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Show CHURCHES GUARDED FROM SUFFRAGETTES LONDON, Oct. 4. Tho propensity of the suffragettes to apply tho torch) without any apparent provocation has caused people all ovor England to guard their proporty against possible attack from tho women agitators. A typical case is the parish church of Brentwood, Essex. Tho building was neither damaged nor directly threatened, threat-ened, but nevertheless moBt adequato prccatttionB woro takon to protect it and its troasureo, For months sontries choson from among the parishiouors have kept a continual watch on their church, the womon taking tho day watch in turns and the mon tho night watch. Even now tho day watch is continued whilo other precautions havo been talc-, en to prevent a night attack. Euch week a list of watchers is hung in tho church, tho names of about twonty or thirty of the moro leisured women members mem-bers of tho congregation appearing on It under one or moro special daj-B. The women take half-hour turns from 9 o'cloclt in the morning until 5 In tho evening. |