The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-29
IRISH fire
LIVERPOOL
DOCK area
Threats of Death Are Sent
to British Officers Now
in Dublin District
nv WE'RE MILLER


LONDON. Nov. ss.--Damage done
- The Sim Fcin's fiery attack ON
English property was figured in mil
hons OF dollars today.
Extra troops wcro assigned 10
Livcrpools where dock fires stll
smouldercd. Pollen and soldier
mounted guard here, following the
almost accidental breaking up OF an
Arson plot In a secluded lumber yard
The Irish office declared the sltua
tfen was under control Tho most
= desperate leaders have been captur
ed. Il was announced. and evidence
obtained will lead TO the arrest OF
others at once.
One man was Killed early today
when he was struck By piece OF
metal hurled almost mile BY an
exploding generator In the Moolwich
power house Three others were In.
tured In tho explosion. Police hur.
ri<d 20 Investigate the occurrence ON
he Possibility that Il might be part
yof tho alleged Sim Feln plot
The man killed was across the
Thames from the power house.
ENGLAND MAKING
DEFENSE PLANS
Plans for the defense OF England
against Sim Fem attacks wcre form.
ulated today ut a meeting Of the Brit
tzh cabinet.
Fun reports OF the dock fires in
Liverpool Saturday night and tho al
1exed incendiary effort here were laid
before the ministers.
Indication that she Officials. are
cnneerned over the possibility u fur
ther efforts In London. was given in
The astcndanc. OF General Norwood.
corEmissionsr Of police. and SIR Basil
Thompson. OF Scotland Yard.
Detailed maps OF the shipping dis
o1ct Of Liverpool were found In pos.
peeston OF one suspect arralgncd TO
~ IN Liverpool Tho maps were
1Arked TO show where fires occurred
ascending to the police. II was said
- may and other evidence found
- tho suspect Indicated plans for
- attack had been laid with great
o1nrunes&
Or OF the measures Of defense
0Dc1ded upon In the conference OF
mhanet ministers with police heads
uoa that the houses OF parliament
aAnn b. absolutely closed to tho pub.
uc. None will be admitted 10 the
vlnecrS gallery and tho public lob
- win BE- barred
0p1dIers aided today In extfnxufnh.
~ The last o. the fires along Liver.
Doo1'o nine-miie limo Of docks. The
mn department. found Itself unable
- night AL the fires at ono. and the
1aeneo IN buildings and supplies
o&oE<d in them mounted into hun.
ore1n d thousands OF pounds. More,
ox1GGuce that the IL fires were az
n<nd11ry origin was discovered to
- - scientific housebrcnI<ing in
nenfa and bolt cutters lsf, BY
- 11u1uGs.
ugvI~ASGAaABIE GOODS
Az SET ON FIRE
FuIice. expecting some attacks,
Uoro surprised when so many fires
oeuko out NJ once. Gangs OF four
- 1--WE men. armed with their
nQuw-breokins tools. crcpt along tho
1nrkeued wharves Saturday night
Go1Ging entrance TO the buildings.
~ limited paraffin-soaked sacks.
Uk1ch ohey tossed In amongst the
1uflMnnmnAle goods stored there.
within . few moments flames
ucGo bursting thru tho long shed
~ tuftdngx. Tho water OF the
nnS1oE w1s lighted by the red riarr.
III gkngz. lodging and twisting
<Aru he dancing shadows cast By
I - namsa were no easy prey for
~ po1coL Instead. they winged"
ouuns q ths officers. Several police
- exhibited holes In their cloth
~, Indications Of their narrow
oornpes IN pursuing the mcn- Only
enres paF<tcipanfs were known TO
hnxs been captured
n Boof1s there were seven varv-
ncunen fired Mt the same time Satur-
~. There was much firing in that
&utrfc< thruout the night. but no In
flE1nu or deaths were reported.
O. youth was killed In Liverpool
ne was Daniel Ward. a fs-ycar-oid
enc Of the incendiarv hands.
Z1ux80&O6 AHE hOtIED
n MARKET ZONE
II London. an arson plot was b.
1leved disrupted when policeman
stumbled across six men lettering In
the neighborhood Of the Red LION
mnxiket- Upon being questioned. the
men fled. leaving rags soaked with
parf1fin. Sevolvers and quantities OF
waste paper.
One AZ the men was arrested later
and Sunday he was questioned BY
police. who declared there was no
doubt = Sim F'ein plot had been
uGn1strated.
The market Is IN the center of n
oongested factory district and fire
ofscs started would have created n
sufficfent diversion TO permit out
breaks In other parts OF the city.
REPORT GUNNER
FROM AMERICA