The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-23
FREE STATE
HEAD SLAIN
IN AMBUSH
Party Attacked Near Ban
don; Several Soldiers
Reported Killed:

Dublin, ireland. Aug. 23.-(By
the Associated Press. THE pro-
government publicity de-
partment announced this after
noon that the body Of Michael Col
Inns. head of the provisional gov
ernment, who was shot from am
bush last night at Bandon. County
Cork, would arrive. in Dublin to-
night.
Dublin, Ireland, Aug. q. - (By
the Associated Press.)-A national
funeral with full military honors
will be accorded to Michael Col
Inns. His body will lie in state
prior to interment in the Glasnevin
cemetery where Arthur Griffin was
buried q few days ago.
Dali Is Summoned.
Dublin, Ireland, Aug. 23-(By the
Associated Press.)-It was an
nounced today that in the view Of
the assassination Of Michael Col
Inns, the Dial Eireann will be sum-
moned Immediately. probably meet
ing on Saturday of the present
week.
London. Aug. 23.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press.)-An Evening News
dispatch from Dublin today says 1t
is believed that Michael Collins
was accompanied by seven Free
State staff officers, including Major
General Dalton, when the Free
State chief was killed from am
bush last night at Bandon. Several
soldiers, the dispatch says, are be-
lieved to have been killed or
wounded during the attack on Col
Inns party.
Follows Rebel Threats
London, Aug. 23.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. THE assassination
of Michael Collins at Bandon, Cork,
yesterday, comes directly on the
heels of the announcement by the
Irish irregulars of a policy Of am
bushes and raids in their fight
against the Free State govern
ment.
Collins was shot down from am
bush only a few hours after he had
been given an ovation by the resi-
dents of Cork city which was freed
less than two weeks ago by mill
tary under Collins command. The
place where he fell is part OF the
constituency which he represented
in the Dali Eireann.
News of the outrage, only
lmeager details of which have been
received here, came too late for
publication in the morning news
papers, the majority of which COM
ment on the breaking up of the or
ganized warfare in southern Ire
land.
Story Of Fight
Il Cork, Aug. 23-The ambush oc-
Cured in a wild mountain road
between Macroom and Badon, at
7:3O O'Clock. Collins was in an
open touring car with Major-Gen-
eral Dalton. commander of Free
State troops in Cork; Commandant
Dolan, governor of the Mount Joy
prison, and Captain Montgomery,
and officer of the general staff.
A party OF National army troops
escorting the officers had Just
passed the little village OF Beal-
hanback, when a volley of shots
rang out from the group Of Repub-
lican irregulars, who were COLI
cealed along both sides of the road
The first fusillade from the 1r.
regulars caused no casualties.
Collins Morally Wounded.
T Collins and the members of h
party Immediately jumped from
their vehicles, took to cover ant
engaged the attackers in a heav,
fight which lasted half an hour.
e Shortly before the Assailant!
y were beaten off Collins was hit b.
a bullet back of the ear and fel
mortally wounded. He lived onl,
a few minutes. His comrades con
p tinued the fight and Major Genera
Dalton was wounded. The drive
of the car in which Collins and hi
: companions we're riding also wa
hurt, and a motorcyclist accom-
j. panying the party was CRITICAL
i wounded in the neck.