ZEPPELIN RAIDS.
Dr. W H. Vincent informs the Neiv York Evening Post that during the month of. December there ■were twelve separate attempts by Zeppelins to reach London, and that they were all frustrated. During November there were several other attempts, and these, too, failed. Dr Vincent says:— " Three Zeppelins to my knowledge were destroyed during- December by the British defenders: One of the bi£ dirigibles was brought down by shots from a warship anchored in an English harbour. The other two were destroyed by British aeroplanes The general opinion among military men in England is that; London is comparatively safe from air raids Nevertheless the British have taken elaborate precautions to guard against a possible raid " The actual damage which might be caused by bombs from Zeppelins is not feared nearly as much as the possibility of a general conflagration. To prevent this the London fire department has been brought to a high state of efficiency, and in addition volunteer fire companies have been organised in all of the suburbs."
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Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 78, 1 April 1916, Page 11
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