AERIAL RAID ON LILLE.

Marlborough Express, Volume L, Issue 155, 3 July 1916, Page 5

AERIAL RAID ON LILLE.

MANY, CIVILIANS KILLED

M.-ustralian iWd'3ST.Z.'€7a"ole AssociatusF. (Received. July 2,, 5.5 p.m.) ; ' LONDON, July 1.

A Gorman wireless message statesRepeated English and French rer-nn-noiti-ing attacks, at many .tooinlts' wwe everywhere retailed The at< tacks were preceded by an intense fire, gas cloucfcs' and mine explosions. Fighting has appreciably, increased^ on both sides ol' "the Somwe. ; "French attacks -at Thiauitiont fail,ed! with severe losses. V ■ . EWmy serial attacks at. Lille •oais«od no military damage. Mairy civilians wereMrilled, -especially nt . the chnrehof 'St. Savour, where the killed and "Wounded exceeded \ fifty. v Numerous TTreneh inhabitants were killed'or \v<jumled ■ ;it Doucu, ißar V-aiime, Peronne, nn<l Nesle. by French aai'd English gun-fire and -arrcraft ■'bombs f : ■■.;■■' - , ■)]■■:]