Guard Royal Couple in U.S.; Irish Boycott Threat Stock Exchange Does Record Business; Foreign Exchange Allotments to Be Controlled Washington, June 8.
More than 50,000 men will guard the safety of King George and Queen Elizabeth during their visit to the United States which began today.
Those who will guard Their Majesties include army, navy and Marine forces, secret service agents, Scotland Yard agents, Washington and New York City police, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia state police, the World's Fair police and special track walkers and bridge guards along railways.
Newspapermen nearing Their Ma-jostles must have State Department credentials which were not issued until the correspondents were fingerprinted and their ancestry investigated.
Secret service agents have all but taken over the six houses neighbouring the British Embassy here and floodlights have been installed in yards in the vicinity to prevent anyone from reaching the Embassy grounds unseen.
Hundreds of plain clothes men mingled with the crowds which greeted the King and Queen today and they will be on hand wherever crowds gather to see Their Majesties,
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