Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-21
l3 CIVILIANS KILLED
IN ATTACK ON CROWN
FORCES IN IRELAND
Heavy Casualties Inflicted on
County Cork Band; Raid Hos
pitaI to XIII Soldiers.
BURN MANCHESTER HOMES

BY Associated Press - Every Et enfnc
Cork. Feb 2i.--Thrteen civilians were
killed and eight captured of whom
three were wounded. i'm an enga cement
yesterday afternoon in the district be
tween Lisgoold and Middleton, County
Cork. according To a general head
quarters report This is believed 10
he the largest number Of casualties
among the members Of the Irish Re
publican Army tn any Hlngie encounter.
a detachment of the Hampshire reti-
ment surprised party of civilians in
n house on the outskirts of Middleton.
The civilian forces split up some of
them remaining In the houe. e-hilc the
others took up positions ii he garden
In brisk fighting one soldiri sas slight
IL wounded. and the civilians were dis
persed and pursued.
a search Of The house revealed quan
titles Of buried arms and ammunition
Former Sergeant Nobility. who Was
shot aud wounded here Saturday. was
taken unconscious from n hospital yes
terday hy four armed men carried on a
stretcher into tho street mud shot dead
A lnborer was shot dead near Caahel.
another laborer was shot aud seriously
wonndes AT MullaFh Meath Saturday
night
Twenty armed men Saturday heid NJ
II train at Clara. Kings county, and took
away the kits uf the officers on bo1trd
A freight train vas hold M in Cavan
and the contents of the car acattered
over the tracks.
Sine members ~ the Cork Corpora
ton and other leading men Of South
ireland were among 50 persons sent t.
The Spike Island intermenf camp Sat
nrday . political prisoners
party Of armed men Saturday night
ahot 10 death william OConrell i
Protestant farmer. al his home n Lis
sanubig. Skihbereen. in the prcsence
af his wife. OConneH is reported to
have informed the authorities con
eerning the activities ~ collectors of
The Irish Republican army fund
Matthew Swcetman. another farmer.
was shot dead at I.issanubig II is be-
lieved that the same band shot both
men.
According 10 a report issued tonight
by Dublin Castle, search yesterday IL
rooms In South Frederick street dis
closed evidence that they had been used
~ headquarters for the irish Republi-
can army important documents were
seized
shortly before noon yesterday. ac-
eoraing 10 the castle reports. an auto
mobile wifh an officer and three sixili-
aTy police vas attacked while haltine
outside the Phibsboro Church. 4 bomt
yeaa thrown ard revolver shots were
gred a; the machine from all sides.
The occupants % The car returned
me FIRE then gave chase. ore of ths
tttacklng parts was seen - have beer
wounded but All The men escaped
None OF the aaNlliaries were hurt
Manchester. England. Feb. Ia
lumber of farnaouses III isolated dis
ricts in the vicinity Of Manchestel
tere set on fire simultaneously Satur'
day night TIE fires were similar Z
shose which occurred in Manchester
short time ago Much damage va:
done The police express the belle
that the fires were set By Sim Feiners
London. Feb. 3I.-On the arrival O
the Fishguard train at Paddington sta
lion yesterday. George Tilson of Blacl
sock. County Cork. was found IN N,
lavatory compartment. with his throa
cut
4 paper attached 70 his clothes va.
inscribed ShadoWed from Ireland
The man was stil conscious. bat II
oherent he VAS removed 70 hos
pital where he died.