ZEPPELIN RAIDERS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2438, 17 April 1915, Page 7

ZEPPELIN RAIDERS

ANOTHER ATTACK BOMBS DROPPED ON EAST COAST TOWNS TUG SHADOWED AT SEA (Rec, April 16, 10.25 p.m.)' London, April 16. A Zeppelin this morning dropped a dozen bombs at Maldon, three others, on a Lowestoft timber yard, causing a furious fire, and sis on Southwold. [Lowestoft and Southwold are ports on the coast of Suffolk,' a dozen miles apart, Lowestoft lying furthest north. Maldon is in Essex, 70 miles south of Lowestoft.' It stands close to the head of the long estuary of the River Blackwater.]

LATEST NEWS OF THE RAID. ZEPPELIN LOOKING FOR LONDON.' (Rec. April 17, 0.40 a.m.) London, April 16. The Zeppelin was accompanied by two aeroplanes, and cruised for three hours over Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex, travelling at forty miles an horn'. The raiders were apparently trying to find their way to London. They crossed Harwich, but did not drop bombs. Afterwards they were seen at Burnham-on-Crouch, where five bombs were dropped, Southminster, Walton, and Clacton. The bombs which exploded at Maiden were heard for fifteen miles. No loss of life is reported. REPORTED ATTACK AT THE SHETLANDS London, April 15. It is believed that the 'raider that visited Blyth was the Z9, the newest type of Zeppelin. A tug, which was approaching Blyth, sighted the Zeppelin, which followed the vessel for some distance, and then descended till it almost touched the masthead. A sudden rain-squall, however, enabled the tug to elude it. Several eye-witnesses state that they saw two airships. The majority of bombs dropped were incendiary. TYNE RAIDER RETURNS SAFELY. London, April 16. An official message from Berlin states that the Tyne raider returned safely. AN UNCONFIRMED REPORT. London, April 15. An unconfirmed report states that a Zeppelin wrecked the naval station at the Shetland Isles. It is also stated that immediately the report reached London the Government took control of the telegraph lines to Scotland. It is therefore impossible to obtain details. • ZEPPELIN'BROUGHT TO EARTH WRECKED IN BELGIUM. Amsterdam, April 13. 'A Zeppelin, after being damaged- by gunfire, fell nine miles from Thielt, Belgium, and became entangled in trees. Several of the crew were killed. BY WAY OF REPRISALS. (Rec. April 16, 8.25 p.m.) London, April 16. By way of reprisals for the Zeppelin bombardment at Nancy, a French aviator threw five bombs on the Gorman headquarters at Mesieres, while fifteen aeroplanes bombed the military buildings at Ostend, and returned undamaged. AN AIR-RAID HOAX THE BOMB-DROPPING AT HAMBURG. Copenhagen, April 15. The report that bombs were dropped in Hamburg ivas' a hoax, a Danish printer being responsible for it. _ [It was reported recently that Fronch airmen had dropped bombs, which set fire to the bnrracks at Hamburg, aud that several porsons were wounded.]