The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-06
England Is just Learning Something
About Real Trouble Since Num-
erous Recent Dis
turhances.
ORDERED NEW PISTOLS
london Policemen Have Abandoned
the Club and Arc Now Equip
pod with Automatic
RevoIvers.

dent OF the United Press.l
LONDON, January g. England
is learning by personal experience
what crime wave really means.
Whenever the London newspapers
chronicle which they do with much
detail-such outrages as those COM
mitted by the Bonnet motor gang IN
Paris. or the plot that culmi-
mated in the murders OF Rosenthal
and Big Jack Zelig in New York, the
aelfsatisfied Britisher has been wont
to remark, Things like that don't
happen in England"
It is true that 1t Is three years since
the Tottenham outrage, when a
couple OF Russians robbed cashier
and in their flight shot and killed or
wounded nearly score of persons In
{ broad daylight in busy suburb. And
two years have elapsed since the
Houndsditch and Sidney Street af-
fairs, when a gang of desperadoes
killed four policemen and few
weeks later held at bay 1000 police
men and soldiers-not to mention
Home Secretary ChurchilIin tho
heart Of the busy east end. But, only
a comparatively small proportion OF
London's huge population witnessed
the unusual spectacle of the royal
horse artillery galloping down White
chapel road, with ltmbers filled with
sharpnel, ready to reduce the build.
Ing, which however succumbed to
flames kindled by the fusilade OF!
shots poured into it for twelve hours
and the episode IS we'll nigh forgot
ten. Exceptional occurrences, my
boy-couldn't possibly happen again"
says the complacent Londoner. That
is, he used to say it. He isn't nearly
so confident now.
The recent remarkable growth OF
armed brigandage, all over Europe.
which the police say is largely due
to the advent Of the automatic pistol,
is having Its effect In England With
In the past few weeks there have
been half dozen sensational day
light robberies OF stores by gunner,
who have employed the motor car
method of making their getaway. in
addition to an alarming increase in
the number Of highway hold-upe,
porch-climbing jobs. etc. Although
there has been no serious shooting.
except In one instance, when police
man was killed by house burglar,
most Of the victims were cowed by
threats of death, and in nearly eyery
case where the criminals were caught
they we're found to have been armed
with the new style of weapon. AID
Dreciating the seriousness OF the
problem, the police authorities have
just ordered 5000 automatic pistols
for the force.
Hitherto the London bobby" has
ordinarily gone unarmed with the ex.
ception Of his "truncheon,' as the
billy is termed in English.
Scotland Yard officials estimate. In
view Of the recent robberies. that ths
years loot from London stores alone
will amount to million and a quar-
ter dollars.
1'itCi lCSS LlidiI tUTe1 HlOnJ1lS work
Mrs. Kate Todd Appleton of Chicago
chief organizer Of the World-Travel.
ers' and Artists club, for the safe.
guarding and comfort of American
women and girls travelling Or ssudy.
ing abroad, has established a flour
tshing branch in England. A LARGO
number of philanthrop,c American
and English women have interested
themselves in the enterprise. working
committees have been formed, and Of.
ficers chosen, headed by Mrs 7
Bruce Ismey, wife of the Chairman or
the International mercantile marine.
as vice president for Great Britain
The residence of the late Sir Alma
Tadema is to be the London club
house.
1T is our purpose" said Mrs. Is.
may, ito transform the building into
a suitable home for the use Especially
of American girl students and tour
lists who are compelled by limited
means to travel alone. There VIM