Evening star., 1921-03-22
GUERRILLA FIGHTS
SPREADING IN ERIN
Startling Increase in Deaths
Among Crown Forces and
Attackers.
By WILLIAM H. BRAYDEN.

AbNA
BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1921.
DUBLIN. Ireland, March 22.-The
last few days have seen the most
intense guerrilla warfare in months
counties, with severe casualties to
the crown forces. as we'll as to the
attackers. In spite of the close
Searching everywhere by the military.
the republican army is still amply
provided with arms and is obedient
to the control of it's secret chiefs.
Last Friday the authorities issued
an appeal to the citizens, admitting
the economic losses due to the cur
few, but explaining that 1T was IN
evitable because of the bomb attacks
on the military. in which. they point
ed out, the crown casualties were
trif1ing compared with the deaths and
injuries among innocent civilians.
They invited the citizens as electors
to use their influence to restrain the
authors of the attacks. whom they
expressly name as Charles Burgess.
Richard Mulcahy and Michael Col
Inns, all members of parliament.
Worst Attack Yet known.
in the worst attack yet known. The
bombers improved their aim and In
full daylight landed a bomb in the
middle of a 1orry full of South Lam
cashire soldiers. killing two and Sc
riously wounding six In the Water
ford martial law area armed Sim
Feiners fought the military. who had
taken a prisoner, capturing the mill
tary oficer and sergeant OF ponce
A military relief party. which was
dispatched Immediately. was also at
tackled. The motor driver was shot
dead, and. though the military recov-
cred the captured officers, the attack
ers killed a sergeant pinning a paper
on his breast to the erect tnat ne
was executed.
Near Bandon, in the courts-martial
law area, there was a regular battle.
The Sinn F'einers watched a military
party until 1t became separated from
it's transport. then fell on the trans,
port, burned 1t. killed seven men and
wounded five, including an officer
Tho military won in the end. captur-
ing large quantities OF arms. ammu-
milton and bombs. They killed at
least six raiders. but found only one
dead body.
Women In Constant Terror.
In Fermoy. an important military
wounded at a fancy fair. and girl
with them was wounded SO badly that
she is not expected to recover. In
Kilkenny city three military omcers
narrowly ESCAPED from a mldnlgn.
revolver attack. From sligo ana
tacks on police barracks by hum
dredsa of men armed with guns and
explosives.
This is only part Of the record. In
diyidual shootings of policemen and
civilians suspected of being connected
with the police are reported daily.
The average citizen of Dublin is now
terror-stricken. for on any day and
any street corner he may run into an
armed fight between soldiers and
Sinn Feiners Some Of the fercest
fights have been in the middle OF the
principal streets. Women. frightened
ALI day by sounds of firing over the
city, await anxiously the return OF
husbands obliged to be abroad
Business Almost Dead.
business is almost dead in the prin-
cipal stores, and many are operating
at a loss The curfew. now fixed at
taurants, cinemas, theaters and street i
cars.
The political effect is disastrous.
killing the prospects of a negotiative
settlement Many attribute the re-
newed belligerent activity to a direct
intention to make a compromise I'M
possible. Government stringency has
reached its limit. but it has proved
ineffective. and the general public is
convinced that the military is incom-
petent to handle the situation. :
The most probable outcome. how
ever. is increased freedom of the mill
tary from such civil control as is
maintained. Military officers think
they could finish the conquest il there
DEAD. 12 WOUNDED.