East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-11-29
Damage Mounts Into Millions
When Flames Break Forth
simultaneously Sweeping
7 Mile Warehouse Area.
ANONYMOUS LETTERS IN
DUBLIN WARN OFFICIALS
Repetition of Killings Are
Promised if British Govern
ment Representatives Re-
main; London Blaze Averted,

LONDON, Nov. 29.-(By webb Mil
Ter. u. p. Staff Correspondent.)-- Dam.
age done by Sim Feins in their fiery
attack on English property figured In
the millions OF dollars Extra troops
were assigned today to Liverpool
where the dock fires. started Saturday
night, are still smouidering.
The Irish office declared today the
situation Is under control. IL announc.
cd that the most desperate leaders
have been captured. t.
One man was killed today by a piece
OF metal hurled almost a mile BY an
explosion and three were injured In
the explosion. Police hurried to in
vestigate the occurrence on the pos
sibility that II might be "A part of a
Sim Fein plot, The man killed was
across the Thames from power \
house. More evidence OF Liverpool !
fires OF incendiary origin were dis |
covered today in scientific h0usebreak-
ing instruments and bolt cutters left
by the flrobugs. .
Fires Break simultaneously
LONDON. Nov. 2s.-(A. PA dis
patch to the Press Association from
Liverpool says
"An alarming outbreak OF Sim Feln
violence occurred Saturday night short
ly before o'clock. Fires broke out
simultaneously both in the south and
north ends OF Liverpool and also In
Bootie.
There were seven fires in Bootle
and eleven in various parts OF Li9er-
pool. .- ss-ss zasa
"Subseauenf discoveries revealed
well planned Sim Fetn plet' 70 spread
n holocaust OF fire among the ware
houses in the dock area. The fires
were spread over almost all the whole
seven miles OF the dock area.
lowing to the inflammahle nature
OF the contents of the warehouses, the
flames quickly gained a strong hold.
The local fire brigades were unable to
cope with the situation and were oblig-
ed TO call brigades from other suburbs.
The police took steps to prevent furth-
er outbreaks by concentrating police
men along the line " cokcs'
London Ioltcrcr Frightened
LONDON. Nov. 29.--tA. Pl--Half
n dozen men preparing to set fire to
n large lumber yard In tho Finsbnry
district Of London. less than mile
from the London bridge. were surpris-
cd by policemen Saturday night, about
the time incendiary fires broke out
among the cotton warehouses In Liver
pool Policemen charged loiterer
who attacked the policeman and
shout for help. Five men with reyol-
vers compelled the policeman 10 liber-
ate the man. All escaped.
Letters Warn Officials
DUBLIN, Nov. 2s.--(u. PD7Brit-
ish Officers al Londonderry, in anony- !,
nous letters received today are threat
enea with assassination II they don't
leave ireland Immediately and repeh-
ton of the killings in Dublin are prom
ised IL they remain. Irish office off,
cials today declared that gunmen'
from America have arrived in Dublin
to cooperate with the Sim Feiners'
Coincidentally with incendiary out
breaks in England came reports today
OF renewed Sim Fein activity In ire
land. Determined attacks were made
on police and military patrols and mail
cars were robbed.
Relieve plot Organized
LONDON, Nov. ga, FED
ward shortt, home secretary, declared
in the House Of Commons today ,hat
there seemed no doubt but that sat
nrday nights incendiary fires at Liver
pool were the result Of an organized |
conspiracy OF the Sim Fein. Puhhc
galleries Of the commons were closed
today. The house Of parliament Is be-
ing guarded by extra police.