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The New York herald., 1921-02-26
SINN FEIN FORCES
BRITISH RETREAT
Auxiliaries Ambushed Near
MacrOOm Retire After Two
Hour Battle.
MAJOR KILLED, SEVEN HIT
Reserves Rushed Up and Air
planes Aid in Second
Phase.
MAJOR KILLED, SEVEN HIT
BIZ fhs Associated Press.

DUBLIN, Feb. 25.--Three hundred
men in ambush attacked 81 large party
of auxiliary police between Macroom
and Ballyvourney this morning and
compelled the British crown forces to
withdraw after two hour battle In
which the casualties of the crown de-
tachment included their Major, who
was killed, and the wounding of seven
of his men. The ambushing party
opened fire from the cover of rocks
along the road.
Hundreds of reserves were then
rushed up by the military from neigh
boring barracks and the attack was
renewed with the assistance of battle
airplanes.
The Macroom ambuscade resulted in
the biggest fight that has occurred since
guerrilla tactics began i'm Ireland The
preparations for the attack were ex-
tensive. The road had been mined or
obstructed with fallen trees. which COM
pelled the police to dismount and take
cover when the attack was launched.
Three hundred men in the attacking
party employed bombs and used rifles
from both sides of the road. The fight
ing lasted from early morning until late
In the afternoon. the men in the anbus-
cade party closing in on the police from
three sides and compelling them to re-
treat toward Macroom. The fight con-
tinued until the auxiliaries were in sight
Of that town.
Tho dead and wounded are being
taken into Macroom, where the inhabi-
tants have been ordered to keep in
doors. II is said there were many cas-
ualties on both sides. One report says
there were as many as twenty civilian
and thirty auxiliary casualties.
1t has been confirmed that the COM
mander OF the auxiliary police. Major
Seafield Grant was killed. Major
Grant won the Military War Cross at
the age of . years. 1t Is reported that
"a Sim Fein hostage carried on the
foremost lorry OF the auxiliary police
also was killed.
Relnforcements Of police and troops
were said tonight TO have arrived on
the scene and to be hunting down the
members OF the attacking force.
The casualties to the crown forces
during the week ended February 10
we're tho lowest recorded in any week
thus far this year only two being killed
and nine wounded. says an official re-
view issued to-day.
The review records ten ambushes. of
which three were on trains. \ feature
OF the ambushes was the absence of
casualties TO the forces OF the crown
and the serious casualties inflicted on
the attacking parties. Four attacks
were made on occupied barracks. there
was one assassination and one at
tempted ASSASSINATION.
Sim Feiners. the review says. muir
dered seven persons suspected OF CIV
ing Information 20 the authorities.
There were forty-seven raids on the
malls. Seventy-one arrests were made
for outrages and political offences and
there were forty-three trials and court
martials Of civilians. mostly for having
arms and seditious literature In their
possession. or these thrty-foui we're
convicted and nine acquitted. Ninety
three persons were interucd.
The New York herald., 1921-02-26
GROCER, 70, DIsARMs BURGLAR.
Captures Him and Puts Two Others
to Flight.

BosToN Feb. 25.--Michael 5. Morton.
20 year old grocer In the Forest Hlils
district. demonstrated late to-day the
truth Of the adage that the race is not
always to the swift nor tho battle to the
strong.
He. disarmed one Of three burglars
who was armed with an axe in his cellar.
captured him and put the others to
flight
The New York herald., 1921-02-26
Steel Wages Are Being
Cut by independents
Special Despatch to TIE NEW YoRR

Special Despatch to TIE NEW YORK
HERALD.
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 25.-With-
in the last two months wage
cuts averaging 20 per cent. have
been made in the Johnstown and
Youngstown steel districts.
Plants which have not announced
reductions are operating on
five, or four, and sometimes three
day week.
The initial cut was made by
the Cambria Steel Company at
Johnstown, which dropped the
rate for labor from A to 35
cents an hour. Independent COM
panies in the Youngstown field
followed, cutting labor from 46
to 81 cents an hour and reduc-
ing wages of all workers, includ-
ing office employees. The Jones
and Laughlin Steel Company,
largest of the Independents, an
nounced a 20 per cent. cut, ef-
fective March 2.
The New York herald., 1921-02-26
TWO R0BBERIES
IN DAYLIGHT NET
BANDITS $4,000
Broadway Jeweller Near
Fulton Street Dead Line
One of Victims.
BOWERY GUARD KILLED
Thalia Theatre Employee
Murdered in an At
tempted Burglary
SEVEN HOLD Up OFFICE
West Twenty eighth Street
Building Scene of Bandit
Operations.
SEVEN HOLD Up OFFICE

Cash and jewelry valued at more
than $4,000 We're stolen yesterday in
two OF the boldest Daylight holdups
that have occurred in this city since
the Staying last December of Edwin
w. Andrews, the Fifth avenue jeweller.
In one of the robberies the bandits
violated the Fulton street dead line"
by invading a Broadway office build
ing that Is occupied almost exclusively
by manufacturing Jewelry concerns.
The bandits who participated in the
second holdup, which was staged in
West Twenty-eighth street, spread a
report that they We're revenue men
making a raid.
The circumstances surrounding the
robbery in West Twenty eighth street
mystified the police and twenty de-
tectives from the West Thirtieth street
station were ordered to Investigate
They worked until early this morning
without making any arrests or obtain
ing any evidence TO show that the
holdup was not as the victims re-
ported it.
Although the police decline to en-
tertain robbery theory, the Staying
early yesterday morning of Modesto
Anendolagina, 81 years old, of III
Mott street, night watchman of the
Thalia Theatre, in the Bowery, bears
every indication that the watchman
was murdered in an attempted bur-
glary. A pistol found lying beneath
the watchman's head had two empty
chambers and there were three wounds
in his body. A rear door Of the thea
tire had been jiinmied open.
Seven men We're sitting in The Office
Of the Connecticut Screen Company. or
the ground floor of I1S West Twenty
eighth street. at / 80 p. NJ. when q large
black touring car stopped in front OF
Public School No. 4s. directly opposite
Seven roughly dressed men, according
70 the story told to the police, jumped
out OF the car and walked briskly to-
ward the office. wading through mounds
Of snow and slush in the street They
drew pistols as they entered and ordered
the men inside to line up with faces
toward the wall A moment later the
victims were told to lie on their
stomachs on the floor
The New York herald., 1921-02-26
10000 Chicagoans Take
Up Crime as Profession
Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK

Special Despatch to THE NEW York
HERALD.
{ CHlCAGO, Feb. 25-Ten thou
sand Chicago men and
women have taken up crime as
profession and are practising
their trade" with all the system
and skill of modern business,
Henry Barrett Chamberlin,
operating director of the Chi
cago Crime Commission, told the
members of the Executive Club
at luncheon in the Hotel Sher-
man to-day. In 1919, he said,
this "crime trust" did a $12,000,-
600 business.
They can be defeated, he
added, by nothing less efficient
tEan their own organization.
Business men must see to it that
law enforcement methods are up
to date; obsolete methods are
helpless against twentieth CEN
tury crime.
The New York herald., 1921-02-26
DATA ABOUT S50,000,000
WAR CONTRACTS BURNS
20 Firemen OUercome in Fire
in Army Headquarters.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 25.-The Eastern
Division Headquarters OF the Army ord
nance Department here was damaged by
fire tonight and valuable records con-
cerning the cleaning up OF $50 100000
worth of war contracts destroyed Twenty
firemen were overcome In the blaze and
six women who were at work In the
structure were rescued.
The building was headquarters for
New York. Pennsylvania. New Jersey.
Delaware and Maryland. having been
consolidated with the New York district
about two weeks ago.
The New York herald., 1921-02-26
nu me A.soolni,d pr,s..

PARIS, Feb. 25-Joseph Jouve. for
merly secretary OF the General Labor
Federation, said this evening that a
decision had been reached az full meet
Ing of the workingmen TO resume work
tomorrow morning at : $50 o'clock.
This would be done without violence. II
possible. but any necessary means would
be adopted 60 carry out the decision. said
VI. Jouve. on the other hand. the police
have instructions 20 keep all former
workmen away from the plant. by per-
suation IL possible and by force II neces-
sary.
The fact that 700 workmen accepted
payment In full for their wages this
morning IL declared by the police to be
a strong trump card in their hands.
The New York herald., 1921-02-26
CHAMP CLARK, FORMER
SPEAKER, SERIOUSLY ILL
Complication Of Ailments Ag-
graUafed by a Cold.
SPECIAL Despatch % THr Nuw Yosx HrzALD.
We. yerk Herald Harc@u.

Representative Champ Clark MO !.
the Democratic leader In the House, Ia
dangerously ili in hia apartments az the
Congress Han Hotel Ills friends to-
nicht are concerned about his condition
iiis son. Bennett CLARK. a lawyer. has
been called from hts home in 81. Louis
and his daughter. Mrs. james ~ Thomp-
son Of New Orleans also d IN Wash
inRion
MIR CLARK "a said 20 he suffering with
complication of ailments aggravated
by a cold which developed about a week
agu. w., has been IN poor health for q
considerable period. hut had been on the
floor of the House regularly until the
cold started Among other things, he
has been arilcted with rheumatism.
The New York herald., 1921-02-26
SIX KILLED IN STRIKE
RIOT IN SOUTH ITALY
Nntionolists and Socialists
Wage War in Bari.

ROME Feb 25--Alarming reports OF
disorders in the Province Of Barr in con-
sequence Of conflicts between Socialists
and members Of the Fascist. or extreme
Nationalist party. IN which several per-
sons were killed. are given In special
edition Of the Epoco. In the first en-
The New York herald., 1921-02-26
STEEL WORKERS NOT
IN MOOD FOR STRIKE
Anxious for Jobs After Long
Period of Tdieness.

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 25.--Any attempt to
organize steel workers for a strike at
this time would result only in failure. It
is generally believed here, because ma
jority OF employees of the steel plants
OF the country have had so little en-
ployment lately that they are not pre-
pared financially for any more layoff
than Is absolutely necessary. They are
Conffuued on Eepcufb PAGE
The New York herald., 1921-02-26
THE BEST IN ITS HISTORY.
FRENCH MILITARY LEADERS
PLAN TO MOVE ON GERMANY;
BERLIN STILL is OBDURATE

Copyright 1884, W THE NE" York HERALD
New YorkHe urean
B.
WITH the meeting the allied Premiers and the German
London only deliberate campaign under
here the French public for military against
Almost newspapers the extreme Socialist
lending themselves the campaign.
Evidence mupes Cabinet getting ready to
quickly receiving the word from London Veritab
councils held during the wherein the Minis
Parliament that should the time for
infantry artillery and other
the will ready Various military SUBJ
taking quietly Republican Guard taking the
place regular in the work Of guarding public buildings
absence of officers of colonial have
there be recasng of
the French frontier In the aviation
great launched enlments
The New York herald., 1921-02-26
CONVICT IRISH MINISTER
OF POSSESSING ARMS
'Seditious Literature Found
TO Be Psalms in HebreU.

BELFAsr. Ireland. Feb. 1.-THE Rev.
J. A. Irwin. n Presbyterian minister who
was arrested In January, was to-day
convicted by courtmartial Of having a
revolver and ammunition in his posses
The New York herald., 1921-02-26
Robbers Work systema ticaIIy.

The bandits worked speedily One
stood guard outside. another covered a
telephone booth, two ran into a rear
room and two more kept the victims
covered" The seventh man collected
the booty. From Murray Birubaum.
vice-presldent Of the screen company,
he stole s11,500 in cash and three dia-
mond rings and a stick pin valued at
$4,000. Birnbaum had a pistol in each
of his back pockets, which the robber
also appropriated
Samuel Cohen, real estate operator.
lay beside Birnbaum and was the Sec
ond searched. He lost jewelry valued
at $4,000. Cohen served overseas as an
army captain. NJ. Sweetwood, the third
victim. yielded up 500 to the robbers.
robbed OF $3.50: Harry Donohue of
$4,000 in cash and jewelry Thomas
O'Connor OF a similar amount. and
Charles Sterns who also is known as
broadway Charlie" Of cash and
jewelry valued at $4,000. Sweetwood
said afterward that he dropped a
$4,000 diamond ring into n trash bas-
kct as he lay on the floor. and Milstein
threw ivc carat ring into the pocket
OF Donohues coat.
While the bandit was rifling the
victims pockets August Theresk OF
Rockaway Park. l.. =. and Joseph de
Book who Is stopping at the Madison
Avenue Hotel. waiSed up TO the street
door leading 20 the office but were re-
fused admittance by the robber on
guard. who told them an important
conference was going on inside and
advised them 20 return IN twenty min
utes. The man on guard az the tele-
phone booth answered two calls. telling
the persons on the wire 20 call later
The New York herald., 1921-02-26
Continued on Seventh PoOe.
Farm san.as.

Eaten with zest--remembered with pleasure.
No other sausage has that distinctive flavor
Bs surs yeu gv the Esusipsr-,k<ss
The New York herald., 1921-02-26
Robbers rirc In Automobile.

The robbers then fled from the office,
Jumped into tho waiting automobile and
disappeared toward sixth avenue. De-
spite tho fact that the street > badly
clogRed wits snow tho automobile had
disappeared before Bifnbaum or any
OF the other men could get 20 the
street
The second floor % the building
where the robbery occurred iE occupied
by $. a vs.. Schcur, manufacturers OF
cloaks. Mr.. Scheur owns the building
and told reporters the office downstairs
was rented a year ago by NANNY u.
Kcssler and that he understood the
firm was engaged In the manufacturing
OF hair oil or % = non-alcoholic bev-
crage. Mr. Birnbaum said the COM
peny's headquarters T. N Hartford.
Continued on SlTfceHth Pdge.
The New York herald., 1921-02-26

TO- MORROW il the big day for Herald
Want ads. Get your cissstfied ad. In early
Why not DO ~ nswf->kf~.
The New York herald., 1921-02-26
BIZ the Associated Press.

25The Imperial Economic Council reiterated
that nence the Paris reparaons demands would lead to
worlds life in the following
all branches professional life in Germany
of the Paris demands
impossible and that attempt
the Paris decisions must lead to the
worlds economic life memorandum which
demonstrates this impossbty in detail The
experts declare unanimously in accord with the Imperial
willingness the limit of Ger
manys ability the firm counter proposals which to be
made"
The New York herald., 1921-02-26

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The New York herald., 1921-02-26
LOWER RED FLAG
in PARIS SUBURB
Flies Over Argenteuil Electric
Works Less Than "a
Hours.
MEN TRY TO SEIZE PLANT
Discharged for insufficient
Output. Police Prevent
Entrance.

Special Coble 20 THE NHw YORK HrR,lp.
Copyright, 1921, bv THE New YORK lIEESLp
Milford chronicle., 1921-02-04
GIRL RESERVES INITIATE

Fourteen girls, members of the T.
M. F. M. corps of Girl Reserves were
initiated last Friday evening with a
very pretty candle ceremony at the
home of Virginia Smith, their Corps
Scout. Miss Susan B. Kern, the corps
adviser and Miss Mabel Krall, field
secretary of the Y. W. C. A., conduct
ed the ceremony. Mrs. Alexander Ro-
sa, Miss Lena Short and Mrs. Davis
Grier, members of the proposed ad-
visory committee, were also present
Girl Reserves is the name of the
teen-age program of the Y. w. c. A.
which is being planned for commune
ties in Delaware, as soon as local lea
ders are trained and women ready to
serve in an advisory capacity. Their
slogan is to face life squarely and to
find and give the best. The program
includes social, social service, busi-
ness, recreational and discussional
meetings. The T. M. T. M. Corps meets
every Wednesday afternoon.
Those initiated on Friday night are
Virginia Smith, Lila Hudson, Rebecca
Matthews, Elizabeth Reedy, Sara
Grier, Edwina Hastings, Mildred May
new, Frances Abbott, Elizabeth Belts,
Myra Ackerman, Margaret Deputy,
Alice Scott, Caroline Vinyard, Hedoig
Matthews.
Miss Helen Pierce of Washington,
D. c., will meet with the Bluebird
Club on Friday afternoon to tell them
about her work on the Fairgrounds
there and to give them their first les
son in fO1k-dannino Tho PI11ahe7.d
Club of fifth and sixth grade school
girls were organized some time ago
by Miss May Watson, their leader and
Miss Krall. The officers are as fol-
lows: Dorothy Derrickson, treasurer;
Genevieve O'Brien, president; Myrtle
Coulbourn, vice president; Catherine
Downing, secretary; Margaret Abbott,
program committee; Betty Varney,
social committee; Frances Grier, ser
vice committee.
Milford chronicle., 1921-02-04
KENT LEVY COURT

Report from county officers made
to Levy Court, on Tuesday, showed
fee collections for January as fol-
lows: Prothonotary, $145.96; clerk of
the peace, $33.16; recorder of deeds,
1898.
To provide additional room for the
receiver of taxes in the Court House,
the Commissioners decided to tear
out the petition between the county
treasurer's Office and a room used by
the janitor.
County Engineer Gooden reported
progress on the WOOdside and Rising
Sun roads, also that the county need
ed an additional tractor and that from
the State Highway Department some
of the large Federal government trac-
tors might be secured for nominal
sum.
A large delegation urged the i'm
provement of the Frederick and Fell
ton road, which as the present is al
most in an impossible condition. A
conference with the county road en-
gineer was ordered.
The Levy Court appointed the fol-
lowing Trustees of the Poor, all being
new appointments with the exception
of Mr.. Ross of the Ninth district, who
was reappointed.
First District-W. R. Smith, Third,
D. F. Loose; Fifth, Alfred G.. Massey;
Seventh, F. M. Soper; Ninth, Hooper
Ross.
Milford chronicle., 1921-02-04
WILL CELEBRATE Goth
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard NJ. Cooper
who reside on farm two miles north
of Cheswold, will quietly celebrate
on Sunday next the Goth anniversary
Of their wedding. The farm on which
they were married is still their home.
Cheswold go years ago was called
Moorton.
Mr.: Cooper is Sc years old and Mrs.
Cooper 80. Despite their advanced age,
both have good health. Mrs. Cooper's
maiden name was Susan 3. Jefferson.
OF eight children born to the couple
four are living-Dr. r. W. Cooper, di-
rector of the educational department
of the Service Citizens of Delaware,
Jefferson Cooper of Cheswold, Arthur
Cooper of Westfeld, N. J., and Mrs.
B. Cooper of Carp Lake,
Mich. The daughter married minis
ter named Cooper.
Mr.. Cooper has been treasurer of
the board Of stewards of the Whining
ton Conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church for many years. He was
4 delegate from the Wilmington Con-
ference to the General Conference 81
years ago.
Milford chronicle., 1921-02-04
HOME READY FOR
FEEBLE MINDED

At meeting of the Delaware Com
mission for the Feeble Minded held
at Dover Monday, it was decided that
the women members of the commits
sion who had previously been cOnsti-
tuted a committee on furnishings,
should take immediate steps toward
furnishing the first building now COM
pleted and ready for occupancy, on the
farm near Stockley, for the feeble
minded. The committee and Howard
T. Ennis, superintendent, visited Will
mingtOn and with former Senator
Thomas F. Gormley, visited the fur
niture stores of the city, to purchase
the necessary furniture. The new
building will accommodate about 85
persons. Mr.. Ennis, the superinten-
dent is former superintendent Of New
Castle public schools, and later of the
U. s. Army.
The three dwellings, on the farm
have been put in condition for occu-
pancy by the more able bodied feeble
minded boys of the State, who will
operate the farm with view Of MAX
ing the home partially self-sustaining.
The budget for the next two years
was discussed and several items
agreed upon by the commission. The
annual report and budget, when COM
pleted, will be submitted to the State
Legislature. While there are about
400 applicants for admission the COM
will be able to accommodate
only from 85 to 100 at this time. Farm
ing implements, stock and equipment
with which to operate the farm, was
purchased. Lighting, heating
and water plants have been installed.
The building will be ready for occu-
pancy as soon as the furniture is in
stalled. A member of the commission
stated that the building would prob
ably be occupied by the latter part of
this month.
The personnel of the commission is
Mrs. T. Coleman du Pont, chairman;
Colonel Robert G. Houston, vice chair
man; Arley B. Magee, treasurer; John
B. Hutton, secretary; Mrs. S. H. Mes
sick, Mrs. Emma Burnett, S. S. Deem
er, Thomas F. Gormley and w. K.
Morgan.
Milford chronicle., 1921-02-04
MATTERS CONSIDERED
BY THE LEGISLATURE
The SENATE ON MONDAY PASSED BILL
INCREASING PENALTY FOR HIGH
WAY ROBBERY TO 20 YEARS.
PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION
PROVIDED FOR In HOUSE BILL INTRO
DUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE or
WELL ON MONDAY.

A measure providing for a State
Board of Public Utility Commissioners
comprising four members was intro
duced in the House on Monday by
Representative Otwell.
The bill provides that the first
commissioners would be appointed by
the General Assembly to serve until
January 1, 1925. Beginning at the No
vember election of 1924, the commits
sioners would be elected to serve
terms of four years.
The commissioners would comprise
two members Of the two major par
ties, and the bill restricts the election
of more than two commissioners from
New Castle county.
The commissioners will receive
$4,000 annually. The law gives the
commission jurisdiction over all pub
lie utilities in the State.
By unanimous vote the Senate on
Monday adopted Senator Palmer's bill
increasing the penalty for highway
robbery, and attempted highway rob
berry.
For highway robbery the bill makes
$500 fine, 40 lashes and not less than
20 years Imprisonment. If the rob-
berry is committed any other place
than on the highway or in a dwelling
the penalty would be same as to fine
and lashes, but the Imprisonment
would be 10 years.
The penalty under the bill for at
tempted robbery would be $500 fine,
40 lashes and not less than five years
Imprisonment.