KARLSRUHE BOMBED

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 226, 17 June 1915, Page 5

KARLSRUHE BOMBED

* PANIC CAUSED f MANY BUILDINGS FIRED AN AERIAL SQUADRON ATTACK GALICIAN STRUGGLE BIG BATTLE STILL RAGING GERMANS HEAVILY REINFORCED MANY IMPORTANT ITALIANS CAPTURES

GERMAN TOWNS BOMBED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE DONE. PARIS, June 16. As a reprisal for the bombardment of French and British towns we sont 23 aeroplanes to Karlsruhe. Thoy dropped 130 projectiles on the Castle, tho arms factory, and the railway station. Many fires were seen. Tlieie was great p'inie at the station, whence trains were hastily despatched. The enemy vigorously shelled the squadron at Zabern, Strasburg, RastiH, and' Karlsruhe on the outward jo;.t-ney.-and at Blamont, Phulsburg, and Zabern on the homeward voyage. All except two men have retuTrn-d safely. DAMAGE AT KARLSRUHE. LONDON, June 16. Th« airmen were over Karlsruhe 106 minutes. The central districts near the Castle suffered most. A bomb hit Margavian Castle. THE GERMAN REPORT. LONDON, June 16. A Berlin report states: A hostile a4r squadron bombed the. unfortified town of Karlsruhe. Eleven civilians wore killed and six wounded. ne of our warplanes brought down an euemy aeroplane, the occupants being killed. " GERMANS INDIGNANT WITH SENSELESS PROCEDURE. (Rcc. 9 a.m.) j BERLIN, June 16. A communique states that 19 were killed and 14.. seriously injured ;it Karlsruhe. The population is embittered on account of this senseless procedure. GERMAN AIRSHIP CAPTURED. THE AIRMEN IMPRISONED. BRITISH CAPTURE TRENCHES. .. ,r (Rec. 9 a.m.) ; -PARIS, June 16. A communique states: The British, during the daytime, on the 15th, captured a line'of trenches west of La Bassee. A German airship was forced to alight within the French lines at Noroy Sur Ourcq, east of Fertemilon, the aviators bein imprispncl. BRITISH AEROPLANES. INCREASED TENFOLD. HIGH EXPLOSIVES. . Mr Tennant in the House of Commons said it was impossible to speak in detail about the air service but the number of machines had been increased tenfold and the men fivefold. There were now eleven schools .with training pilots accommodating two hundred students. There had been no shortage of high explosive bombs since February. The supply in reserve was now ample. The Government contemplated build, ing a super-aeroplane similar to that of the Russian. v , " . "■ ■ ■ '. v. f A MISERABLE WRETCH. GAOL INSTEAD OF A BULLET- ■' « ■■* -J- :■_■ :p.fn,) , ";',./,-. .-:"■•;' $*m& : :Miffiis&. Jwas: .'to.: trree qtOTXlflxs* at Glasgow for a&sauli> pr&diiofyg^QTQ sdVeUa 'cth«i-s. Tlie oomrnkted 1» ajaoti»er country Che offender' woaid toe shot. . . .«^

THE FIGHTING IN GALICIA. AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL REPORT. (Reed 11.25 p.m.) AMSTERDAM > June 16. An Austrian official report announces heavy fighting on the whole of the Cralician. front. Mackensen's army is fighting heavily on both sides of the Nrakmusce, and towards Oleszyye. Strong Russian forces are defending the bridgeheads at Mikolajow, Zydaciow and Halicz against Von Linsinjen, -while further down th e river we captured Zaleszczyki. GERMANS USED LIQUID FIRE. (Reed 11.25 p.m.) PETROGRAD, June U. The Germans on the Bzura.are usng liquid fire squirts in the hand-to-hand encounters. .EMEERG STILL UNCAPTURED(Reed 11.25 p.m.) AMSTERDAM > June 16. Mackense'n telegraphed to the Kai■sr that he hopes to capture Lemherg July Ist. GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT. (Rscd 10.40 p.m.) LONDON, June 16. A Berlin report claims forther sucosscs on \fo c eastern front. Von Mar- ~ captured Moscisck. Von Linsingen's avalry reached the district south of iarianpol. AMSTERDAM, June 16. A German official report admits that the Germans have not yet recaptured t,h e ground lost to the north-west of Soissons. WEARING THE GERMANS DOWN EFFECT OF FRENCH PRESS USR LONDON, June 10. Paris says the continued French pressure north of Arras, although reanlMng in slow progress,, is having tho valuable effect of attracting Gorman reserves of men and or'iillery from dlffernt po ; nts. It is believed that the Germans are bringing up fresh troops from North Belgium. The French are daily capturing fresh portions of the defences around tens. Tho continued successes are deeply impressing the Germans. Numerous statements by German prisoners show how intolerable

the repeated French hammerings ?.t this point is becoming and how deeply they feel the superiority of the French fighting power. Renewal energetic French attacks on an extended front are expected Ayith the clearer weather. HEAVY CANNONADING. PARIS, Jure 1(5. Official: Our batteries heavily cannonaded the German trenehe.3 in the Lorette and Neuville sector. The enemy's attacks en QaermeVieres were led by eight rr. tin lions. Frisoners state, that the losses were heavy. FIGHTING NBAS THE COAST. GERMANS USING BIGGER GUNS.\ .v..-...... v ROTTERDAM Jane 10. , French forces, with nnmcTou«i guns ■;• supporting, strongly, attacked- ■ German \ poßiti.ons, neaj; Pixraude, They ~ga inpd Tesistanee; ; 'bj£; \frrssi .Gertaah '■.'• A ' : gtp&t .battle is Jii| the .£&&&$ stml-vSt ojne'tra'ntc,*".' ',, ,: ~.. .''; : Tiia. German?, ha,v&> f6|Ma<^l. the ..gnna on the coast fry bigger of the newest pattern.