ZEPPELINS BROUGHT DOWN.
BY NAVAL GUNFIRE. Received May 6, 7.30 p.m. London, May 5. The Admiralty reports that the Galatea and Phaeton destroyed a Zeppelin yesterday by gunfire. The airship was apparently scouting. Admiral De Robeck reports that the fleet heavily fired on a Zeppelin that was approaching Salonika, and the aircraft came down ablaze near the mouth of the, Vardar river. There were no survivors.
DESTROYED BY A SUBMARINE. Received May 7, 5.5 p.m. London, May 6. Official: Though the Galatea and Phaeton severely damaged the Zeppelin L 7, her destruction was completed by a submarine, which rescued and brought in seven of the crew. A German cruiser slightly injured the latter while returning. ZEPPELIN DAMAGE!* Received May 7, 5.5 p.m. London, May 6. The Daily News correspondent at Rotterdam says that fishermen report that the Zeppelin L 9 was sighted in the North Sea, flying very slowly, and apparently badly damaged.
RAID ON BRINDISI.
HOSPITALS BOMBED. Received May 7, 5.5 p.m. Rome, May fl. Five Austrian aeroplanes bombed Brindisi, including the kospitalSj where they killed four patients. . THE STAVENGER ZEPPELIN. London, May 5. Eelbrt' front Stavenger stale that, as the wrecked Zeppelin was rolling dangerously, sotfiera exploded it with p'natß at 60 lardi. JEhwa .A.sgut detonation
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Taranaki Daily News, 8 May 1916, Page 5
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208ZEPPELINS BROUGHT DOWN. Taranaki Daily News, 8 May 1916, Page 5
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