The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-10
IRISH PEACE
PLANS. ARE
BROKEN OFF
Premier Lloyd George and
Acting Head of Sinn
Fein Fail to Agree.

Fein Fail to Agree.
London, Jan. 10. = ASSOCIATED
Press. )@Conferences between Rev.
Michael O'F1anaean, acting presi-
dent Of the Sim Fein, and Premier
Lloyd George, with a view to bring
ing about peace in Ireland, have
been broken OF and will not be re-
sumed, the Daily Mail says. Before
Father 0'Fl4nagan returned to Ire
land on Friday night, he had q long
with the premier, and
the outcome is said to be described
In Official quarters as mot as salts
factory as could be hoped"
Peace negotiations have not alto
gether broker. down, the statement
adds. but Father O'Flanagan will
not be party to further exchanges.
Frustrato Plet.
Dublin, Jan. 10.-(United Pless.)
forces here frustrated a
plan for q Sim Fein attack in the
heart Of Dublin.
As reported at headquarters to-
day q body Of Sim Feiners cut
through The wire barricade of
long stretch of road leading into
the city, planning to ambush troops.
Soldiers were rushed to the place
and took a number Of prisoners.
The incident Was only one Of a
of skirmishes during the
week end. Raids we're conducted in
Cork. Among prisoners taken were
two young girls, one of them with
a revolver hidden in her corset, the
other with a pistol in her pocket.
The solciers made a careful search
of residences of many suspected
Sinn FeineTs, removing large guam
titles of documents but making few
arrests.
A tank was thrown into lotion at
Dillon's Cross, County Cork. 1t
was used to batter down stone
wall which had concealed ambush
ers two weeks ago. Two buildings
were burned rs punishment for
that ambush. Further property
punishment was exacted At Cam
logh where . constable was killed
last week. Two houses said to be-
long to Frank Aiken, prominent
Sim Feiner, were burned. Most Of
the towns population ned before
the soldiers arrived.
Attack Barracks.
Details Of . Sinn ,Fein attack on
the Tramole barracks, available to-
day, said the small body Of. police
within The barracks sent. II rock
cts while holding OF the attackers
with rifle and bayonet. One Sim
Feiner ives killed with . bayonet
and 10 more wounded.
Attracted by the lights . large
force Of troops were rushed to the
rescue and the Sinn Feihers were
driven OF after INJECTING Compare
lively little damage. ---
The holding ofthe American YES
sci Honolulu by military forces at
Cork engrossed Sinn Fein and mill
tary authorities today. The cap
tain of the vessel protested when
the ship was boarded by soldiers
a she proceeded up the River Lee
to Cork. The, skip carried provis-
ions for citizens Of cork.
Conflicting reports OF the raids
and ambushes reached the neutral
in Dublin. According to whether he
is talking with Sinn Fein or govern
ment sympathizers. the investiga-
tor Is given Numerically opposing
accounts of every occurrence.
~ Government Version.
The government version Of the
murder Of IA officers one Sunday in
November. is that the raid is eu-
dence of the brutality of Irish ter
rorists. Pointing out the fact that
the officers were murdered in their
hotel rooms, some in the presence
Of their wives, the government
claims its charges are unanswer-
able.
Sinn Feiners declared every ON
Ger killed In the raid wa. respon-
sible for the death Of some Irish
man and that each victim had been
tried in court-martial and sen.
fenced after due Investigation.
The case Of Captain Bahbaley
was mentioned specifically. Bagga-
ley's friends declared his murder
was "uubelievahle. that he was q
charming chap without IN enemy.
The government report said he had
been engaged In purely legal court-
martial work. .
Sinn Fsin ome.ala declared b
Was q leader IN numerous raids and
that he headed the party which
killed Councillor Lynch IN his hotel
apartments, lesving . guard over
the hotel porter with Instructions
to shoot him In the back II be
moved.
mHOLLAND eUlClDES
Spokane. wash, Jan. S-John B.
Niiholland. accused b. Jay B.
Hough. hiA pastnse IN IN insestmsnt
brokerage nFln, q having assistsd
him in embezzllng 33oo. ~ In bonda
and money iron James II. CALLAHAN,
millionaire MtAipG nAa a. Wallace