IN THE AIR.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 October 1917, Page 5

IN THE AIR.

Wine zeppelins downed.

THE FATE OP THJ3 OTHERS.

BSL* THREE RETURN TO GERMANY

Received Oct. 23, 10 p.m. Renter Service. London, Oct. 22. "Additional to the five zeppelins whose fate has been mentioned, another was brought down between Sisteron (in the fower Alps, in Frknce) and the Gap, the erew destroying the airship before surrendering. Two more, regarded as doomed, were seen drifting above the Gap, one being out of control Thus, of the raiding fleet of twelve, it seems reasonably pertain that only three, which were reported over Holland, have returned to Germany, STATEMENT BY PRISONERS.

SCWBWTE ZEPPELINS TOOK PART.

Mi terrible es^erij^nok. Vnstralian, Cable Association. , Received Oct. 23, 7jM p.m. London, Oct. 22. ' air. Perria, correspondent with the French Mmiea, eayg the crews of the .taper zeppelins L4S and 1M confirm the 'itatement that they took p&rt in the expedition against England. The fleet, Which numbered twelve, left their three ports separately. When they reached England they were bothered by the antiaircraft batteries aild searchlighs. They .quickly dropped their bombs and rose to ft height of three miles, where they were' taught by a stiong north-westerly and became lost. The cold was bo extreme that the motors froze, the men were frost-bitten, the alternators would not (fork, and it waa impossible to take bearings. One captain, at dawn, thought te was over Holland or Westphalia, Ind then recognised Trench soil. REPRISALS TO BE CONTINUED TILL KAIDS CEASE. Eeuter Service. Received Oct. 23, 7.30 p.m. London, Oct. 22. In the House of Commons, Sir E. Cave, Vxplaining the late Zeppelin raid, said the Government had already announced tts intentioiil of bombing German towns until an end was put to such cold-blooded attempts upon the civil population of England. Two such British attacks had already been made. The House might be Insured the process would continue until the purpose was attained. 3FFICIAL GERMAN REPORT London, Oct .'2. The German official report states: An lirship squadron on Friday nisrht made a specially successful attack on London, Manchester, Birmingham. Nottingham, Derby, Lowestoft, Hull, Grimsby, Norwich, and Mappleton. In returning, owing to an adverse wind and a dense mist, four of the airships crossed the French battle zone where, according to the French, they were shot down or forced downj Xo details as to the fate of these jresseb of their crews are yet available.