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Show GUSHES CONIHUE m TO BRING TERROR f'H KILKENNY AND TIPPERARY trl COUNTIES SCENE OF AP. PROACH TO CIVIL WAR. 1 thB "M'jIB tlttH Military and Police Force In Ireland "'WfB Ambushed, Numerous Casualties iit.H Resultlnn Inhabitants In a H.ti,jH State of Terror.' cfl! Dubl'ii Heavy fighting 1ms taken H plncc between largo forces of clvlllana jlM on one utile ami soldiers and police on oi; .H (he 0jiprt the Hectlon lying between '&' pniinii, County Kilkenny, and aien-""W aien-""W bower, County Tlppornry. Tlio mill-B mill-B tary nad iiollcc weru ambushed lit not ''tteJiB lesg ,), tiroe different places Tuos-"'tltB Tuos-"'tltB ,ay uad nunierous casualties resulted 1iH on both sides. evH An official communication Issued by H general headiiuartcrs Tuesday night 'ijiH estimated the casualties anions the , attacking forces nt sixteen and Rives ' w the military casualties ns ono private eB severely wounded. No', police casual- H ties are mentioned. The statement iaa , say, timt the details nro still In doubt J S"'BI anJ tllllt " '"forlllatl0" has J'ot bcun 'HH received regarding the ambush of 1 k"M l"00 reinforcements from Clottnicl. ittM ric inhabitants of the countryside 'ttitijl are In a state of terror and many are 13 ttl fleeing from their homes. tB Tlio first conflict occurred early In "'''"sH "l0 tl"y nt tl10 'oot ot St;lvenamoin erB hill. After a sharp fight the military H lorries got through and sent a mes- '"j face to Callan for reinforcements, in 'thtH (his Instance It Is believed the am- r"fH lnwlicrs cscuped unhurt. l,!fiB ltelnforcements of royal Irish con-nB con-nB stnbulary ami soldiers left Callan Into H In the afternoon and, when about two fricB miles out, ran Into another iiiiriitish & near Carrlckgrlcken, tlio Karl of Os. wry'" "hooting lodge. At tlio first '""B V0"J' fr()I" ,,1L' iliubusli j party, tlio 'rttB Mlll('rs m"l l'ollce demounted' from the lorry anil spread out, and a brisk MuH flsht ensued, the firing being intense wfoM at times. V rH The fighting was stilt In progress f,1B Wlie" (,,'un,y ""I'ector.Wliytc of KI1- ' '-'B kcnll'' "'"' " ''ozen men of the eon- rtabulnry, ilashed up on another lorry, H running Into the thick of Jt. It wiis '")? now becoming dark and the police ) i 'H hny Mas Kll,,Jt'L',t,,, t veritable ball i H 0f Lu"t',s- u w"8 riddled nml Ser-e Ser-e " 'geant Walsh was shot through the head, dying Instantly. Shannon re-"M re-"M wed wounds In the bead and arms. ilrsBH |