GREAT FRENCH REPRISAL RAID

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3134, 12 July 1917, Page 5

GREAT FRENCH REPRISAL RAID

THRILLING ACCOUNT Paris, July 10. Sergeant Gallois, the hero of the bombardment of Essen, tells a thrilling narrative of his rs() kilometres (450 miles) flight, which hours. lie was heavily bombarded while crossing the German lines. Passing lief/, he struck the Uliine, and followed it until he reached Coblenz. On his northward flight tho route was illuminated by the fires of hundreds of factories, which increased in number until he reached Essen. The place was unmistakablo from its hundreds of furnaces. Selecting a point where the factories were densest, lie dropped ton bombs, and then returned via the Tlhine.—Aiis.-N.Z. Cable Assn. " {iOnliKLi 1 113!" IiI'KAT I'A.XIC IN 'I'llT? HIT INK I'IiOVINCES. Amsterdam, July 10. Two Dutch factory foremen from Kssoii state that the violent reports cr Ikiiiilk were heard at three o'clock :u the [ morning. People in their nightgowns

rushed into the streets, crying alio swine are at it, bombing Krupps'! God help us!" Police and soldiers in motoroars rushed through the streets, shouting through megaphones. "There is no danger; go to bed." But the people could not ba calmed. They saw a large Sire start near Krupps. Bombs were also dropped in many parts of Western. Germany. More than two huudred casualties were caused, and there was great military damage. Other accounts of the Essen raid state that there was a panic among the workmen owing to several bombs exploding inside a factory.' The towns along the Rhine are begging 'headquarters to . protect them or discontinue the attacks.

Warnings of the recent great 'French air raid were sent broadcast in Germany. Lights were extinguished in all factories, and the workers lied to Ihe cellars. There is intense anxiety in the towns attacked, among the civilians, who fear that further raids will be made. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. DESTRUCTION AT KRUPP'S THROWS MEN IDLE Amsterdam. July 10. The newspaper "Les Nouvelles" states that Dutch workmen at Krupps have been discharged owing to tbe destruction of the buildings. Women and children fled into the country. The raid resulted in twenty-five being killed rnd hundreds injured in various localities, thosa killed including five French prisoners, and those injured forty.—Heuter. SATURDAY'S AIR RAID ON LONDON LATEST CASUALTY LIST. London, July 10. The Press Bureau states:—"The casualties from Saturday's air.raid now total thirty men, eight women, and iivV children killed; ninety-eight men, forty-six women, and fifty-three children injured." —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assu.-Beuter. GERMAN ACCOUNT'OF THEIR AIR SUCCESSES (Bee. July 11, 6.30 p.m.) London, July 10. A German official report states:—"The enemy in June lost 220 aeroplanes and 33 captive balloons. AVe lost 08 aeroplanes and three balloons.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Heutor. ANTI-GERMAN DISTURBANCES IN • LONDON (ttec. July 11, 6.15 p.m.) London, July 10. Anti-German disturbances continue in. the East End of London a.nd other parts. Two bakers' shops in Holloway were sacked. Children bore banners inscribed: "We want reprisals!" Several of the police wore injured, and there were ten arrests.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ARMED TRAWLER DESTROYS TWO SEAPLANES The High Commissioner reports:— London, July 10, 12.40 p.m. 'the Commodore at Lowestoft reports: "Yesterday evening an armed trawler destroyed two enemy seaplanes, tnking four prisoners."