Show MACHINE GUNS GUN DEAL DEATH IN IRISH WARfARE Officer Killed When Patrol Is Amb Ambushed shed in Outskirts of Belfast Two Seriously Wounded in Fighting DEMOBILIZATION OF POLICE AGREED UPON I Representatives of North and South Ir Ireland land Reach Sudden Agreement ement Received Received Received Re Re- With Enthusiasm LONDON March 31 Associated Press Press- Press The The Irish free free freestate state bill be became became be be- came law today when King George gave his assent to the m measure asuro The house houle of lords decided not to insist upon amendments It had adopt adopted d and an nn adjustment was reached between en the two houses of BELFAST March 31 Associated Press Press Press-A A patrol of Special police poUce returning returning re returning re- re turning from duty today was ambushed ambushed ambushed am am- bushed In Hill street Newry Constable Constable Constable Consta Consta- ble Allen was shot dead and Constable Consta Consta- ble blo Waring was wounded While I consta-I theother theother the theother other members of the patrol were pickIng pickIng picking pick pick- ing ip ip Allen and Waring they were heavily fired on with machine guns Two more men were were shot shot and seriously seriously seriously seri seri- wounded iA M the streets streets' of Belfast last night and a 3 bomb was thrown Noone Noone No Noone one was injured by y the missile Early Action Planned On London Agreement BELFAST March 31 Associated Press Press Demobilization of the police poUce In the six counties of Ulster will begin today and is expected to be completed ted not later than May 31 1 Disbandment In In the twenty-six twenty southern counties will wm begin at the same time and and be be finished as soon as possible The above dispatch would Indicate that the agreement signed last night In London was to be effective Imme Imme- The agreement provides for reorganization of the special police forces In districts where the population population tion is of differing religious beliefs these forces are to be composed halt half haltof haltof of Catholics and half of Protestants All members of the special constabulary constabulary lary not required for these forces are to be withdrawn L London Cheers j Result of Parley LONDON March 31 Associated Press Press Signing Signing of the agreement be between between be- be tween the representatives of northern and southern Ireland outlining measures measures measures meas meas- ures for the pacification o of 01 the country came with unexpected suddenness The cheers with which the house houe of commons commons com com- mons mona greeted the announcement by Secretary for Colonies Churchill gave I an indication of the enthusiasm with which the tho majority In England Is expected exI ex ex- to greet the n news ws I Owing to the lateness of ot the announcement announcement announcement an an- only two of the morning newspapers found it possible to tomake make editorial comment but the manner In which the text of the d document was displayed Is Indicative of the Importance Importance importance tance they attached to it In commenting on the gratefulness I the Times says The whole empire will look to Ireland with renewed confidence confidence con con- to honor the bond into which Its chosen leaders have hav entered The Westminster Gazette heartily welcomes the agreement and hopes it Is Isa Isa isa a step toward unity of the the- whole count country for no permanent division into two parts Is li compatible with satIsfactory satisfactory sat sat- life for either sf st Dublin Sees End f. f Of tf Terror I Reign DUBLIN March 31 31 Associated Associated Press The Press The agreement signed In LondOn Lon Lon don Is enthusiastically received by the Unionist Irish Times and the Nationalist Nationalist Nationalist Nation Nation- alist Irish Independent The former considers that the terms represent a broad minded and generous effort to remove all causes of strife between between be be- tween the north and the south The Independent Independent Bays ays a policy a-policy of re reconstruction reconstruction reconstruction re- re construction Is so o much needed throughout the country that all sections sec sec- should unite In the work of re rebuilding rt re- building tho the nation and Increasing its prosperity i North Ireland Press Hop Hopeful fuI BELFAST March 31 Associated Press Press Sentiment Sentiment In northern Ireland as reflected by the press comment welComes welcomes welcomes wel wel- comes the signing of the agre agreement ment aimed at suppressing the reign of disorder disorder disorder dis dis- dis- dis order but the editorial writers point to some of at the difficulties to be bo overcome over over- come The Tho Belfast News r says Bays the agreement agree agre agreement ment has one merit which is worth a n great great- many concessions namely the I promise of ot cooperation between the Catholics and anc Protestants In support of the northern government In Its ef efforts efforts efforts ef- ef forts for peace 1 The Northern Whig Unionist while admitting there Is promise of brighter days thinks It Is a promise only Tb ugh Protestant and antI Catholic unite It adds we may in hoping for tor Continued on n page 4 j 7 r I i M MACHINE GUNS J Continued from page 1 A s. happier happler issue have to lament one morn more bitter disappointment It Itis ItIs is lis worse than useless for one side to bury the hatchet If it the other continues to to flourish its own weapon The Nationalist Irish News says f The seeds of ot evil are deep rooted and have been constantly sprouting the crop flourishing In In Ireland for tor centuries but the peace seeds eeds have been planted In the hearts of ot the of ot the people r Free State Plan f Seems r Strengthened LO LONDON DON March 31 Asso Associated Tress Tho Tho The Free State party in Ire- Ire U and is enormously strengthened by the she agreement for tor the pacification of ot the nho Island sl signed ed here last night the house of commons was told tod today y by r Spencer Churchill secretary the colonies Republican f Wing Reports Progress DUBLIN March 31 Associated Press Press PressA A A publicity department has 3 J been een started by the republican section 3 f the Irish republican army Its first statement says Sundays Sunday's convention on onn n n. n conservative estimate represented 80 5 Iper er cent of at the whole army f 1 Tho The statement statement-cb charges iges that the free tree state soldiers at Beggars Beggar's Bush have raided the shops of ot the republican re republican re- re 1 publican section and that a large numer num- num er of ot tree free state officers including five went five wenty-five who have been guarding Jh the he Bank Barth of Ireland have joined the republicans republicans t Journal Attacks Attack s i It Part of Big Scheme C LONDON LOI-DOX March 31 Associated Tress Tress-It ress-It ress It Is widely believed d In Dublin i that the armed raid on the plant of ot the Freeman's Freemans Journal yesterday was part cf vC a project for the seizure of the whole city which failed tailed through the lack of ot I forces dent says tho the Dally Daily Mail The raid created a sensation and I there here was considerable uneasiness last night bight the people expecting some fresh I b by bytho the tho republicans The latter tetter's flaim of ot big recessions from the free j tate section of ot the Irish republican army including halt half the forces guard- guard Jn the Bank of Ireland has been given wide publicity to have add- add bd d to the nervousness throughout the I city The Dally Daily Mall ralI In to printing the dispatch dis dis- patch appends a noto to the effect that tho the telephone operators In Jn Dublin sullenly sud sull- denly enly cut the connection the conn connection during the transmission of ot the message which Is incomplete Latest reports agree that although type lype three rotary presses and fourteen lyno- lyno machines were ruined mined In the raid preventing the Freemans Freeman's Journal from tram Issuing a complete newspaper there was ras only slight loss from firo |