The New York herald., 1921-01-14
Street Bomb Attack Causes
Panic in Auction Room
Crowded With Women
and Children.
MORE AMBUSH FIGHTING
Father O'Flanagan Repudiated
as Peace Envoy and People
Are Impatient to. Hear
From De Valera.

Special Cable to THE NEW YORK HEaitn.
Copyright, 1891. by THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London, Jan. IL.
The extreme elements in Ireland
have reopened hostilities with such
violence as 10 create the impression in
official circles here that they have
given up hope of getting anywhere by
peace negotiations and again have
taken matters into their own hands.
Talk Of truce negotiations is now al
most stilled by the blasts from Sim
Feip guns and bombs. When these
negotiations seemed most hopeful this
class of violence ceased almost en-
tireIy, the only disturbances being the
frequent raids by military and police
10 which Ireland was subjected. Per-
haps these raids explain in some
measure why Sim Fein is hitting
back: but in any event the new clashes
are rapidly smothering all peace talk.
For a month many found hope in the
activities OK Father O'Flanagan, but IL
was learned tonight that DOWNING
street had received authentic inforina-
lion from Irish leaders in Dublin that
Father O'Flanagan had no right to
sneak for any one in ireland except him
self. Since Lloyd George said he only
wanted to do business with 'the man
on the bridge" this latest understand
ing eliminates Father OFlanasar, at
least as an emissary.
De Valera Losing strength.
Nothing tangible in the direction OF
peace Is likely to develop now until
Eamonn de Valera comes out with his
expected statement Of policy. There Is
still no indication when this will be Is
sued, and II is only too apparen. with
every days delay that all is not well
in the councils OF Sim Fein. and that
the silence is costing president dc
valera some OF the strength that came
10 him with his dramatic arrival in Dub
lin
The crown forces in the martial law
area OF Cork learned to-day what had
been done with some of the arms which
they had ordered to be given up Sol
diers saw a woman at Blarney cross
field drop something and then go right
The object she had dropped was a Lewis
gun. This led TO thorough search or
he whole field and disclosed several
dugouts containing stores. Among the
articles seized in this manner were three
rifles, four Lewis guns. quantity OF
explosives, thousand rounds OF am
munition. n number of revolvers, twenty
three pixies, some crown military uni
forms, steel helmets and other equip
ment and secret correspondence.
Ambush Near Limerick.
soon after this discovery several ar
rests were made, but Dublin Castle re-
fused TO divulge the names OF the per-
sons arrested or the nature Of the evil
dence responsible for the arrests.
Outrages are continuing in the martial
law district At noon to-day body of
soldiers and police fell into an ambush
ut Cratlee. County Clare, between Ennis
and Limerick. Two sergeants were killed
and four constables wounded. Troops re-
turning to the scene later found the
body of one of the sergeants along the
roadside with the pockets OF his uniform
turned inside out and his gun and am
munition missing.
Dublin Castle issued a statement to-
day in which this latest attack was re-
ferred TO as IAN instance Of the utter
ruthlessness and disregard for the safety
Of citizens by Ambassadors who operate
gainst the Crown forces in crowded
areas The statement also mentioned "A
bomb attack which had taken place In
n Dublin street. saying The alarm was
increased by the entry OF one of the as
sailants into crowded auction room
where. flourishing a pistol. he ordered
the people to make way for the men. ex
planning that they must get away at
once" A panic was created in the auo-
tion room. which was crowded with
many women and children. Some OF the
women tainted and several others were
injured In the crush. the statement said.