AERIAL RAIDS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 187, 17 April 1915, Page 5

AERIAL RAIDS.

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AEROPLANE ACTIVITY. GERMAN AIRCRAFT OVER ENGLAND. SEVERAL BOMBS DROPPED. (Reed 9.45 aim.) I LONDON, April 16 A Taube cam e from the direction of Deal and dropped two bombs, without damage, onFaversham, . where shots were fired. The enemy then- flew towards Sittingbourne and from a great height dropped a bomb in an orchard, killing a blackbird Another into a chalk quarry harmlessly. When it was nearing Sittingbourne soldiers opened fire with machine guns, the result not being known. British airmen went in pursuit, when the Taube flew eastward. portly ■befOrd prie a : Cerifian biplane., ed'-bvdr Sheerhess. guns.., were fired’ and the!, biplane immediately dipped'tint recovered ascended apd travelle at high speed across towards the sed'ahd escaped! It .dig not drop bomba. '' " i; AERIAL BOMB DROPPING. ON UNDEFENDED TOWNS. (Reed 8.45 a.m.) LONDON, April 16. . The “Echo”' says an aeroplane drop- \ ped bomb s a t Sittingbourne and Faversham, AEROPLANES OBVIOUSLY LOST. MANY BOMBS DROPPED. , A GIRL INJURED. ■ • : (Reed. 8.45 a.ra.) ? ' • ■ ' LONDON, April 16. An airship, seen -.at, Wells, - in Norfolk, dropped three bombs, near Henham Hall, South wold, which is used, as a hospital for wounded. Another on a railway line which fired a truck was also observed. It is conjectured that three airships were employed. Another report says; Airships were seen at South -Mihster at 12.15, Maldon 12.20, Harwich 12.55, Lowestoft 1.10 and Wells at 1.45, going seaward and eastward.

The inhabitants of Lowestoft were warned by a siren and the noise of engines. They clearly heard three explosions which followed immediately and three horses were killed in a stable.

As it passed over Felixstowe it did not drop any bombs. The Mayor of Southwold states that the airship cam e from th e sea, and being obviously uncertain of its whereabouts it returned seawards. At Maldon several houses were damaged and a girl slightly wounded and some chickens were killed. It dropped bombs on the neighbouring village of Seybridge without damage. About nineteen bombs fell near South w old hospital. Tire damage done at the lowest estimate is £IOOO. Four incendiary bombs were dropped near Faversham.

EYEWITNESS ’ REPORT. MINE DOES GREAT DAMAGE, GERMAN DESERTER'S STORY. LONDON. April 1G “Eyewitness” states; We exploded a largo mine on the ftth near Armef lores when timber .debris was harried 'OO feet into the air. An enormous •rr 1 r:r vns blasted in (.he enemy’s One, v/l'i'-n a largo portion, was destroyr.j The lor-.g; of life must have been r v b(ir. a. ‘bn-crieM* states that men are in ncsitiVi? terror of their officers, who are more like slave-drivers than lead-

SYRIAN COAST BOMBARDED. RAILWAY BRIDGE DESTROYED. BY A FRENCH CRUISER. | (Reed. 9.45 a.m.) } PARIS, April ’l6. - ■’Officials-‘A French cruisct* yesterday l , destroyed tie railway bridge connect.-' ing Acre with, the interior of tie Syrian railway system., ZEPPELIN RAID ON ENGLAND. OVER 20 BOMBS DROPPED. . LONDON, April IC.f A Zeppelin this morning dropped a doen bombs, on Maldon and three on a Lowestoft timber .yard causing a furi- . ous lire. V... •, ■ d .. Six. bombs, werp dropped on South-' Aynjid.,. ;■ ;...... , .The Zeppelii], . pccorapanied by two "aeroplanes,, was 'thr.ee hours .over Nor-: .f plk,, Suffolk,. and. Essex, travelling at . 40, miles an hour,, .and apparently trying to find the w.ay to London. It crossed Harwich, but did not drop any bombs. It was . afterwards seen at Burnham on Crouch, where five bombs were dropped, and at South Minster, Maldon, and Claction. weredropped at Maldon and were heard for' 15 miles. No of life .is reported.

THE WANDERER RETURNS. BERLIN. April 16. Official: The Tyne Zeppelin returned 1 safely. BRILLIANT FRENCH SUCCESS. '■ ’ : . JPARIS, April .16. Official: We scored' 'a brilliant' success. We captured the south-eastern, spurs of Notre Dame de la Lprette with the bayonet and now hold the south-eastern slopes <to the borders of Ablain nad St. Nazaire. GETTING EVEN. .. LONDON, April 16. As a reprisal for the Zeppelin bombardment of Nancy, a French aviator threw five bombs on the German headquarters at Mesieres. Fifteen aeroplanes bombed the military buildings at Ostcnd. They returned undamaged.

PEACE PROSPECTS. PROMINENT MEN’S OPINIONS. NEW YORK, April 16. The views of prominent Englishmen regarding the prospects of peace have been obtained by Annan. Sir James Bryce believes that the final cttlement will hinge mainly on the actions of the German people themselves. He speculates on the chantes of whether it will be under defeat of revolt against the military caste set up by the Hohenzollerns. Ho believes that if the people obtain control o*f their own destinies the Allies might be content with comparatively easy terms. In the absence of such conditions, and if the Hohenzollerns are to remain in power, the only course open to the Allies would be to cripple them by crushing indemnities, docking them of every province in which there is any considerable pro-German element, razing fortresses, and the expropriation of the fleet. Sir Charles Wolstein emphasises that the final overthrow of tfie militaristic, party will require the penetration, in Germany, of the truth concerning the war. when the people themselves wilt break the power of militarism. Hern luge declares that it is unlikely that the Allies will accept a, draw. His countrymen have one object only in view besides compensation to Belgium, France, and Poland, namely, security against another wanton breach of peace.

AIR WAR IN FRANCE, j TWO TAUBES BROUGHT DOWN. , * ' (Reed. 8.45 a.m.) _. >: . -AHied airmen 'fcaji'M. Avixi-fch werb attempting Armentiers The Taubes tell In tiue G«r>, man lines. Another Taube dropped b*veu bombs at Calais but no . damage was done. >• GERMAN AERIAL BASES. UNUSUAL ACTIVITY COUNT ZEPPELIN TAKES PART. (Reed. 8.45 a,ra.) AMSTERDAM April 16. A. Zeppelin was seen at fire ibis morning off Holland, flying towards Germany. Three Zeppelin B were Been yesterday in the North Sea,flying westwards. There is unusual activity at the flying bases at Emden and Curhaven. Count Zeppelin has arrived at Cuxhaven. • GERMAN SHIPS INTERNED. TO REPLACE SUBMARINE DESTRUCTIONS Vi M. Mezauban, representing the Brittany Shipowners’ Association, suggests that for every allied ship sunk by submarines be replaced: by one of similar size from the 278 German vessels interned in French ports. The Minister of Marine is considering this plan. ’

ADVERTISING IN CHICAGO. FOR ARMAMENT WORKERS, (Reed. 8.45 a.m.) NEW YORK, April 16. ; .Edinburgh firms ar e advertising in a Chicago paper for 1100 skilled 1 mechanics for Clyde Armament Shops. They are promised Union wages plus piece work and overtime. DURAZZO, April 16. Six thousand revolutionaries with Austrian and Turkish officers are bombarding the town. Italian warships hpve arrived f ,v •Airiu; *.,:■< ;i> . ' ITALIAN CABINET. A PROLONGED SITTING: t‘ FOURTEEN DECREES FORMULATED. ■ (Reed. 8.45 a.m.) PARIS, April 16. “He Matin” describes a prolonged meeting of the Italian Cabinet, at which military questions were discussed and 14 decrees formulated. EXCOMMUNICATION WITHDRAWN. FERDINAND OF BULGARIA. LONDON, April 16. The Vatican has withdrawn, the excommunication of Ferdinand of Bulgaria, MORE OF HERR BALLtN. , GERMANS HAVE AMPLE COPPER. LONDON, April 16. Herr Ballin, interviewed, tendered the inside information that Germany had ample copper by replacing overhead tram wires with steel wire. WAR IN AFRICA. GENERAL SMUTS TAKES THE FIELD. (Reed 10.40 a.m.) CAPETOWN, April Iti. General Smuts has taken the field. He commands the Central- Southern and eastern forces. THE AMERICAN STAND. ABANDONMENT OF NATIONAL DUTY, NEW YORK, April 16. Mr Roosevelt, writing to a Washington resident, characterises America’s failure to take a stand on behalf of Belgium as peculiarly ignoble and an abandonment of National duty. A BRITISH APOLOGY. FOR SINKING THE DRESDEN. IN NEUTRAL WATERS. LONDON, April 15. Sir Edward Grey has auolovi eel to Chili for British ships tei"V •- the German cruiser Dresden in ' r \bfinland Bay, it being neutral ” APRIL FOOL’S T ,; BRITISH AVI \ fOR’ 0 (Reed 31.15 n - . I .ON’DO" A British aviator rn ' pod a football ever T.Pir ' ■ h r;.; As it fell si; vh- lie saw the ' rm?••• scurrying in nil duDdions When hemb did not e::ph>d.i they from their shelters and examined the football. It boro the inscription: A ‘ vil Feci, Go£t Strafe England,”

CANADIANS -QTTH£ ; - YRENCiTBS; ' 4- AM ' ■ - wiSjj? April 15. .-■_. ;‘ French state# that the Can* «4ian^^kav%. impected vthe division. mlDn^wei I #’ •ploodidj-.wjth r most-eoldieriy appeal ance, of. ge.od physique’, y hatd and fit. He judged, •■them-- - n division' whiflfc.' thoroughly justified the-; good opinion • made. They were first attached for a few days. to a brigade for training W» the Third Corps in the trenches. Sir; ,r-,-William Polteaey sent an excellent re* u-C pert on their efficiency. He was able&v-: te employ ~ the-' Canadians in tb© trenches early in March. They he1435i14 part of the ling of the first Army at Nesve Chapelle. Although not engage ' ed in the main attach, they rendered i:; valuable help in keeping the enemy ac-. titely employed.

A THRILLING EXPERIENCE. {Reed. 10 a.vru) * LONDON,. April 15.; It is bettered that the Blyth raider was Z 9, one of the newest type. A_ v tug that was approaching Blythe sightad the Zeppelin which followed tbie vessel for some distance. It descended, almost touching the. masthead, but sudden rain and a squall enabled the tug to elude the airship. Several ey&-.. . witnesses state they saw two airships The majority of the bombs were lucent itery.

THE LERWICK EXPLOSION, , ' NAVAL STATION WRECKED. LONDON, April 15. An unconfirmed report has reached here that a Zeppelin wrecked the al station at Lerwick, Shetland Islands* It is stated that immediately the report reached the Government it took control of all the, telegraph lines to Scotland, Itis, therefore, impossible to obtain details. DEVILISH GERMANS. , TORPEDOED WITHOUT WARNING. LONDQN, April 10. '.t The I; Ptarmigan, bound to Rotterdam.with a cargo of tea, milk, and sugar, was torpedoed without notice. •Eight!out of 17 were drowned. When -V J - * .*t i* the submaHisosFftS kitted .'A were called up. They rushed to the lifeboats, and in the excitement .someone dropped the painter. The boat overturned. While the crow were struggling in the water, a, torpedo was launched, shattering the other boat. The Ptarmigan began to sink and the rest of the crew jumped into the sea. All was over in three minutes, and the submarine departed. The survivors righted and boarded the lifeboat, end. a. Dutch boat picked them up.