Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-22
ATTACKERS DRIVEN
Off BY MILITARY IN
IRELAND; IS DEAD
Large Numbers of Kilkenny and
Tipperary Citizens Reported
in Parties.
FIGHTING OCCURS AT
THREE PLACES
ny As.ocia,sd Pres. to Every Evening.

Hy Aasociated Press 10 Every Evening
Dublin, Dec. 22~Heavy fighting has
taken place between large forces OF civil
ians on one side and soldiers and police on
the other, IN the section lying between
Cnllnn, county Kilkenny, and Glenbower,
county Tipperary. The military and police
were arnbushed at not less than three diff
ferent places Monday and numerous
casualties resulted on both sides
The casualties included Sergeant Walsh
Royal Irish Constabulary, killed, some
soldiers. number unknown. killed, 10 or
/ r civilians killed, and Sergeant Shannon
and several soldiers wounded About 10
civilians were wounded or captured
An official communication issued by
general headquarters last night estimates
the casualties among the attacking forces
nj 10. and gives the military casualties as
one private severely wounded. No police
oas,laltie4 are mentioned The statement
savs That the details are still in doubt, and
| that no information hns yet been received
regarding the ambush Of police reinforce
rnents from Cionnel
The inhabitants Of the countrywide ar
| IN statjof terror, and many are fleeing
j from their homes
The first conflict occurred early in the
i d,v nj tho foot of Seivenamon Hill After
/ sharp fight. the military lorry got thro0g
and serit a message 10 Callan for reinforce
fnent- In this instance il ~ believed the
| ambrl-hers escaped unHcathed
Reinforcernenta Of Royal Irish Con
stsbulary and soidiers left Callan late
in the afternoon and when about two
miles out. ran into another ambush near
Carrickgrirken. the Earl N Gssory =
shooting lodge Al the first voIley from
= hn uutf1fnr~ VI
police d,smounted from the lorry and
spread out. and brisk fight ensncd, The
| firing being intense at tlmes
The fighting VAS still in progress when
| County Inspector Whyte Of Kilkenny
with dozen men of the consfabulary
dashed mp on another lorry. running into
The thick Of u H. was now becoming dark
and the police iorry was subjected r. i
! vcritnble hail of bullets II was rIddled
and Sergeant Walsh was shot through the
head, diving instantly Shannon received
wounds in the head and arms The battle
was very fierce District Inspector Rayn.
ham had q narrow escape, he rife beiDs
shattered in his hand
About the saule time reinforcernsnss
from Clonmel were attacked near Glen
bower. where the biggest battle of the daS
occurred
The military and police VINO were an
buscaded by civilians Monday at Null
inahone, in the mountains Of Tipperary
ESCAPED without Casualties, contrary 4
the earlier reports II is not known whethel
any members Of the attacking party suf
fered casualties
Dublin. Dec. % Passage of the Irisf
Home Rule bill by the British Parliamen
il not viewed as especially important b.
newspapers here. II j. recognized the bil
probably viii not be accepted by eithe
Ulster or the rest OF Ireland and that tn
British government may never decide Z
put its provisions INTO operation.
"Carsonism has received its reward.
saws the Freeman's Journal The bil
wa. designed as a trap, b. It failed z
work
Washington, Dec. 22.-Two eye Wit
nesses Of the recent burning Of the bushes
section Of the city of Cork Misses Ami
and Susan Walsh, ssters-ln-law Of N
late Lord Mayor MacCurtain Of that CIT.
we're here to appear today before tn
Committee of One Hundred investigator
conditions IN Ireland The two wome
were also present at the killing OF MAYO
MacCurtain.