IN THE AIR.
THE ZEPPELIN RAIDS
GERMAN OFFICIAL VERSION
(Received June 18th. 6.15 p.m.)
LONDON, June 17
A German official communique received by wireless from Berlin says :—
"Our naval airships on June 9th and 15th raided the north-east coast of England and dropped I—unbs on a fortified place on the coast, causing fires, and the destruction of industrial establishments, including smelting furnaces. Tho airships wero heavily fired upon but were unharmed. We silenced a coast battery."
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Press, Volume LI, Issue 15309, 19 June 1915, Page 9
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