Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-14
Cork Quiet as Troops
Are Placed on Duty
Continued From Page one,

wall and closely questioned, but
were. finally allowed to proceed. In
the Summer Hill district, the scene
of the ambush, shortly after curfew,
two brothers named Delaney are
reported to have been taken. from
their homes and shot. one subse-
quently dying.
During the hour before curfew,
terrorism held sway and when the
streets were emptied of civilians,
loud explosions and rife and re-
volver shots kept up until early
morning. The explosions appeared
to come from incendfa<y bombs, as
persons who ventured to look from
tleir windows saw fires break out
i'll St. Patrick street and daylight
revealed the full extent Of the dam
age. =
Several Missing.
1t is not improbable that lives
have been lost in the fires; already
several persons connected with the
destroyed houses and business
premises are reported missing.
Only one large drapery establish
rent is left intact in Cork.
At $50 p. m. special train lett
Dublin for Cork, carrying Captain
Myers, chief Of the Dublin brigade.
and motor engine with crew.
Protection Promised.
A deputation Of citizens of Cork,
says dispatch received here, includ
ing the Protestant bishop and the
town clerk. waited on the officer
commanding the Cork troops and re-
quested him to take measures to pre-
vent a recurrence of the appalling
damage. to property. He promised
to send out special military patrols.
The destroyed city hall in Cork
was only exce1led in point of size in
Ireland by Belfast's great municipal
building. This is the third time it
has been set on fire, vhe fremen be.
ing driven out at the point of revol-
vers. On the two previous occasions,
the west wing, devoted to the pub
lie health department was burned,
but this time the hall was set alight
in many places.
The great hall seating 5000 and
having fine organ, shared the fate
OF the municipal premises.
The fact that no serious casualties
were caused by the bombs is en-
planned by the statepent that prelim.
mary warning was given to all oc-
cupants of buildings to leave prior to
the attacks.
At War With Crown.
A proclamation declaring that
the public must at once realize that
Ireland is In state of war with
forces of the British crown has been
Issued over the signature of the Of
ficer commanding troops of the Irish
republic" at county Monaghan. The
proclamation, which sets forth that
armed gangs in county Monaghan
have been attacking and numbering
noffensive citizens, says that while
we extend the hand of friendship
10 all Irishmen, murder gang{ and
their guides and inforners shall be
summarily dealt with"
There has been no official con-
of a report that fighting
occurred during the burning OF Cork
between the police and military. The
only official message bearing on the
-eport was a statement that the aux
liaries had been fired upon irfter-
nittently between 8 and IL o'clock
asst night.
The labor commission is planning
10 send two members to Cork on the
irst train tomorrow morning. The
aborites incline to the. opinion that
he proclamation of martial law will
greatly improve the security of the
people, and that it was instituted
with the object of check
ng excesses by the new forces Of
Irregular police and bringing them
lnder control.
Soldier Patrol Ambushed.
Cork, Dec. ia military patrol
vas ambushed at Cloyne, seven
niles east of Queenstown, yesterday.
The attackers threw bombs from two
louses, but were defeated. Two of
he attackers were killed, several
wounded and two captured. One
soldier was wounded. The houses
rom which the bombs were thrown
we're burned.
800 Buildings Burrj ed.
Cork, Ireland Dec. l3.-(By The
Associated Press. s.)-More than 800
buildings are said to have been de-
troyed in the fires which yesterday
aid waste a great part of this city.
Most of TIE fires have been ex-
but there are occasional
poradic outbursts of flames. 4