Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-10
MAKE ATTEMPT To
KILL TWO OFFICERS
Wife Of One in Auto in Dublin
When il IS Riddled With
Bullets
ny Associated frees q Every Evening

ny Associated Tress = Livery Evening
Dublin. Jan. 10 4 sensational At
tempt was made this morning - assas-
sinate two officers. who. NTH the wife of
one of them, we're riding IN q touring caT
in the outskirts of Dublin. The car was
riddled with bullets but the driver spceded
no and escaped with his passengers, only
ono Of the officers being wounded.
The identity of hose in the car was not
disclosed but the car ultimately went 20
Dublin Castle.
London. Jan. 10. Conferences between
the Reverend Michael 0'Flanagan. actifg
president of the Sinn Fem. and Premier
LLOYD George. with view - bringing
about peace in ireland. have been broken
of and will not be- resumed. saws the Dairy
Mail Before Father O'FlanaRan return
ed 10 Ireland on Friday night he had long
conversation with the premier ana the
outcome is said to be described IN offIcIal
cuarters as not as satisfactory as could
be hoped
Peace negotiations have not altogether
broken down. the newspaper adds. but
Father . Flanagan viii not be a party 70
further exchanges.
Dublin. Ireland. Jan lO.-On the sr-
rival at Queenstown Yesterday from New
York Of the American steamer Honolulu.
with cargo Of provisions on board Tor
the relief Of the unemployed Of Cork.
the authorities placed an armed guard on
the vessel Notwithstanding the protest
OF the captain. the guard remalred GA
the steamer when II proceeded for Cork.
All negotiations looking TO peace "a
Ireland have been broken down. i re-
ports in official circles are 70 be credited
Definite information Is lacking. but II i
said that Premier Lloyd George has rc-
fused TO consider the Sim Feln's pro-
posal for the withdrawal Of the Home
Rule bill.
Officials here take gloomy view Of
the situation. The Increased activity re-
Gently ON the part Of the military ald
republcans IN the martial law areas :
considered as indicating an extension
Of guerilla warfare.
The first candidate public " 70 offer
/ himself for election 70 the Southern
i Irish Parliament Is Lord Decies son
/ in-law Of George J. Gould. and 3 repre-
sentative peer in the British House OF
/ Lords, who has written letter for publ
cation tomorrow in the Irish newspapers
| in which he admits that the Home Rule
! act Is far from perfect, but says 1T repre-
sents gift Of self-governmeat which Is
ours for the asking
Expressing the belief that the Home
Rule act can be made still better. Lord
Decies announced his purpose Of ask
ing some Southern Irish constituency 70
elect him member tf the Southern
Parliament
Washington. Jan 10. Under the Law
Lord Mayor OC'allaghan Of Cork should
be deported for having entered the country
without q passport, according to an Opin-
ion presented 10 Under Secretary DAVIS Of
the State Department today by the sohc-
tor of the department Secretary DAVIS
expected Co confer during the day with
Secretary Wilson OF the Labor Depart
ment, aud pending that conference no
announcement was made as TO the decision
! of the State Department There appeared
little likelihood. however that an eNcep-
ton would be made in Mayor O'Calla-
CHAN case.
Should Secretary Davis determine d
apply the law as construed by the solicitor
the procedure would be to request the
Labor Departments to return OCallaghaT
10 the custody Of immigration officials a.
Norfolk to await deportation, Or 10 ash
the Department Of Justice TO proceed
against him.