PARIS RAIDED BY ZEPPELINS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2416, 23 March 1915, Page 5

PARIS RAIDED BY ZEPPELINS

CITY PLUNGED IN TOTAL DARKNESS INCENDIARY BOMBS THROWN Paris, Starch 21. A Zeppelin raid occurred at 1 o'clock this morning. On tho approach of three machines being signalled, the inhabitants were warned by bugle call, and the city plunged in darkness. Several incendiary Itombs were thrown on tho city, and many in the western suburbs, including seven at Asnieres, where three people were injured, and considerable damage done, four were injured elsewhere. There were some fires, but none of a serious nature. A Suburb Visited.

One of the Zeppelins dropped several bombs in the street* ol Asnieres (a Parisian suburb on the Stine, a milo from (h«s fOi'tiHcaliomO, but Hi'] uo dahiagn. A bolub struck a. building

at Batignolles (in the north-western quarter of the city), which had seventy i.nmates. Another fell on a block inhabited by two hundred persons. No one was injured. Another Attach. Four Zoppclins were sighted near Cotnpiegne (55 miles north-cast of Paris). The French guns drove back Wo, but the others reached the outskirts of the city. Searchlights revealed the raiders, and the guns attacked Mud apparently hit ono. They wore soon driven ofT. Little damage was done to property. Eight persons were slightly and one seriously injured. Aeroplanes pni'ticiptaed in the defence, hut a mist hampered tlicm. Later Zeppelins dropped bombs on Ribeconrfc and Preslincourt, but without result. TAUBE AEROPLANE OVER DOVER A HASTY DEPARTURE. London, March 21. The Taubo aeroplane which visited Deal appeared at a height of 3000 feet. The Admiralty patrol (ired at it. and a tioscn British aeroplanes wore soon in tmrMil!- The Toubs nut &«» (uttlier.

The Taube was one of four. The three others, noticing the lively reception given the first, turned back.