Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-12-09
15 BR|T|SH POLICE
KILLED IN AMBUSH
Another Missing, One Wounded
After Sim Fem Attack.
100 MEN IN ATTACKING PARTY
u. S. Gunner Seen With the Irish
RebeIs-Commons Told of Big
Torch Plot-Assault on Lon
don Is Blocked.


Nov. 3O.-Fifteen auxiliary police ca
diets were killed and one cadet mortal
ly wounded as the result of an am
bush near Kilmichael, southwest Of
here, last night. Another cadet is
missing. The cadets, under District
Inspector Crake, were patrolling in
two lOrries when they were ambushed.
U. S. Gunner in Ireland.
London, Nov. 30.-American gun
men" are said to have made their APP
pearance in Londonderry, Ireland, ac-
cording to messages received here.
The presence of these mercenaries in
Dublin and other Irish cities has pre-
viOuly been reported. The military
authorities of Londonderry are taking
all precautions in the event Of at
tempted aSSasSinatiOnS The police Of
Liverpool, dispatches from that city
say, also believe American "gunmen'
have invaded Liverpool. The police
claim to have established connection
between Sim Fein headquarters and
numerous strangers who are idling
about the streets in groups Of two or
three and having the appearance of
desperadOes.
Short Bames Sim Fein.
Edward Short, the home secretary,
declared in the house Of commons in
reply to questions regarding Saturday
nights incendiary dock fires in Liver
pool, that there seemed no doubt that
the fires were the result of an organ
lied conspiracy in which members of
the Sim Fein party were engaged.
Close Galleries of Commons.
The public galleries Of the house of
commons were closed in the afternoon
and the approaches to the houses of
parliament guarded by extra police as
precautiOn against possible untOWard
incident, following the disclosure Of
an alleged Sim Fein conspiracy for
operations in England.
Speaker LOWther stated in the COM
mons, in answer to a question, that he
had ordered the galleries closed as a
result Of information he had received
from the chief commissioner.
AS an additional precaution a police
mOtorboat, armed with a machine gun,
was placed on patrol along the river
front of the houses of parliament.
Premier and Police Confer.
The latest Sim Fein Developments
were discussed at an important confer
ence at 10 Downing street, the official
residence of Premier Lloyd George, be-
tween members of the government
and the heads of the police organiza-
lions.
The conferees included the premier,
Winston Spencer Churchill, secretary
for war; Sir Hamar Greenwood, chief
secretary for Ireland; Speaker Low
ther OF the house of commons. and the
heads Of the metropolitan police and
Scotland Yard.
The closing of the public galleries Of
the house of commons followed this
meeting.
Foil Arson Plot in London.
London, Nov. 30.-Half a dozen men
who were preparing to set fire to a
large lumber yard in the district of
FinSbury, an important section of the
city of London less than a mile north
Of London bridge, were surprised by a
policeman. This attempt was almost
coincident with the breaking out Of
incendiary fires in Liverpool. The po-
liceman challenged the loiterer, who
Immediately attacked the officer and
shouted for help. Five men, with re-
vOlvers, answered his call, emerging
from behind some empty wagons and
rushing the policeman, who was COM
PEELED to liberate the man he had
seized. All the men escaped. search
ing behind the wagons, the policeman
found cotton waste soaked with gaso-
line had been pushed through a gate
way of lumber yard, and he also
discovered two revolvers and 100 car
tridges One of the supposed incen-
diaries was later arrested