doctor tt
Mrs. MacSweeney.
Saturday Night Battle Bad.
BELFAST-Belfast's Saturday night
was the worst since what is popularity
known as the battle of Kasmir road
Eleven persons were killed and nearly
forty wounded, many seriously All
the killed were young men, the vic
tins of gunshOt wounds. In addition
to the eight men killed during the
height of the battle, three of the
wounded died today
A feature of the riOting was the
extent of the destruction of property
by incendiarism. The fire brigade
had an especially hard time during
the night in fighting the flames.
Their work was rendered hideous by
the constant rattle of machine guns.
The Sim Feiners were in strong
force and appeared to be well sup
piled with arms and ammunition.
The greatest of bitterness was dis
played during the fighting. There
was a great amount of wrecking of
houses and the burning of furniture
indoors and in the street. The yells
of the mob, shrieks of women and
children and grOans of the injured
were audible. When the rioting was
at it's worst, women could be seen, in
their night attire, rushing from their
homes, attempting to lead their fam
lilies from the danger zone.
The excitement was intense until
10 o'clock Sunday morning. Isolated
firing was heard today and the people
were apprehensive lest there should
be a renewal of the disorders at
nightfall.
Three attempts were made tonight
to burn the Independent labor party
hall. The building was seriously
damaged.
The police tonight charged crowds
in the Oumlin road with their bat
Ons, but order was not restored until
troops arrived.
It is reported that an armored car
fired on crowd around a bonfire
and that a boy was shot Two con-
stables are reported sent to hospitals.
In broad daylight, Sim Feiners en-
Do oof1 Mt =
barracks decamped with all arms and
ammunition A well-known republ1- |
can called at the barracks and en-
gagged the garrison sergeant and three !
constables in conversation, when a |
motor dashed up and five men, re- |
yolvers in hand, leaped out and ran |
police were too surprised to offer re-
sistance.
The Sim Fein notice posted near |
Newmarket Railway station, Cork,
says that all military found outdoors
after p, m. will be severely dealt
with.
Ballymacarrett, a suburb of Bel
fast, responded to the lord mayors
appeal and remained fairly quiet, but
Saturday afternoon CullingtOntree
road abutting Grosvenor road, the
district, became the storm
center. Later the battle shifted to
the northern part by way Of Town
send street The latter and the upper
parts of Crumlin and Oldpark roads
we're the centers of the fiercest fight
ing, especially the "marrowbone, the
nickname of the nationalist enclave
At the top of Oldpark road.
CHM Eofnorc rnodo an OrpaniZa0 |
iescent on unionists in Crumlin road,
smashing windows and firing into
,ouses. Failure by the police to hold
hem back led to the summoning of
military aid. For several hours ar
nored cars we're in action, together ]
With squads of soldiers and police, I
md volleys were poured into the Y
,rOwd After two hours of stiff fight I
ng the Sim Feiners were driven back '
,ut sniping into the unionist head {
uarters continued until late Sunday {
morning.
Cardinal Logue Potests t
Cardinal Logue, primate of Ireland '
q a letter read in the Dundalk n
hurches, today denounced impair
tally the shooting of Constable Bren
an at Dundalk a week ago by a
1asked men, and reprisals by the 8
rown forces in southern Ireland. He a
aid: i
1.-THE poor victim l knew to have |,
cen quiet, upright man who never Q
ave offense to anyone, in the dis {
barge of his duty.
"Am / to be told that this is an act a
{ war; that it is lawful to shoot at t
ght anyone wearing a policeman's
inform and honestly discharging
duty? I prefer to call it a
= its true name-cold. deliberate, D
ilful murder. Hence, anyone who \
lans, encourages or even sympa il
lizes with such an act participates "
the guilt before god. II
Feed Watermelons to Hogs. Ib
YORK, S. C.-Farmers in this vi S.
nifty are giving away waternelons
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