MILITANT SUFFRAGETTES.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14341, 10 July 1914, Page 5

MILITANT SUFFRAGETTES.

FORCIBLE FEEDING. REPLY TO DOCTORS’ PROTEST. Press Association—Telegranh—Copyright. Received July 10, 9 10 a.m. LONDON, July 9. The Right ITou. R.. McKenna, replying to the protest hy doctors against forcible feeding, invites them to suggest alternative means of saving the lives of incendiaries who persistently starve themselves, but do not deserve to be released.

ATTEMPTED OUTRAGE AT ALLAWAY.

MORE DETAILS. Received Julv 10. 11.0.3 a.m. 'LONDON. July 9. The woman arrested at Burns’ birthplace was dressed as a man. The night watchman seized Janet Arthur after a violent struggle wherein the other woman escaped. The bombs consisted of 15-iuch biscuit tins, each containing 8 pounds of blasting powder and twenty-feel fuses.

Throughout tnc night t’e.e villagers of Allaway searched for the woman who hud lied on a bicycle. TME BURNS OUTRAGE. (limes and Svdnev Sun Services.) LONDON, July 9.

'ill: 1 suffragettes wlio attempted to 'mm Burns’ cotta;?;' at Avr wore stockings over their boots, end men’s cups. Janet Arthur has been arrested in connection villi the Burns outrage. She was verv yioLint i’i the c-t.-i3, and also when l)e!"re the judge. She carried a cunside-able sum of money. The other accused escaped on a bicycle. A WILD WOMAN. BOXJuly 9. Alary Richardson', a suffragette, called ns a witness at-the trial of other suffragettes. complained that her month was cut bv forcible feeding. She yelled at the judge. '‘You’ll pay the price of Asquith's sin.’ ’ She was removed from court yelling ami .struggling.