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Show NATIONALS ON ADVANCE MEET NO OPPOSITION! Castlebar Occupied Without i Fighting; Irish Irregulars I Fire Buildings GARRISON GIVES UP: Lord Mayor of Cork Arrives Ar-rives at Dublin cn Peace Mission DUBUN, July 26 (By the Associated Associ-ated Press) The national forces operating op-erating from Claremorrls. County Mayo, Ma-yo, are continuing their advances. They have occupied Castlebar without with-out the firing of a shot The irregular irregu-lar troops prior to the evacuation, burned numerous buildlngo. including the jail, the courthouse and the bar-rm bar-rm ks irregulars attacked the barracks bar-racks at Eyrecourt, County Galway Th garrison of eight men was compelled com-pelled to surrender. The Irregulars then burned the barracks. No news was received from South Ireland today. ATTEMPT RESCUE A train bringing 70 prisoners from Bnniscorthy to Dublin Monday had several exciting experiences. Two attempts at-tempts were made by Irregulars to iv Si dc the prisoners. The first at-t.-inpt was made outside Wexford. In the fighting, two natlonul soldiers wen kill.-d and seven wounded This attempt having failed, irregulars in luiMIn madi another attempt. They had taken up positions on the roofs ot houses in the vicinity of the Har- iTiiirt 'it n ct Mtjitlon CROWD FIRED ON The 7 0 prisoners were lined up on the station platform under a strong guard while some 300 spectators stood about Just as the prisoners were being be-ing marched away a heavy fire was opened upon the crowd. Many of those on the platform threw themselves them-selves flat on their faces. thereby probably saving themselves from Injury'- The national troops replied to the fire of the irregulars. The lighting light-ing continued lor nearly half an hour. Seven persons were wounded The prisoners were safely escorted to jail Captain Kennedy, one of the leaders of tne Irregular forces, has been captured cap-tured by Free State troops near Tliur-les Tliur-les He was disguised is a woman. ON PEACE MISSION The lord mayor of Cork and other delegates have arrived here on a peace mission, according to the correspond -ent of the London Times. yho says he learns their proposal Is that the members mem-bers of tho new Irish parliament and of the old Dail Klreann shall meet forthwith for the purpose of reaching terms Of settlement. He expressed the belief, however, that the provisional government officials will consent to n ulling short of complete surrender and the laying down of arms by tno republicans. 1 he eorrespondent has information also that the provisional government has decided upon a further postponement postpone-ment of tho meeting of the new parliament parlia-ment Latest news from Cork contained in a message of the new parliament that th city is qui i. but expectant SIX WOINUEP DUBLIN. July 26. Six civilians, four of whom were women, were wounded by a bomb thrown at a lorry In which National soldiers were riding rid-ing in York street Tuesday evening No soldiers were injured. although companions or the bomb throwers i rod ten or twelve shots at the troops. Two men were arrested. |