New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
All Traffic Suspended as
Troops Continue Their
Search for Assassins:
Three Prisoners Shot
London to Honor
II Dead Officers
Bodies To Be Brought to
England ON Destroyer;
More Policemen Killed
BY Frank GETTY

From The T-tbune's Europeon Brreou
Copyright. 1920. New York Tribune Inc.
LONDON, Nov. 23.-London will
have an opportunity to pay tribute to
the fourteen British officers who were
assassinatcd in Dublin Sunday morning,
A public funeral for these Sim F6in
victims Is being arranged and thei,
bodies will be brought to England on
board British destroyer
In Dublin the military and police con-
tlnued their wholesale raids TODAY
rounding up outstanding republican
leaders and making many arrests.
Again all vehicular and pedestrian
traffic on the streets was stopped while
the search progressed.
More deaths in the Irish war sre
reported tonight. Three men, said to
nave been leaders of an inner circle
OF Sim Fein, were shot dead in Dublin
while attempting, according to an Of
flc1ai account Of the incident. to escaDe
from custody. The men were Peter
Clancy, Richard Mckee and T. C. Clune.
Clancy was said to have been impli-
Gated in the abortive plot to assassinate
Lord French last spring. He and the
two others were taken in the dragnet in
Dublin after Sundays murders. Mr.
nee was a munition expert and Clune
an o'hcer in the republican army.
Shot While Trying to Escap.
According to the official account of
their deaths, all three had been placed
IN the guard house instead of in a
prison. In some manner not learned
the prisoners obtained some bombs and
rifles. Armed with these, they made a
desperate attempt to escape from the
guard house, but were shot down bv
the military.
The greatest police and military ac-
tlyity took place in the rural districts.
Many documents and books were seized
by the authorities.
Three policemen were killed and Ave
injured in a fight with Sim Feiners
near Ennis, County Clare
Steps are being taken by the au-
thorities to thwart the plans of the
Finn Feiners for outrages in this coun-
try, particularly in London, which were
found outlined in papers taken from
prisoners captured by the police and
military in their round-ups in Dublin.
DUBLIN, Nov. % (By The Associat-
ed Press) THE vigorous activities of
the authorities leave little doubt that
determined and concerted efforts are
being made to round up every repub-
llcan suspected of being active in out.
RACES. The military forces are tight
enlng the Gordon about Dublin and are
gradually working in toward the CEN
ter, as was done during the Easter re-
bellion of 1916. 1t is believed a num-
Der of republican leaders in the prov
inces, finding the pursuit too hot. have
taken refuge in Dublin
The total arrests to date are under
stood to be huge, but the government
refuses to dlvulge the figures. Dublin
Castle authorities, however, admit the
prisons are so full that it has become
HcCcsSaIy 10 uClllzc tnc Castle itself !
prison.
The bound body of an auxiliary Do
liceman was taken from the River
Liffey to-day.
City ls Tightly Sealed
Strong military patrols manned every
bridge and road running out of the city
of Dublin last night. All avenues of
egress and ingress were closed and
even persons holding permits were not
allowed to pass the lines drawn through
the outskirts of the city. Reports
reaching the center of Dublin during
the evening indicated that virtually the
whole military establishment in this
district of Ireland was employed in
maintaining this Gordon.
Late in the evening the strict guard
placed around the city made absolute
the paralysis of traffic in and out of
Dublin, which was begun when orders
were issued on Sunday suspending all
railway service.
In the mean time soldiers were con-
ducting scores OF raids throughout the
city, reports reaching newspaper Offices
showing that all classes and types of
residences and other premises were be-
ing searched. From early in the morn
ing this work went on and reports
came in quick succession of scores of
raids, which were attended by more
than the usual number of incidental
clashes. 1t seemed certain that many
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