Show ARREST OF IRISH IS DIG BIG SURPRISE TO PLOTTERS Fund Has las Reached According According According Accord Accord- ing to Reports By United Press DUDLI DUBLIN l I May IS Military Military and palice police police po po- lice officials were working quietly and effectively ely tonight to conclude the measures taken for suppression of or the German revolutionary revolution latest alleged pro pro German ary plot More Moro than persons were in custody custody custorI cus cus- torI tody and arrests were continuing in all ill parts of the country The action of or the authorities was a complete completo surprise sur sur- prise and utter utterly dumbfounded the alleged al al- le ed plotters No resistance has developed de do- eloped and very little excitement accompanied accompanied ac ac- ac- ac companied any of oC the arrests All Sinn Fein members of or the tho imperial imperial imperial impe impe- rial parliament were wore reported to havo have been een arrested They include Edward Devalera president of oC the Sinn Fein William Cosgrave Joseph McGuiness and Count George Others under arrest were Arthur Griffith founder of the Sinn Fein Countess Markievicz who was condemned con con- to death for participation in ill inho inthe the ho Casement rebellion then commuted ed 01 to life JiCe imprisonment and finally liberated under the general amnesty Darrel Fig Figgis ls Herbert Mellows Dr Richard lichard Hayes and Dr Thomas Dillon chairman of or the United Irish lea league leacue no McGrath Thomas Valter Val Wai- ter or Scales and Patrick OKeefe ARRESTED AT STATION Devalera was arrested on tIle the plat- plat platform platform form orm of the tho Greystone railway station on his way home from Dublin Sinn Fein Feln headquarters was raided by y soldiers and detectives this morning and nd man many documents were seized All AIl executives of the Sinn Stun Fein are arenow arenow now under arrest A number of arrests arrests ar- ar rests were made in Kilkenny Drogheda Drog- Drog I Inow beds heda and Dundalk Tho The Irish parliamentary party has been heen icon summoned to discuss the situation situa- situa I tion ion A proclamation signed by br Field Marshal French the new lord lieu ten ant nt of Ireland a was posted throughout I the ho country at daybreak today tOd The proclamation declared that certain ger- ger er- er tam aln tain subjects of Ireland were learned to o have entered treasonable communication communication cation with Germany and that strict measures must he be taken to nut down he tho German plot phot It asked the aid of oC I Ireland reland in crushing the tho conspiracy The proclamation concluded Toward this end we shall cause till still further steps to be he taken to tate ate and encourage voluntary enlistment enlistment enlist enlist- ment mont in Ireland in the hone hODe that without without with- with out ut resort to compulsion Irelands Ireland's con con- to the British forces will equal that of oC the remainder of oC the tho empIre ONLY FEW PLOTTERS Edw Edward rd Shortt chief secretary of Ireland reland authorized the statement that I the he measures for which he accepts full responsibility with French are directed direct- direct 1 ed d solely against German intrigue The Irish rish government he lie said knows that I only a comparatively small number of Irish are involved in the poll I Regarding Shortt's proclamation the Freemans Freeman's Journal said I Secretary Shortt's first word vord to the I Irish people apparently means conscription conscription con con- will vili be launched under cover coval con l of revelations of alleged ed German plots Possibly a few foolish Irishmen mn may 1 have havo entered catered a conspiracy rac to Invoke German aid ald but the Irish people are not pro German notwithstanding all provocation Petitions were being circulated toda today tolay to to- da lay day proposing that th the Irish question be submitted to adjudication by an international tribunal consisting of the I United States and neutral countries The British government is asked to I consider the proposal I General Bryan Mahon who was was was' I scheduled as commander of or trio tile British forces in Ireland by Lieutenant General General Gen Gen- I eral Frederick Shaw has been mentioned mentioned mentioned men men- for the appointment as director general of Irish recruiting I IThe I The fund it was reported re- re re 1 ported today has r reached ached I pounds sterling I I |