The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-07
GUNS BARK FROM
OVER CORY FRONT
sTTUATIoE IS SAID no BE
RATHER DANcEaoUs
Hostile Demonstrations By Re
voting Section Irish Repub-
publican Army Against The
Regulars Are Reported On The
Increase; de Valers's Own"
Declared Deserted Extremists.
Associated Press Dispatch


ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.J
Dublin April 6.-The offices
of the free state party in Sligo
were raided today by men who
damaged the furniture AID REL
moved all documents and propa-
ganda literature.
: TuIlamone, April 6.-Members
Of the irish republican army en-
house today and closed the var
ious offices, declaring them
British Institutions, The off,
Gals were ordered out of the
the building, but were allowed
to retain the keys of the offices.
Dunkalk, April 6.-The war
on goods made in Ulster contin-
ues. A number Of armed men
visited the railroad depots here
today, held UP the officials and
\ransacked and destroyed six
teen wagon loads of merchand-
ise.. All the newspapers from
Belfast again were seized and
burned.
Belfast, April 6.-Republican for
ces are reported to have been con
centrated on the section of the IN
ster frontier between Couaties Lei.
trim and Fermanagh.
Early today one constable was
reported missing and three wound
ed from patrol near Belcoo close
70 the border, and forces of police
we're rushed to the scene in motor
u ucks. 1t was first reported that
he constabies were ambushed, but
adv ices to the headquarters Of thu
special consta bulary here say the
party was fired by machine gunnefs
across the border
An officer. who syisi.s.i the scene
later. : reported eyervthlng anfe
md said no attempt 81 al IL .as I3s1
Was feared.
Irish Situation Grows SeIfrps
London, April 6-Indica.iors that
the situation in ireland is becam
ing dangerous in conse t1euce &,
growing antagonism Of the republi
cans toward the supporters OF. the
free state are given in newspaper
dispatches. Hostile demonstrations
by the revolving section of the. Irish
republican army against the regu-
lars have been reported with in
creasing frequency in the last few
days. These are often accompanied
by shooting and the seizure of free
state property, but there have been
no serious casualties, nor clashes
on any considerable scale.
Dublin seems little better in
formed on these occurrences than
London, and reports conflict there
as here, 1t is stated on one hama
that the provisional free state
government is very anxious con-
corning the situation which, it is
said, may result in cancolling ar,
cause of fear that they will be so
Influenced by the republican ter
rorism that the verdict will be-
worthless as an expression OF real
public opinion.
Ont the other hand, it is I. cleared
that the recent behavior of the re-
publican troops has caused such a
rallying of the population to the
support of the government thst
gunner will be unlikely to control
the elections The Westminster
Gazette reporting this view says it
learns that regiment kno~E as
DE Vafera's own has jeserts I'd Ihe
extremists pledging it's allegiance to
nc EIoftOiOLiAi 6OtCIuufGnt.
Soldiers and Recruits Clash
Dublin, April e.-One hundre.i
young men from Tralee, proceeding
to Dublin to join the free state ar
my, were intercepted today at NAL
low, county Cork, where they were
to change trrins, by strong party
of republ' {. A clash occurred
in which reported one of the
free stat cruits was wounded.
All the frs state men were then
arrested and taken to the barracks
at Duttevant. county Cork.
Officers Attacked BY .Machins Gun
Belfast. April County inSpcc-
tor Harrison reported today that
an officer and six special constabies
patroling the shores of Lake Luue.h
Silan, ten miles north oe Belco.
were attacked by persons using q
machine gun. The number OF at
tackers was estimated at IS and he
said they were concealed scross
the border in county Fermanagh.
One of the specials is believed TO
have been killed and three others
were wounded seriously. The srec
ials returned the fire and then hurl
ried to their garrison for reinforce
ments. Meanwhile the attackers
had disappeared
tE StdteFncH Str James Craig
Belfast, April s. - Sir James
Craig, the Ulster premier, anncunc
ed in the Ulster parliament today
in the course of a statement on
the criminal procedure hill that he
had just had further assurances
that "the other side intended to
enforce peace themselves, and the
prospects seemed to ac ever bet
ter than yesterday
Burned The heysspapers
London, April Held up by 4.
lady officer and newspapers burn
ed" was the message received At
| the Londonderry headquarters 'of
tho Lettcfscnny and L0ueh SRilly
railroad today from the crew of =
train which had reached Lette,
kenny, After the i1ondonce31x
had been destroyed Gn.
the platforms. added tho Idesso
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