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Show FIVE WOMEN I ARRESTED Suffragettes Attempt to Approach King and Are Promptly Imprisoned Im-prisoned London, March 10. King George and Queen Mary were the targets for the suffragettes today Vague threats had been current for several days In accordance with the suffragette plans for the ceremony of the opening of parliament. All their attempts of Interference, In-terference, were brought to nausrht. however, by the extraordinary police protection. While the kins and queen wore on their way to Westminister, five women wom-en attempted to approach his maj-eety maj-eety In historic Whitehall They carried car-ried petitions setting forth the erlev- anceB of women. The police promptly prompt-ly arrested the rive and Imprisoned them, although it looked for a time as though the crowd would overwhelm tho police and administer punishment in summary fanhlon. Crowds Hostile There was a notable demonstration j of hostility against th suffragettes : by th vast throng gathered to see I tho roal procession. The five women wom-en required the protection of a hundred hun-dred policemen to keep back the mob, Which was exasperated by the recent (.Miliar. - of the militants |