THE ZEPPELIN WRECK

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2764, 6 May 1916, Page 7

THE ZEPPELIN WRECK

RAIDER HAD NO BENZINE CRUISER SHADOWS THE FUGITIVE By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrißht ,Chrlstiania, May 4. The surviving members of Mho c;ew of the Zeppelin L2O declare that thn raiders on Tuesday were compelled'to relinquish their attacks. They explain that L2O, owing to lack of benzine, was Unable to accompany the others homoward, and tho wind drove her eastward. Captain Stabborf, the commander, in an interview, said he only had ton pints of petrol when Norway was sight-, ed. . L2O was a Zeppelin of . the largest typo, 650 feet'long and 80 in diameter, with sis 'motors, totalling 800 horse-power. A French cruiser'closely chased L'JO to Stavanger. CERMAN REPORT ON THE RAIDS. ■ "THE USUAL EXAGGERATIONS." (Rec. May 5, 8.40 p.m.) London, May 5. A Berlin official communique • states: "Our Jiaval airships on Tuesday night bombed the factories, smelting furnaces, and railways, at. Middlesborough, Stockton, and Sunderland; the fortifications l at Hartlepool; and the British warships in the Firtli .of; Forth. All returned safelv except <!L2O, which was driven into *Stavanger. by V .strong wind. The ent»r(> crew was rcsciicd." . Tlio Press Bureau comments as follows on tho above report:—-"The exaggerations and mis-statements are of the usual kind." . .' " ■