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Show BOMB PLACED AT II OF LORD MAYOR Police Search for Unknown Assassin Who Attacks Belfast Executive BKLFAST, Oct. 1 (By A. P.) An intensive search Is being; conducted by the police for an unknown man who on Saturday night attempted to assault as-sault the lord mayor of Belfast. Hir William Coales, by placing a bomb In his residence. nut fnr the' vigilance of the police, the assassin would have succeeded, and as It was he barely escaped In the darkness. DUBLIN. Oct. It (.By A. P.) The Kree State arovernment offer of amnesty am-nesty upon their surrender of persons lllegslly bearing arms, holding stolen property or retaining premises unlaw-I unlaw-I fully occupied. expired at midnight. Beginning today the military authorities authori-ties are empowered to punish offenders offend-ers with death, deportation. Imprisonment Imprison-ment or fine, and the constitution of new courts to dval with such offenses can proceed forthwith. The government's offer apparently has been Ignored, and yesterday there was posted surreptitiously throughout Dublin a proclamation purporting to be issued by the "republican army executive'' ex-ecutive'' warning the public that anyone any-one giving Information leading to punishment pun-ishment of republicans by the new courts will be regarded as a spy and dealt with accordingly, while those acting as members of the courts will be punished fur their "offenses against the republic." |