The New York herald., 1922-03-19
suggestions for order.


Among the suggestions made in the
letter are:
E One-Considerabl alterations in the
commands and administration of all
the armed forces, including the spe-
cials.
Two-Re-class and re-adjust the
various categories OF the police, and
greatly strengthen some of them.
Three-Redraft the laws for carry
Ing arms.
Fourth--Take increased powers for
rapid and drastic action against
Illegal importation and carrying of
arms, bombs. &c.
Announcing that he was submitting
separately detailed proposals on these
four points, the Field Marshal con-
cIudes:
with Britain in active sympathy and
with the great addition in strength
which ] hope my proposals will give
you, 1 think in the very near future
you will see a wonderful recovery in
the situation, which at the moment
must cause you grave anxiety
The terrorists. who had remained un-
der cover all of ST. Patrick's Day, re-
stmed their activities to-day. Shortly
after the curfew hours a news vender,
proceeding homeward on his bicycle
was shot through the breast, and a man
was shot and killed in Newtonards road.
A bomb was thrown in Thompson street.
the missile wounding several persons. A
girl who was wounded by the bomb
died after being taken to the hospital
Newtonards road was in turmoil until
efter the breakfast hour.
Two mea dashed into Thompson street
in the Sim Fein district, and threw a
bomb through an upstairs window of a
small dwelling where an elderly woman
Rose McGreevy, and her niece, Mary
AIullan, were sleeping. Pedestrians who
forced an entrance found Mrs. Nc
Greevy seriously wounded and her niece
nlortaIly hurt. one of the young woman's
legs having been blown nearly off The
two women were taken to a hospital
where Miss Mullan died shortly after.
ward.
Early this morning the body OF a man
was found in Claremont lane with bull
let through the head.
An Antrim road tramcar was bombed
late this afternoon and resulted in one
fatality and the wounding OF severa
passengers.
Local Bodies Suppressed.
The Ulster Home Office has in the last
forty-eight hours suppressed 1--WE loca
bodies in the Six County area. all having
Sim Fein maJorities. regarded by tn,
northern Government az recacttrani
Commissioners have been appointed /,
discnarge their duties. The bodies sup.
pressed were: The Magherafelt. County
Derry. guardians the Rural Councils oi
Cookstown, County Tyrone Downpat
rick. County Down; Lisnaskea, County
Fcrmanagh; the City Council OF Armagh
The conditions of the recent rivalry
over the possession OF the barracks a,
limerick were reversed at Castleblay
ney. County Monaghan, on st. Patrick's
Day. Republican forces. sadherents o
Eamon de Valera. were In possession OF
the local barracks. but the holiday spirit
being abroad. they left force OF only
four men 10 hold the barracks. Will,
The remainder were out celebrating tn,
national festival.
Noting these conditions Free stat,
forces from the border seized the bar
racks. locking the men OF the small gar
rison within cells.
When the Republicans became awar.
OF the loss OF the barracks they com
n,andeered the Hope Arms Hotel. name,
after the same family az. the famous
Hope diamond. They are well armed
it is said. although without their othei
equipment and expect reenforcements.
DUBLIN. March Is tAssociated Press)
---Disquieting conditions still prevail
along the frontier between southern Ire
land and Ulster. according to message
received In Dublin to-day.
A message from Clones said three o
tie principal bridges within radius o
thirty miles of Chores. on the northern
frontier. had been blown up. cuttini
communications between Counties Fer
rf,anagf and Cavan. stretch or roat
along the northern frontier oetwee'
Clones and Cavan also has been piowf
ur.