Evening star., 1923-08-27
OUTBREAK Of FIRING
TROOPS TO
GUARD IRISH POLLS
Soldiers Out Following TWen-
ty-Minute Unexplained Rifle
and Machine Gun FuSiIIade.
Br the Associated Press.

DUBLIN, August 27.-A lively out
break of rife and machine gun fire
occurred in Dublin early today. The
shooting was not explained. Ballot
| ing in the dali elections proceeded
with national troops patrolling the
streets
A motor car carrying James Crow
ley and the minister of fisheries,
Finian Lynch, both of whom are can
didates of the government party for
Kerry, was attacked by crowd
while passing through Lixnaw yes
terday. Shots were fired and one
young man was seriously injured.
The outburst of shooting here last
ed about twenty minutes, ceasing
shortly after $3.50 am, when the city
resumed its normal quiet. There were
reports that attacks had been made
on Mountjoy prison and various posts
occupied by the national troops, but
the authorities professeI to have no
knowledge of such attacks.
The polling was brisk in all parts
of Dublin city and county, both men
and women turning out in large num-
bers to cast their ballots. From the
time the polls opened until early
been reported.
Larkin Opposes Holiday.
James Larkin, the labor leader, ad-
dressing a meeting at Liberty Hall
last night. denounced the action of
the authorities in making election
would rob the workers of ESQ.,
600 in wages; he urged the men to
march to their places of employment
this morning and demand that oper-
ations go on as usual. There was no
evidence of his advice having been
followed in any instance
The eleyenth-hour appearances of
some of the dali candidates were
marked by rough tactics. While
President Cosgrave was speaking
yesterday at Waterford a procession
of supporters of Capt. Rerdmond, in
dependent, came marching on the
scene amid the blare of several bands
which made the presidents remarks
inaudible.
Many Disorders.
This went on for a short time,
when a few of the invaders began
firing revolvers, causing part of the
crowd to stampede. Several persons
are reported to have been injured.
In the melee which followed, accord
ing to Redmond's supporters. the
bands were attacked and their in
struments thrown into the river.
President Cosgrave resumed his ad-
dress as soon as quiet was restored.
At Longford, West Meath, Frank
McGuinnis and p. w. Shaw, govern
ment candidates, were attacked and
cd fro nc
Voting began throughout the Irish
Free State at 8 o'clock today with
an electorate Of more than 1,750,000
eligible to cast the ballots. Nearly
500, 900 of this number are new voters,
most of them being young people of
both sexes.
Announcement to WHIT.
In Dublin there are labor candi-
dates for both the regular and Lar
kin wings. The Dublin sheriff does
any result before Tuesday night, and
possibly. not even then, unless all the
candidates waive formal comparison
of the number of votes cast with the
voting papers issued. 1t is likely
to be Wednesday night before the
Dublin returns are tabulated, and the
delay in the scattered country con
StituencieS is expected to be even
greater.
The police work has been entrusted
in Dublin to the old metropolitan
force, and in the country to the new
civic guard, but as the latter has not
yet reached full strength it has been
necessary to.supplement it with spe-
cially enrolled policemen. The law
provides new and drastic penalties
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