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Show EXECUTION DF i 1 IRISH I STIRS DUBLIN Men Shot in Batches of Two Each Every 15 Minutes At Jail LONDON. Feb. 28. (By th Associated Asso-ciated Prea) Tho British government govern-ment dor-n not Intend to alter It prr-fl- lent policy for maintaining order In Inland, Mr. Lloyd George, the prime minister, announced In the house of 'commons today. The chief secretin .,, r. i.i.i.l lif an!, would ! n ! low ff! t'. oarr) htv administration to a successful suc-cessful conclusion. CORK. Peb. 28. By The Associated Associa-ted Press. ) Despite the appeal for ! clemency made recently by the fork I . orporatlon. the six Irishmen in Jail hero whom death was fixed for to-.ias to-.ias on charges of frying war against I the crown forces, were duly executed i by the military this morning. The im t i w re .shot In batches of two ea h at interval! of 1 5 minutes. The men executed were Timothy McCarthy, Thomas O'Brlea Patrick Mahoney, J"hn Lyont, Daniel Calla-ghan Calla-ghan and John Allen. - The flist five were condemned for an attack upon the crown forces at Dripse. t'oiiiit 'ork. In January Allen hoce home was in T"pperary 1 wan sentenced for ponsessing a re-voher re-voher and ammunition. it was hln sentence which the king's bench con- On i ni February 2-1 In daudlng that a slate of war existed in Ireland. KUIng the military full i.uwcr 'o act without interference by the civil I courts. , . , The clemency appeal was adopted by th . orporatlon Saturday and u rops s. mi to (ieneral Sir Nevll Mac-1 Mac-1 Ready, commander of the troops in I Ireland. . - ... - , In all tho Catholic churches In Cork yesterday prayers wore said for the condemned men. ' DUBLIN. Feb. 28. NeWg of tho ! execution of the six Irish i - ul.licans I at 'ork this morning uade a profound ,,,,, - Ion upon th-' ...piilat ion ..t I Le capital. It had generally been ex-I ex-I pected 'he death sentences would be commuted. |