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Show FIRST MUTINY 1 IN IRISH ARMY Parliament Hopes to Create Free State Next St. Patrick's Day v By DAJTIETJ O'CONNEMj. (International News Service) Dl BUN, Feb. 18. The first mutinous mut-inous outbreak in the Irish Republican arm was reported today A dispatch I from Limerick sold that a proclamation proclama-tion had been Issued In behalf of the middle Limerick brigade of the Irish republican army refusing to recognize present heads of the army or tlve provisional pro-visional government at Dublin Tho proclamation said that the brigade in question gave lis ,illrlance only "to the existing republic" ThreiiLs of revolution and civil war ! have died down and both sides are getting read for the general election Eamonn DeYalera, In a letter to an official of the Americ.tn ssoclatlon I for th- Recognition ol Ireland at ' Wcstfield Mass., thanking him for ii i contribution of 2.229 poundH sterling, said: "An Intensive campaign Is necessary neces-sary to make the people understand :the Anqlo-Irlsh treaty before voting ' opens In the forthcoming general elec- DeValera added that Arthur Grlf-j flths majority in the Dall Elreann 1 recognized tho existence of a repUDllc in Ireland "although their policy Is i to destroy It." MKMORABLi: HOLIDAY. L'iNImiN Feb IS I- " r 1 1 1 a l crea-, 'tlon of tho Irish Free State as provided pro-vided by the Free. State act, whim ' pas-scd commons on xecond reading Friday, will be accomplished on -March . 17 (8t. Patrick's Day), according to plans of parliamentary" leaders revealed reveal-ed tonight. ! It la the plan of government sup-portrrM sup-portrrM m ommon- to th- bill on Its third and final reading on that . Irish holiday. . . Little difficulty la anticipated when B measure is called up for third ; reading. The nature of the vote on Friday Indicated that adherents or, I Premier Lloyd Goorge will he In corn- , pl-te control and will have no d m-1 m-1 culty In writing the free state act into the statutes of the land Framing of the Irish constitution , ! will be undertaken as soon as the bill is enajted Into the organized law or I the nation. On account of the 'ntrl" cacle.s and legal obstacles it probably .will be the middle of summer beTorc I the constitution is completed. DISORD I - ILs LESSENING. BELFAST. Feb. 18. By The Asso-1 elated Pre). An outbreak between the opposing factions In Sea ford street, i I In tho Sinn Fein quarters, led to con- ; Mderable revolver firing this evening, j There were no casualties. Aside from thl disturbance the day patsed qulet- I ly. A bomb was thrown tonight Into j house on George street. severely wi.iu.un-; a tenant. Two men entered a butcher shop In , York street today and fired point blank at the proprietor, wounding him j in the face. |