The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-29
AMERICAN
GUN men IN
DUBLIN WAR
'Yanks' Are Helping Sim
Fein-Iiverpool Fire
Loss Very Heavy.

Dublin, Nov. 29.-Irish Office Of
6cials declare American gunner
have arrived here to cooperate with
the Sim Feiners.
London, Nov. 29.-(United Press
Damage done in Sim Fein's fiery
attack on English property was
figured in millions of dollars today
Extra troops we're assigned to
Liverpool, where dock fires still
smouldered. Police and soldiers
mounted guard here following the al.
most accidental breaking up of an
arson plot in a secluded lumber
yard. -'s"'
The Irish ofice declared the sit.
uation was under control. The mos,
desperate leaders have been cap.
tured, it was announced, and evi-
dence obtained will lead to the ar
rest of others at once.
Soldiers aided today in extin-
gushing the last of the fires along
Liverpool's nine-mile line of docks
The fire department found itself un.
able to fight all the fires at once ant
the losses in buildings and supplies
stored in them mounted into hun
dreds of thousands of pounds.
More evidence that the IL fire:
were in incendiary origin was dis
covered today in scientific house
breaking instruments and bolt cut
ters left by the firebugs.
Police, expecting some such at
tacks, we're surprised when 81
many fires broke out at once. Gangs
Of four and FIVE men, armed will
their housebreaking tools, crep
along the darkened wharves Satur
day night.
Gaining entrance to the building
they ig4ited parafin-soaked sack
which they tossed in amongst the in
fiammable goods stored there. ~,e--~s
Within a few moments fame!
were bursting through the loni
shed-like buildings. The water o
the harbor was lighted by the ret
glare.
Dancing Shadows.
The gangs, lodging and twisting
through the dancing shadows cas-
by the flames, were no easy pre-!
for the police. Instead, the.
winged" some of the officers. Sew
eral policemen exhibited holes II
their clothing, indications Of thei
narrow escapes in pursuing tn
men. Only three participants wer'
known to have been captured.
In BoOtle there were seven ware
house fires at the same time Satur
day night. There was much firinl
in that district throughout tn
night but no injuries or deaths wer
reported.
One man was killed in Liverpool
He was Daniel Ward, a 19-year r-ol
boy who assisted police in surpris
ing one of the incendiary bands.
In London an arson plot was be
lieved disrupted when a policeman
, stumbled across six men loiterin
in the neighborhood Of the Re
Lion market. Upon being question
ed the men fed, leaving behind rag
soaked with parafiin, revolvers an
quantities of waste paper.
One of the men was arrested lat
er and questioned by police, VIII
declared there was no doubt Sin
Fein plot had been frustrated.
The market is in the center OF
congested factory district and fiji
once started would have created
sufficient diversion to permit out
breaks in other parts Of the city.
| Surprise Ineendiaries.
4 London, Nov. 20. - associate
Press. Half a dozen men, wh
we're preparing to set fire to
large lumber yard in the distrit
of Finsbury, an important sectio
of the city Of London, less than
mile north of London bridge, wei
surprised by policeman Saturda
night. This attempt was almol