The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-29
Reds Caught Had Plans
Showing Wide Scheme of
Destruction Plotted.
SAY AMERICAN
Gun Men AIDING
SINN FEIN NOW
All British Officers Are Ordered
Out of Ireland.
General Campaign of Assassina-
tiOn Now Threatened.
TRY TO BURN LIVERPOOL
Eleven Blazes Started Stimuli
taneOusIy in Dock Buildings.
Loss Mounts Into Millions
London Plot is FOiled.
TRY TO BURN LIVERPOOL
Eleven Blazes Started Stimuli
taneOusIy in Dock Buildings.
Loss Mounts Into Millions
London Plot is FOiled.

London. Nov. 29.-Plans for the de-
fense of England against Sim Fein
attacks were formulated today at
meeting of the British cabinet
Full reports of the dock fires in
Liverpool Saturday night and the al
legged iucendiary efforts here were lald
before the ministers.
Indications that the officials are
concerned over the possibility of
further efforts in London was given in
the attendance of General Norwood,
commander of police, and Sir Bash
Thompson of Scotland yard.
1t was presumed the matter of extra
patrols was discussed together with
the need of greater protection Tor
some of the government ana puDnc
Say Its Final Effort.
The Irish office made no official
statement but the attitude of high au-
thorities was that the Sim Fein move
ment was dissipating itself in a final
effort.
One prisoner. caught here after a
policeman frustrated a plot to start
CONFEDERATION near the Red Lion mar
ket. was believed to have made admis-
sions to the police
One of the measures or defense
decid ed upon in the conference of cab
met ministers with police heads was
that the houses of parliament snail De
absolutely closed to the public.
Detailed maps of the shlpplng ols-
trict of Liverpool were found in pos
session of one suspect arraigned today
in Liverpool. The maps were marked
to show where fires occurred. accord
ing to the police 1t was said the
mans and other evidence found on the
suspect indicated plans for the attack
had been laid with great thoroness.
Avenues of escape for the fire gangs
were indicated also.
Liverpool Loss Into Millions.
Damage done in Sim Fein's fiery
attack on English property was fig
ured in millions of dollars today.
Extra troops were assigned to Liver
pool where dock fires still smouldered
Police and soldiers mounted guard
here following the almost accidental
breaking up of an arson plot IN Sc
cluded lumber yard.
One man was killed early today
when he was struck by a piece of
metal hurled almost a mile by an ex-
ploding generator in the WoolWlch
power house. Three others were IN
iured in the explosion. Police hurried
TO investigate the occurrence on the
possibility that it might be part OF
the alleged Sim Fein plot. The man
killed was across the Thames from the
power house.
situation Under Control.
The Irish office declared, the situa-
ton was under control. Ihe most
desperate leaders have been captured
it was announced, and evidence OBJ
tained will lead to the arrest of others
at once.
Soldiers aided today in eXtinguish-
ing the last of the fires along Liver
pools nine mile line of docks. The
fire department found itself unable &c
fight all the fires at once and the
losses in buildings and supplies stored
in them mounted into hundreds Of
thousands of pounds.
More evidence that the eleven fire;
were of incendiary origin was dlscoV'
cred today in scientific housebreakins
Instruments and bolt cutters left by
the firebugs.
Harbor Was AfIamc.
Police. expecting some such attacks
were surprised when so many fires
broke out at once. Gangs of four ant
five men. armed with their house
breaking tools. crept along the dark
ened wharves Saturday night Gain
ing entrance to the buildings they 1g
nIted paraffin-soaked sacks. which
they tossed in amongst the inflam
mable goods stored there.
Within a few moments, flames were
bursting thru the long shed-like build
iugs- The water or the haroor wa
lighted by the red glare
The gangs. lodging and twisting
thru the dancing shadows cast by tn
flames, were no easy prey Ior the po
lice. Instead. they winged some
the officers Several policemen ex
hibited holes in their clothing. indi
cations of their narrow escape IL
pursuing the men. Only three partici
pants were known to have been cap
tured.
In Bootle, there were seven ware
hoise fires at the same time Saturda,
night There was much firing in tina
district thruout the night, but no In
iuries or deaths were reported. ON
man was killed in Liverpool. He wa
Daniel Ward. a 1e-year-old boy wn
assisted nolice in surprising one of tn
incendiary bands.
London Plot Failed.
In London. an arson plot was be
fIsonfinne1 on PAGE Two.I