Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-29
CHARGE SEM FEINN
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cotton warehouses, burned nefceiy VI.
night long One Of the south end ana
another in Bootle, at the north end, are
taken es proving that there was careful
organization. II was found that oil the
locks on the warehouses; had been cut
with bolt cutters Many empty petrol cans
were found on the scene. Each fire WAS
started at more than one place. In the
case at one timber yard there were three
separate outbreaks
The Liverpool correspondent OF tho
Evening Telegram, in AN untimed mes
sage, today Says:
IAN orgy Of outrage and destruction, |
believed to have been engineered by |
Sim Fcinefs, was carried out on twelve
cotton warehouses and several tlmbef
wards here Several hres were burning |
NJ ONCE necesaitating call for the as
sistauce Of outlying fire brRndes Many
of the iirca are still burning
The newspaper SAYS a suspected man,
believed to have been connected WIN
one Of the fires. when seized by police
man pulled n revolver and shot the police
man dead The man later WAS arrested
The description of two men wanted IN
connection with the fires have been CIR
culated by the police, and it is believed,
adds the message that both are con
| nectcd with the Sim Fem movement,
1T appears that for each building
marked for destruction there were allotted
| gangs numbering from four TO hVe men,
one of whom stood sentry while the others
cut the locks and applied the inflammablee.
| MANY fires were suppressed in their
early stages. and in these cases there
was clear evidence Of incendlarlsm IN
/ the finding Of rags soaked III parafiin
] md empty petrol cans and bolt cutters
| left behind The most destructive fires
were in two large bottom warehouses; on
/ either side of Jordan Street. which were
not extingushed until Z o'clock this
morning. when tho buildings were com
| pletplv destroyed
/ "It il impossible 10 estimate tho total
/ damage. but It Is known Il will rin INTO
! hundreds Of thousands OF pounds
! '"The man who shot Daniel Ward es-
/ capped but the police chased and captured
/ his aCcompilce.
Cork Nov 20. In additional in
cendiarv fires Saturday night. m ex-
tensive block of buildings ~ s. Patrlck's
street was completely destroyed, involving
damage estimated at fla0, 900 The huiid-
inRs DESTROYED included the Blackthorn
House which had been twice previously
/ bombed and partially wrecked.
London. Nov. % Half a dozen men
/ who we're prerarirg 10 set fire to "a large
humber ward IN the datrlct If Finshury,
n section Of the city IL London less than
mile north Of London bridge, we're sur
prlscd by policeman Saturday plght.
This attempt was almost coincident with
the breaking out Of lncendiary tires ~
Liverpool
The policeman challenged l0iterer,
who immediately attacked he officer and
/ III
answered his call, emerging from behind
some empty wagons aud rushing the police
man. who was compelled 70 hheratc the
man he had seen All the men escaped.
Searching behind the wagons the police
man found cotton waste soaked with
gasoliuo had been pushed through gate
way of a lumber yard and he also dis
covered two revolvers and 100 cart
ridges Gne Of the supposed lncendlarles
later was arrested.
Rome, Nov. Is Members of the ltal-
ian chamher of deputies and senate have
received a strong protest concerning II
latest events in Ireland from the lnsh
clergy headed by Cardinal logue, Arch
bishop OF Armagh Facts enumerated n
the protest and the language used have
! produced a profound IMPRESSION es-
party. who il Is asserted have taken a
decided attitude III favor Of Ireland.
London. Nov % American gun
men are said 10 have made their appear
ance IN Londonderry. Ireland, according
u advices received here today. The
presence Of these mercenaries in Dubllr
2 and other IRISH cities have previously re,
ported The military authorities o
: Londonderry are taking all precautions
. in the event Of attempted assasslnatlons
/ The police q Liverpool, dispatches from
that city say, also believe American gun
, men have invaded Liverpool The police
r clam 10 have established connection
! between sin Fem headquarters and nu
< ~Hner0us strangers who are ldhng abou
e the streets in groups Of two or three anC
c having the appearance OF desperhdoes
e Dublin Nov % Cardinal Logue, tn,
Prirnatc of Ireland. in Il pastoral le,te
T read Yesterday in all the churches OF tn
y Archdiocese. dennunces the murders il
Y Ireland. and declares that If a balanc'
Il were struck between last Sundays assas
b sinations If officers and the shooting by tn
police In Cr8ke Park he believes II shoulC
be given against the forces Of the Crown.
The Cardinal says the ardent hopes o
the IRISH people for peace are shared b,
e European and other countries. In sup
port Of this he cites letter from tn
r Archbishop of Malines and all the Bishop
is il Belgium conveying their cordial sym
d pathy 10 the Irish people
= With reference TO reprlsals, Cardlna
, Logue says lives and property are hein
y sacrificed in eases where there has bee1
+ no outrage which could give color t
retaliation, and that the activities O
e the military we're being carried int
n districts which hitherto had been con
l. sidered peaceful.
le Rome, Nov. % The Pope is followin
n with anxious interest the development
d Of the situation in Ireland and is deepl
d grieved at the daily reports Of bloodshec
3 Learning Of the arrest of Arthur Girl
is fifth and Professor AfacNeil Of the Sin
,e Fein. he inquired the effect il might pre-
,e duce, and was answered by a proml
nent Irshman that both men exercise
a moderating influence on their follow
= ers. therefore their disappearance woul
. proably have bad, rather than gOoC
= effect
e. INTER ALLIED MEMORIAL DAY.
le War Veteran Associations RecOmme
n Its Observance as Such