RECENT ZEPPELIN RAID ON ENGLAND

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2688, 7 February 1916, Page 5

RECENT ZEPPELIN RAID ON ENGLAND

ONE OF THE RAIDERS LOST INTERESTING STORY BY MATE OF THE TRAWLER By Telaerapli-Presa Assooijtlon-OopyrlsH (Rec. February 6, 5.5 p.m.) , r _ „ , , „. London, February 4. Air. Denny, mate of the trawler King Stephen states: "There was no chance of saving the Zeppelin. It w«3 impossible to tow her owing to the dead weight which would not stand the strain. The' wind was freshening considerably when wo left. All the Germans upon the airship had life-lines, the ends of which were attachc-d to the hatchway. When the skipper intimated that it was impossible to take such a large number aboard, there were angry cries. As the trawler was leaving tlio Germans shouted 'Gott strafe England.' The trawler steamed for ten miles, and on seeing the flash of a signalling lamp found a sailor lashed high to the wreckage operating a signal, rhere was about a hundred feet of the Zeppelin afloat. Her huge bulk and inflated gas bag towered above our mast. We counted twenty-two Germans. The commander of the Zeppelin offered to give us plenty of money, but wo feared to send a boat, thinking the Huns would overpower the boatmen and hold them as hostages to enforce an} - terms of treachery they might suggest if we allowed them on the King Stephen, and the Germans would have been in Wilhilmshafen Ly now. We were loath to leave them. It was not a question of money, but of common eense. Soon after we loft, the sea got up, and probably the gas bag, hampered by the heavy machinery, foundered." The newspapers point out there were nine men on the trawler "who were without weapons, and there were twenty or thirty on the Zeppelin fully armed, and they would doubtless have seized the trawler directly they got aboard and navigated her to a Butch port. _ ~ London, February 4. ■ The crew of the Ll9 numbered thirty. WARSHIPS FAIL TO LOOATE THE WRECKED ZEPPELIN, __ , . , , . ... London, February 4. Two warships searched in the vicinity of the reported Zoppelin disaster, but did not find the wreck. It is believed the Zeppelin has been sunk in tha worth Sea. i (Rec. February 6, 5.5 p.m.) •» j i London, February 4. A destroyer visited the spot that the trawler King Stephen indicated and ma<Te a thorough search, but found no wreckage or floating bodies. It is believed that because the Germans lashed the wreckage, probably the Zeppehn foundered on Wednesday ni<xht. GERMAN ADMIRALTY ADMIT THE LOSS OF THE ZEPPELIN (Rec. February 6, 5.5 p.m. rrr n n• -u j xi. i , T Amsterdam, February 4. Ill© German Admiralty admit the loss of Ll9, which they say was on a reconnoitring cruise. . ■ ; i \ A STORM OF INDIGNATION IN GERMANY. (Rec. February 1, 0.5 a.m.) . ... Amsterdam, February 6. There is a storm of indignation in Germany over the King Stephen's action, and the people are comparing her with the Baralong. HUNS CLAIM TO HAVE DESTROYED GRAIN ELEVATORS REPRISAL FOR ENGLAND'S POLICY OF-STARVING GERMANY. ("Times and Sydney "Sun" Services.) (Rec. February 5, '5.45 p.m.) .' „ . , . , London, February 4. A German wireless message states it is believed .that tho Zeppelin attacks on Liverpool accomplished their object by destroying the grain elevators. The raid, it states, is no.t a reprisal for tn'e Baralong incident, but only the commencement of an air- campaign whose object is the destruction of anything of military importance or food value so long as England continues her policy of starving Germany. WAR OFFICE REPORT OF THE DAMAGE DONE TO ILLUSTRATE THE UNFOUNDED CHARACTER OF GERMAN CLAIMS. (Rec. February 6, 5.5 p.m.) m . . London, February 4. Ihe War Office reports that the serious damage done in Monday's air raid was to three breweries, three railway sheds, one engine shed, one tube factory, and one blacksmith's shop and minor damage to a munition factory and several industrial works. Fifteen working-clas6 houses were demolished - The latest casualty list shows that 26 men, 28 women, and 7 children were killed; 48 men, 46 women, and 7 children injured. The Government does not intend in future to issue details. It does so on this occasion to show how unfounded the German claims ■ are that the economic life of Britain or military preparations can be appreciably affected by promiscuous bomb-dropping. LORD ROSEBERY ADVOCATES REPRISALS FOR ZEPPELIN RAIDS T ' i-n -i London, February 4. Lord Rosebery, in a letter to "The Times," advocates reprisals for Zeppelin raids. He writes: "We have too long displayed a 'passive and excessive patience. We must bring directly to the hearths and homes of the Germans the deeds which they acclaim. The blood of the sufferers rests on their Government, and not on ours." • ENDORSED BY THE OVERWHELMING MIND OF THE COUNTRY Lord Rosebery's letter advocating air reprisals is wide?y' quoted. l 7 The "Pall Mall Gazette" declares that it will be endorsed by the overwhelming mind of the country. The "Westminster Gazette" hopes reprisal will be directed against military objects only, "avoiding the dissipating of our activity." The recent raid has revived-the sdhemes for a great aerial offensive The "Daily Mail" argues: "We have lost mobility on laud and sea and only the air offers us freedom of movement. We should have a tremendous fleet of aircraft unceasingly attacking the enemy's communications." A correspondent outlines a scheme to provide twenty-five pilots daily but says it is impossible fpr England, owing to atmospheric difficulties, to provide a suitable aerodrome. One would be easily procurable in the South of France. Siome experts ask, Is it not time Britain reconsidered her decision regarding the utility of airships? A THOUSAND POUNDS FOR THE FIRST ZEPPELIN- BROUGHT DOWN. ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) London, February 4. Mr. Cowen, proprietor of the Newcastle "Chronicle," offers £1000 to the crew of the first aircraft which brings down a Zeppelin, in Britain or in territorial waters. 'A' FORMER GERMAN STEAMER SUNK BY A- ZEPPELIN. _ , f. ~ i , London, February 4. A Zeppelin on Tuesday night sank the former German steamer Frane Fischer in the North Sea Tho vessel- was coal-laden, and at anchor. A high explosive bomb was dropped amidships. The steamer sank in two minutes, dragging down the crew, thirteen out of siiteen being drowned. The survivors swam for an hour, and were picked up by a Belgian steamer. FRENCH VICTIMS TO BE GIVEN A' STATE FUNERAL. , Paris, February 4. The victims of thfc-JSeppelin raids will bo accorded a, State funeral, THE AIR RAID ON SALONIKA ("Times" and Sydney "S1111" Services.)' (Rec. February 5, 5.40 p.m.) , _ London, February 4. Mr. Ward Price states that Salonika spent tho in wailing and apprehension. The Greeks were calmer and indignant in the daylight. Even tho pro-German Press protes tod against tho raidr which did not prevent the British holding a successful little race meeting to break the monotony of waiting fo"r the enemy. A sergeant-major acted as a "bookie," hanging out tho sign of tho old firm. The course was crowded with khaki, several officers who had been in the raid appearing in correct Staff costume to the knees, with pyjamas and slippers, and several French officers rode in the hurdles and sfceep'es. One remarked how; the Bosches would denounce tho British frightfulness for heartless ly sporting while Salonika was burning. Mr. Calvoit states that a bombstruck.a mosqiw ftill of refuses, (silling a innn, two women, and a child, and w our.ding ten. The ZaDßelins bombed the .wsißaiES in tha harbour., .unsuccflssMx,