The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-10-08
BOMBERS At WORK
| IN CITY OF CORK
Explosion Wrecks Front of Big
Department Store in Busi-
ness Section.
SHIPPERS FIRE FROM ROOF.
Engage in Early Morning Battle With
Soldiers Rushed to Scene of Out
rase-Believed an Inside Job.
Theories Are controverted.

Cork.-A violent explosion shook
this city about 2 o'clock In the morn
ing and was followed by the rattle of
rifle fire in various parts of the busi-
ness district.
When the townspeopIe ventured
forth later in the morning, after the
curfew had expired, they found the
main thoroughfare, Patrick street, lit
tered with glass. and the front of
large department store, which Is said
to employ a large number Of young
Sim Feiners, completely wrecked as
If by bombs.
Windows were smashed In the up
per stories of almost every store in
the vicinity.
At military headquarters it was said
that preliminary report showed
there were no military patrols near
the wrecked store at the time Of the
explosion, but that troops were hast
ened to the scene. They were fired on.
by snipers from the roof of the store,
according to the report, and the SOL
diers returned the fire with several
volleys. A military guard has been
stationed at the store.
1t is understood the theory of both
the military and police Is that a bomb
was placed in show window from the
inside, but this is controverted by
the owner A half-dozen employees
sleeping upstairs in the rear Of the
premises were badly shaken, but SO
far as is known no one was hurt
quent fusillades. Intense excitement
prvails throughout tn city.
Panic on Belfast Streets.
Belfast.-The shooting by snipers
and vthers which occurred in the CEN
ter Of Belfast during the night caused
a panic among the crowds pronenad-
ing on Royal avenue, the city's main
artery, after church hours. The dis
turbance followed the shootings in
which one policeman was killed and
two others were wounded, followed
by the assassination of three civilians
In reprisal by parties Of masked men.
The opening incident Of disorders
occurred when snipers in side streets
Of the Sim Fein quarter fired into
North street, which crosses Royal
avenue. A tram car on North street
came into the line Of fire and there
was great alarm among the passengers
who, with the driver, crouched on the
floor until the car had turned into
Royal avenue. The tram car traffic
later had to be diverted to another
route.
The rush from the side streets caus-
ed the crowd in Royal avenue to swell
to large proportions, and stampede
was created in this throng when vol
leys suddenly rang out, apparently
from the Sim Fein side streets at the
top of North street, the firing rapidly
increasing in volume. AS the crowd
raced along Royal avenue In wild dis
order a number Of shots were dis
charged in Rosemary street. which is
on the southern side Of the avenue,
creating panic about the Castle
street junction, tn most crowded spot
in the city, from which all tram-car
traffic starts.
Women rushed hither and thither
in a frenzy, and there was rush to
seek shelter in the cars. A force Of
military was hurried to Rosemary
street and the police took up posi-
ton at Royal avenue and North street.
After these protective measures con-
ditions Quieted down.
Arrest Countess Markieviez.
Dublin.-Countess Georgina Mar
kievicz, Sim Fein Member of Parlia-
ment for St Patrick's division Of
Dublin, was arrested in a suburb OF
Dublin. The authorities had been
seeking her for long time owing to
her activities in the Sim Fein move
ment.
Countess Markievicz was passing
under the name of Mrs. Mcdonald.
She was taken to Bridwell prison, in
Dublin.