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Show IRISH VOLUNTEERS AGAINST ENGLAND Excitpig Meefing in New Toyk Pe porter Struck With Sword by German Enthusiast Bj Internat onal News Service NEW 'V OfiK Dec 1 A n eeting of 300Q members of the Iew lork fish volunteers at Terrace garden tonight be came so exc t ne at one stage that a newspaper reporter was struck across the back of the neck with the flat of a sword because he didn t stand while the German national anthem was be ng pla ed The demonstrat on was qu eted bj James Y lk n, the Ir 6h leader who lumped from the stage and pleaded with the aud ence to be calm The meet ng wh ch was attended by many Qermaijs was flavored strongly w th host lity to England Professor Ku no Meyer was pr nc j al speaker He was followed by Jerem ah O Leary presMent of the organ zat on who at tacked Amer can newspapers n gene al One of the 500 members who were n uniform n ludmg s vqrds became in tensely exc ted Joseph P Sher dan a reporter was writ ng when the band began to play the German nat onal anthem Ine of ficer w th the sword went o e and strucl h m |