The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-16
AMERICA NOW THE WORLDS SANCTUARY, SAYS TITLED
 WOMAN, HERE FROM WAR
Traveller and Writer Tells of Appal- ling Scenes That Greeted Her When She Volunteered Services As Interpreter Among Allies

number of people who claim that they did do so. For 24 hours no one could get into London by railway from the outlying towns and train after train with blinds tightly drawn. wene over the tracks. A number of peasN antry who happened to be at the sta lions when the trains passed through, saw peculiarly dressed men who spoke a strange language, on the plal- forms of the cars and they were told As the government would have no ob-. ject in so carefully concealing their own Scotch soldiers it is the accepted opinion that these were really Cos sacks and Mrs. Garrison predicts that when the war is< over this will be found to be true.
 Riddled With Spies.
 For years, according to Mrs. Gar rison, the newspapers have been printing articles and different author, tiles have claimed that England was infested with German spies. But the English people have laughed at them. They would go into Germany where English and Americans were received with equal cerdiality, and en- joy the charming hospitality of these quiet and as they thought, peace lov-4 ing people. The idea that the Ger mans were preparing for war againsl them seemed absurd. The events of t4AR oS1SI 1eW months nave proved that the stories of the spies were absolutely correct. England was ridd1ed with spies and had been for years.
 Mrs. Garrison told of two instances where she had personally known the families concerned. One was titled family who live near Hull and for IT years had employed a German gov erness for their children She had been with them so long and was so much in their condence that they re- garded her as one Of the family When the officer came to examine all hold, as was done all over England, the head Of the family protested against having their Franklin ex-x a1nined as she had been with tfem so long and was so trustworthy, but finally consented to allow it. When brought before the off1cer, the gover- ness instead of her usual self pos session disp1ayed so much uneastness thai they decided to search her apart me1lt where were found carefully drawn pians ofsalI a the places in Eng land that the family had visited in the. IT years that she had been with them 'sFrauIefn'' is now in jail
 Had Eleven Bombs.
 The other instance happened with in three houses of Mrs Garrfson.s home. The German servant girl re- fused to allow her room to be search j. bombs were found in a box.
 A German was found poisoning the reservoir with germs near Watford, which is about 20 miles from Lon don He was shot. Another chef in a large hotel was laughed at for the very particular care which he took of ssne doves in the yard of the hotel. The authorities heard of this. investi- gated and found that the supposed ldoves were carrier pigeons and he was taken as g. spy.
 T shall never forget the night that war was declared" continued Mrs. IGarrtson. "A great mass of people gathered before Buckingham palace. lsso packed together that no one could move. The King and Queen and Prince of Wales came out on the bal cony and it was announced that war had been declared The shouting and Fenthusias1n was wonderfuI. The s1darseiIlafses' and ssGod Save the King were sung again and again. All through the night the crowds went back and forth along the streets, neg Electful of the hours. every person seeming to try to out shout the oth- CTS.
 Since the war, Lindon is an ab solutely changed city. There is a per feet luII on all social activities At night it is in darkness, yet strange to say, the criminals do not seem to take advantage of this situation. The peo- pie have not half the fear of the coming Of the zeppeIeins that they at first felt
 America the Sanctuary.
 It is rather interesting to note that the doorpIate. of the home 6f the Ger man ambassador was removed with a sword. This was not done intention ally but the man who was removing it was having difficulty to- loosen it. and so borrowed sword from a sol dier. who was standing near and pried it on.
 Londoners often talk of the strange clash of thunder which came just be- fore dawn of the day that war was declared. .'It was still dark but said Mrs. Garrison, when there came this terrific crash with no flash of lightning either before or after it. I thought at the tiTne,, How like a call to arms! and so it proved to be be-. fore the day was done.
 'sIn the olden days, the sanctuary was the safe place, where no harm could come and where help was ob- stained in the time of trouble America Is to-day the sanctuary of the world ,,