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Show IN AND WOMEN OPPOtf GUARDS Angry Irish Strikers Determined Deter-mined to Cross River Into Limerick or Fight. I LlMSRldK, April 21. -The first show of organised vsistnncc to the military forces hero occurred tonislit when 500 or more men and women -Hikers who had spent the afternoon al Cahirdavan field, in county riare, j outi Ids of Limerick, attempted ;" cross the Sarsfield bridge over lie Shannon river, without showing the , required passes. They wero turned back by the sentry. When the first strikers were refused admittance to the city Ihey were I joined hy others, but before the crowd grew to very large proportions- the guand was quickly re-enforced, effectively effec-tively blocking the bridge i'p until s o'clock tonlgbl there had been no fhootinc or disorders, but the' leaders admitted the situation WHS acute. A Franciscan monk, bareheaded barehead-ed and sandaled, came to the hridce and after talkinp with the military commander, conversed with strike leaders, but his efforts were without result At 10 o'clock tonisht an armed car' took its position at the bridge behind the guard, while another was sent to I the streets of the city. At that time the crowd at the bi idse continued its march Up and down iho other side of . the river. Shortly after 9 o'clock a Dart loaded with milk and bread arrived ar-rived from t Ian the supplies being furnished by the temperance society there. The march of the strikers was interrupted until the food was d is ri- I buted. This afternoon Miile the garner were soing on at Cahirdavan field. Tom Johnson, the strike leader, ad- Idressed the people and told them not1 I to snow passes to re-enter the city and 41 the troops refused them admission, to remain at the Clare end of he bridge until they had won the strike He promised they would be fed and! I cared for. Late tonight the march of the.strik bm was continuing) with the police and troops looking on ! -The strikers say they will stay all night and all day tomorrow if neces-1 sary Among them are many women; j who say they will stay as long as the I men |