The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-30
MUNICIPAL BUILDING
Sim FEIN CLUB, AND
~s@s
CHARLOTTE QUAY BLAZE
Damage Impossible to Es'
innate at Present
England on Guard. i.

Belfast. Ireland, Nov. 3o.-The
city hall at Cork was set on hro
this morning and reports from that
city state the Thomas Ashe Sim
Fein club and the Charlotte quay
are ablaze. Much damage has been
done, it is stated.
London, Nov. 30.-Public build
ings in London and in many Of tho
other large cities of England were
closely guarded against apprehend-
ed Sim Fein attacks with heavy
of police and de-
tectives last night. In this city tho
patrol was not limited to streets.
but armed motor boats moved up
and down the Thames in front Of
parliament buildings.
With Downing street and its Inn
mediate neighborhood shut on from
the rest OF the city by big fence,
which was constantly under the
eyes of uniformed men. and with
the parliament buildings sentineled,
government sections Of London to-
day assumed the atmosphere Of an
armed camp.
There is nothing to connect the
Sim Fein with the explosion of .
bomb in warehouse in Old Swan
lane, this city. early this morning.
but the people of the city ascribed
it to that organization. The explu-
sion of the bomb, which apparently
was carried into the warehouse in
a travelling bag and left there 70
explode by means Of time fuse,
was heard over a wide area Of the
city and blew out the windows OF
buildings nearby.
Several men suspected Of setting
fire to warehouses In Liverpool on
Saturday night. are under arrest.
1t is claimed by police that Amer
ican gun men" are In that city, a1d
assertion is made that men wanted
in ireland for shooting policemen
and soldiers have crossed the Irish
sea to Liverpool.
Over Million Pounds.
The loss occasioned by Saturday
nights fires in Liverpool is esti-
mated at a million pounds sterling.
The killing of Is police recruits
at Macroomb, Ireland, yesterday
has already been followed by re-
prisals by the black and tans."
and it is reported there is an ex-
odus Of frightened people from
towns near where the recruits were
attacked.
Masked men entered and Get fire
to the buildings housing the Dublin
Freeman's Journal last night.
Considerable damage was done
to the building.
Scores of new arrests have been
made in various districts OF ire
land. Glasgow and the Clyde ship
building district have been placed
under close guard and it Is de-
clared by authorities that many
Sim Feiners are known to be In
Ireland.
Arrest Officers.
! Rattry. Ireland, Nov. 29.-The
military, after an exciting pursuit.
TODAY arrested four men who arc
said to be officers OF rank in the
Irish Republican army.
| Belfast. Nov. 3O.-The calendar
for the winter assizes contains the
names of 600 prisoners from IL
counties, most of whom are charged
with connection with the recent
riots in Belfast.
Fear Second Plot.
London. Nov. 30.-(United Press.)
,l-British oficialdom moved today
in fear OF a second Guy Fawkes
Mot to blow up the houses OK par
Lament.
While government offices func-
toned as usual the work was trans
acted behind a screen OF guards
and only in the presence OF per-
sons who had proven their identity
and their loyalty to the govern
ment.
In the houses OF parliament many
plain clothes men circulated with
| the crowds. They were expert
marksmen, ready for action.
These sentries occupied every
point of vantage in all government
buildings, but particularly the
houses OF parliament They were
ordered to shoot to kill il any
emergency arose.
T Members OF parliament known
to lean toward the Sim Fein were
warned by outsiders to remain away
from the buildings. THIS was taken
by many to mean that a Guy
Fawkes plot was Matching, its in
st;gators desiring to save their
friends.
The warning was disregarded by
al, the Sim Fein sympathiZers.
They took part in the sessions az
usual and without a sign Of ner-
vousness.
| The Liverpool fires and ths
threat Of incendiarism in Londof
. was reflected today In a great ru{
for FIRE insurance. Lloyds repof
ed an unprecedented demand
! policies.
Although no fires Of consequ
occurred 1t night the guard
: was strengthened and addi&
J squads went on duty IN Livf
Southampton and at other
For some reason II WIS
: plotters were especially IN
ni cripple British shippinE.
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