Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-08
HUNGER STRIKERS
IN SERIOUS STATE
Cork Prisoners Still Decline
Food-Many Wild Scenes
in Belfast.

| CORK. November 8 (by the Asso-
ciated Press).-Reports from the Cork
jail today described the condition
Of the nine remaining Irish hunger
strikers there as precarious. AL
though this was the ninetieth day of
| their strike. the emaciated prisoners
were declared to be still determined
to refuse food.
There were originally eleven of the
Cork hunger strikers, but one of
them. Michael Fitzgerald, died Octo-
Der IL. and another, Joseph Murphy.
| on october rs. within a few hours
of the death of Lord Mayor Mac
Swiney of Cork in Brixton prison on
the seventy-third day of his hunger
strike.
Policemen Shot in Belfast.
BELFAST. November wild scenes
were witnessed in Londonderry Sat
urday night as a sequel to a sudden
attack on policemen there. Five po-
licemen were shot, two of them so
to recover: two shops were burned
to the ground and several others
were wrecked. All the property at
tackled belonged to Sim Feiners.
The attack on the policemen was
directed against the officers who
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a brisk exchange of shots followed.
Later in the evening a hostile
crowd assembled in Waterloo Square.
a Sim Fein thoroughfare. and had
to be dispersed by the military.
A number of armed men passed
along William street. smashing shop
| windows with the butt ends Of rifles.
destroying the lamps on the electric
standards by rifle fire and plunging
the whole street into darkness. Two
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a garage. which was completely de-
Stroyed.
A fire brigade called to fires to
William street had thrilling ex-
perience. Before starting, the fire.
men appealed to the military for aid
| and a number of armed soldiers trav-
| eled on the engines. On their way.
| rife fire was opened upon them from
both sides of the road. The soldiers
| returned the fire and two men were
seen to fall.
Feast Of the Irish Saints.
| ROME, November 6.-The Irish &C.
| clesiastical college here celebrated
adjoining the college, the feast OF
| the Irish saints for the peace. free
| dom and welfare. spiritual and tenn
] poral of Ireland. in accordance with
! the desires of the Irish bishops.
! The declaration of the Irish Catho-
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met at Maycoth and signed a resolu.
! ton denouncing terrorism. partially
and failure as characteristics of the
| present Irish government" has at.
tracted considerable attention here
It's publication in the Corriere D'Italis
has elected a letter from Deputy
Mauri, one of the leaders of the Cath.
| Ollie party, who declares that ITALY
| cannot remain Indifferent to the des.
! perate cry Of martyred Ireland" and
adds: 1.-The time has come for Ital,
| to know and realize the cruelties OF
the English troops serving as police
and their systematic work of destruc.
| ton"
! Munitions Theft Reported.
| LONDON, November 7.-Several hun.
! dred rounds of ammunition and Z
number of rifles have been stolen. sup
! posely by Sim Feiners, from the
! Orange Hall. in the Cowcaddens dis.
trict of Glasgow. according to tn,
Daily Herald. The raid was discov.
cred Sunday by a policeman, who
found the words Communicated fol
the Irish Republican Army" chalked
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