Show I MONLAY Y EVENING FE FE IRISH iiii SITUATION BECOMES CALM CALMON CALMON ON BORDER Liaison Commission Reaches Decision to Release Football Players BELFAST Feb 20 By the ted Press The The situation in north- north r fern em ern Ireland is considerably calmer I II than at any time during the last IS week and the fear of or a clash lash on the southern frontier has dwindled The ival fc-ival rival forces however retain their po- po along the border and hope is expressed that the next few ew days will see see them withdrawn Meanwhile the joint liaison commissions commissions commis commis- b. b are understood to have begun their operations Two To British officers officers cers and two officers of the Ulster special constabulary form the northern commission with headquarters at Clogher the southern commission comprises com corn rises irises three British and two provisional pro- pro visional nal government officers with their base at Monaghan They will apparently institute a sort eort of patrol keeping in touch with each other and sing their influence nce where It t may maybe maybe be needed In the interest of peace 11 It is stated unofficially that the decision decision de- de to release the Irish republican army football players from the Londonderry Lon- Lon jail was reached when the northern government informed the government that it had abandoned abandoned aban aban- Its Us intention to prosecute the men A party of ot class B specials challenged challenged challenged chal chal- a a. Crossley tender bearing a number of specials to the Cavan county line yesterday The driver of the tender did not stop whereupon a member of the challenging party fired killing kUling Constable McEnnis l The incident which is supposed to have been due to a mistake occurred on the northern side of the border Belfast remains quiet and the cost of the recent violence Is now being reckoned Aside from the numerous deaths and injuries there are monetary claims for compensation amounting to more than DUBLIN Feb 20 By the Associated Fed ed Press Fourteen Fourteen thousand British British British Brit- Brit ish troops are now left in Ireland ac according accordIng according ac- ac cording to a n. statement Issued by the publicity branch of the Irish republican republican lican lean arm army I Fifty military barracks and police po po- po- po ice lice barracks harracks have ave been taken over by bythe bythe bythe the provisional pro government BELFAST Feb 20 By B the Asso- Asso j plated elated Press Members Members of ot the Irish army football team captured captured cap- cap j at I Dromore last month were re released released re- re leased leased from the Londonderry Jail re-I re today today to- to I Iday day conformity with the order issued is- is sued last ast night by Viscount is-I is Ithe the viceroy |