The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-01
CONDITIONS 5 ARE
MOST CHAOTIC IN
CORK AND DUBLIN
Details of Latest Tragedy
Are Locked in Breast of
Man Who Is Mortally
Wounded
OFFICERS RELEASE
AMERICAN SUSPECTS
NEW WORKERS THOUGHT SIM
FEM AGENTS. DISARMED AND
TURNED LOOSE BY SCOT
LAND YARD AUTHORITIES

southampton, Dec. 1.---Six men ar
rested at Southampton yesterday upon
arrival OF the liner Aqultalia from
New York, were released here today
by police officials. When they were
arrested IL was announced they were
suspected or being agents OF the Sim
F'en.
ReVolvers were found on their per-
sons but the men asserted they we're
ignorant of the recently enacted fire
arms act, which forbids the importa-
tion Of those weapons.
They were closely questioned and
ther weapons were conflscated before
they We're placed on a train coming to
this city. When they reached here they
were asked TO go TO Scotland Yards.
They refused to talk to reporters and
their Identities have not been discos-
ed
Various stories regarding the men
have been current since their arrest,
but the police are very reticent re-
garding them.
1t was announced last night that
the bodies of the Is atxil airy police
recruits, who were killed near Kill
michael, count Cork. ireland. on
Sunday evening, will be brought to
England from Cork probably lat.
this week.
Buildings housing Sim Fein organ.
izations in this city and its suburbs,
We're ra ded by Scotland Yard de-
tectives yesterday and it is declared
n large quantity of documents were
seized. No arrests were made, so far
as known.
4 new chapter in the history Of
vciolcnee iR Ireland was written yes
terlay morning when two men sus-
pected OF being sympathizcrs with
the Sim Fein werc called from their
beds and shot TO death. The tragedies
occurred in county Louth, and n mil.
itary court Of inquiry has begun an
investigation.
Cork. Ireland, Dec. "details of
the tragic story of Sunday evenings
massacre near Kilmichael in which Is
auxiliary police recruits were shot TO
death, may never come to light. The
on.y available source OF information
is the sole surviving member OF the
party, who was severely wounded. and
is believed TO be dying in the mill
tary hospital her..
\ meagre story of the event. gasped
out by wounded man. has been told
officials sitting b. his bedside. He
has declared tina. the party of re-
cru - met an armed band marching
in the road, the men wearing khaki
suits and "tin hats" The recruits
mistook them In the fading light for
sollicrs and thus fell into an ambush.
statements from other quarters tend
to Indicate annihllation Of the party df
recruits had been planned as the road
was mined or trench dug across
It. So far as known, there was no
casuaitcs on the side OF the as
sallants.
Police authorities here stlll claim 10
be gaining the upper hand in the fight
against extremists. They assert the
men responsible FOR ambuscades and
assassinations are being driven into
a corner.
Dublin. Dec. i.--Proposals for ter
ininat ng violence IN ireland are de-
scrlbed by the labor commission OF
inquiry. comprising representatives of
the labor party In the British parlia-
mcnt and the labor executive body
OF Great Britain, which arrived here
last night.
The commission, which will invcs.
tigate tho situation In ireland. laying
special s,ress ON rcprlaals, issued n
statement upon its arrival that Il felt
less concerned about fixing respon-
sihfllty for the reign OF violence than
for end ng the present chaotic situa-
ton on the island. Members ASSERT.
ed they were willing 10 give all MS
slstancc' In their power to any re-
sponsblc suggcation for the rc-estab-
lishment Of peace.
Proposals that an immediate con-
ference Of the Irish labor party. the
Catholic hierarchy. the Irish peace
conference ana the labor comm ssion
be held. have been published here.
When asked their opinion OF this plan
the commissioners said II the other
bodies named wished their co-cpero'
uon they were ready 10 act, but they
insisted that they must await an
invitation TO take par, IN such con-
ference. They also declared 1t was ne
cessary FOR them first to consult their
colleagues Of the British labor party.
-
Kingston, ramnca. Senator Hard
jnr arrived here from the Canal Zone
aud was met by the mayor. leading
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