CHLORINE GAS WORKS RAIDED

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2475, 31 May 1915, Page 5

CHLORINE GAS WORKS RAIDED

FRENCH AIRMAN'S EXPLOIT

ENORMOUS FIRES SEEN AFTER

Paris, May 28. Further particulars of tlio exploits of tlie French air squadron which raided. Ludwigshafen show that the airmen dropped forty-nine projectiles on the Ludwigshafen explosive factory, and thirty-six on a factory at Oppau, a mile and three-quarters away. There were enormous fires, and yellow smoke was seen in CTeat masses, which enshrouded Ludwigshafen and Oppau, All the aeroplanes returnod except one, whioh apparently was hit, and descended normally. The machine buret into flamos, and it is believed the occupants burnt it- to prevent the Germans securing it. Luclwigshafen is one of the largest manufactories of chlorine. The workers were recently increased from ton thousand to twenty thousand, for filling cylinders GERMAN VERSION OF THE RAID. KOMRS FELL ON SODA WORKS. Amsterdam, May 20. The German version of the French air mid at Ludwipshafen states that six civilians were killed and nine wound- «']• A sreit number of bombs fell on uuU works. killing &v# and wound*

ing fifteen, but work was not interrupted. WORK OF THE GERMAN BABYKILLERS. London, May 28. The child who was injured by a bomb dropped by a Zeppelin during the recent raid rn Southend, is dead. LADY KILLED BY ANTI-AIRCRAFT SHELL. (Rec. May 30, 11 a.m.) London, May 29. At the inquest held in connection with' the Zeppelin raid cn Southend, the eridenco showed that an anti-aircraft shell killed a 1 lady.