ZEPPELIN'S NARROW ESCAPE

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2467, 21 May 1915, Page 5

ZEPPELIN'S NARROW ESCAPE

ATTACKED BY AEROPLANES? (Rec. May 20, 1.30 a.m.) Paris, May 19. British aeroplanes at the Yser attacked a Zeppelin. The bombs glanced on the envelope, but the tail steering gear was destroyed. The airship escaped. HOW THE HUNS MARE WAR • DEAD SET ON HORSES London, May 18. The report of the Belgian Commission of Inquiry regarding violations of international law states that the Germans made a dead set on horses. They cleared the stud farms, for which Belgium has been noted. Officers and soldiers amused themselves with bayoneting valuable horses. ■ Enormous quantities of produce, metals, and chemicals have been carried to Germany. A PROTEST FROM RUSSIA. Petrograd, May 18. Russia has dccided to protest on the basis of Prince Kurakin's recent report, on Gorman atrocities, and also against German aviators dropping bombs on a Red Cross hospital. SHOOTING AND ABDUCTIONS HUN ATROCITIES IN LIBAU (Reo. May 20, 8.50 p.m.) Petrograd, May 20. Refugees from Libau (in the Baltic Provinces) state that the Germans shot the Director of the theatre for producing a play called "The-Monster of Kultur," and that many girls have' been abducted on board German warships RECRUITS FOR THE NEW ARMIES FORTY-YEAR-OLDS, AND 5 FEET 2's ELIGIBLE. London, May 19. In connection with Lord Kitchener's call for 300,000 recruits for the new armies, it has been decided that tho maximum age shall be 10, and the mini mum height, sft. 2in. • COMPULSORY SERVICE IN BRITAIN.; QUESTION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. (Rec. May 20, S.oO p.m.) London, May 2(1. On the motion for the adjournment, of the House, Air. Ellis Griffith and Mr. Cathnart jt.vni advocated compulsory service. Mr. Tcnnant (Uhdor-SriTctarv for War) reminded tho House what the change meant. He did not deny that. t-tpi« micH "i.taa »vlwn *uoii a twlicv muht h« dmabla.