IN THE AIR.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 12 July 1917, Page 5

IN THE AIR.

AIR RAID ON GERMANY. PANIC IN RHINE TOWNS. HEAVY DAMAGE AT ESSEN. PARIS, July 10. Sergeant Gallois, the hero of the bombardment of Essen, relates a thrilling narrative of his 750 kilometres (450 miles) flight, occupying seven hours. He was heavily bombarded when crossing the German lines, and when passing Betz, but passed uninjured. He then struck the Rhine, and followed its course until he reached Coblenz. North, ward his flight route was illuminated by fires from hundreds of furnaces. Selecting a point where the factories were densest, he dropped ten bombfif and then returned via the Rhine. Amsterdam advices report that two Dutch factory foremen from Essen state that there were violent bomb reports at 3 o'clock in the morning. People, clad only in nightgowns, rushed into the streets, crying: "The swine are at it, bombing Krupp's. God help us! The dogs!" Police and soldiers in motor cars rushed into the streets, shouting through megaphones: "There is no danger. Go to bed"; but the people could not be calmed. They saw a large fire start near Krupp's works.

Bombs were also dropped on many parts of western Germany, more than 200 casualties being sustained, while great military damage was done.

Other accounts of the Essen raid state that a panic arose among the workmen, several bombs exploding inside the factory. The towns along the Rhine are begging headquarters to protect them and to discontinue attacks on British and French towns.

"Warnings that a great air raid had begun were sent broadcast through Germany. Lights were extinguished in all factories, the workers fleeing to the cellars. Intense anxiety prevails among the civilians, in the bombed towns, further raids being feared. i ____——— KRUPP WORKMEN IDLE. jv.W.-M.-.r-.v''»•"' '.mwm* x ■■•--. 23 KILLED AND HUNDREDS INJURED. AMSTERDAM, July 10. "Les' Nouvelles" states that Dutch workmen at Krupps were discharged owing to the destruction of buildings caused by bombs dropped by the French airmen. Women and children fled to the country. The raid resulted in 25 persons being killed and hundreds of others injured in various localities. The killed included five and the injured forty French prisoners. "WE WANT REPRISALS." LONDON, July 10. Anti-German disturbances continue in the East End and other parts. Two bakers' s-hopfe- at Holloway were sacked. Children bore banners inscribed "We want reprisals." Several police were injured. Ten arrests were made. CONSTANTINOPLE BOMBED. Received 8.40. LONDON. July 10. British airmen bombed the War Office at Constantinople, and damaged the cruiser Goeben. RUSSIAN NAVAL MISSION ARRIVES. Received 11.10. NEW YORK, July 11. ' Prince Galitzin, of the "Russian Navy, has arrived in America on a special mission, and is going on to Washington.