WAR IN THE AIR

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13665, 6 September 1916, Page 3

WAR IN THE AIR

I RECENT ZEPPELIN MID. 1 GERMAN'S FAKEL REPORT. UNBLUSHING PREVARICATION* (Australian find N.SI. Calilo Association,) LONDON, September 4.1 A Berlin 1 official message says: Several airship detachments bombarded the fortress of London and fortified places at Yarmouth and ITarwielt, besides factories ami places of strategic importmice in tlic soutli-esastern counties. Everywhere good effects, violent fires, mid explosions were observed. Notwithstanding .i strong bombardment: all the machines returned undamaged. A number of 'army airships simultaneously attacked Southern England. The Press Bureau comments that the damage was practically nil, and there were no conflagrations of any importance and no explosion. GERMAN AITER-THOUGHT. LOSS OP ZEPPELIN ADMITTED. (Australian nml N.Z. Cable Association). LONDON, September 4. A later German communique admits that an airship fell to earth as the result of enemy fire.

-REPORTED LOSS.OF SECOND ZEPPELIN. FALLS INTO SEA. (Australian and N. 7/. Gfililo Association.) LONDON, September -1. An innkeeper lias reported Hint a Zeppelin was seen nt -an East Coast port, .drifting seaward hi' a ■•■ perpendicular position. •'' ■ , COPENHAGEN, September •!.

Fisherman at Esbjcrg report that they saw live Zeppelins on Sunday forenoon off Syll. One of the vessels was going very slowly, and the crew wore throwing, nrl ides overboard to give'the craft buoyancy; The Zeppelin was severely damaged, anil the Ttsliermen believe it fell into I lie sea between Sylt'aml the Schlc.wig coast.

("Renter's Telegrams.")

LONDON, September i

1.1, is officially announced that there is the strongest reason to believe that another Zeppelin was .seriously darnaged. '

ALLIES RAiMIM,

IMPORTANT POINTS BOMBED,

THE COMBATANTS'SCORE,

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

LONDON, September 'I

The Admiralty ■announces, that our naval aeroplanes on Saturday afternoon successfully bombarded Ihe shipbuilding yards at Hoboken. A large squadron of our machines on Sunday effectively bombarded-. .the enemy aerodrome.at Gistelles. All the machines returned- safely.

According to Anglo-French and German communiques, 189 aeroplanes were brought down in August, including 121 German craft, of which the British accounted for 33.

THE WRECKED ZEPPELIN. 'VIEWED BY HALE .A MILLION : ' PEOPLED • (Australian anil H.Z. Cabin Association), Received September 5, 7.30 p.m. ■LONDON, September 5. . .'Though half a million people viewed Hip destroyed Zeppelin on Sunday the pilgrimage continues increasingly, the visitors including many overseas troops, Sixteen bodies of the-crew, roasted beyond all recognition, were found in fantastic attitudes, covered with .tarpaulin. The Ijo'dics were reverently removed'fd the local church. Two machine guns were salved. The Flying Corps.packed the- wreckage, and is removing the ■re- 1 mains to-London. • ,•■•■;

SUCCESSES ON THE, SOMME r - - GERMAN CLAIMS. ' (Australian and'fl.iJ. Cable Association.) deceived September 5, 7.30 p.m. LONDON, September .1. • A German comimink|iie says:' Thirteen enemy machines were Jiroiiglit down •luringserial lighting-on the Sonnne oh 1 the 2nd and 3rd. Litutonnnt Eoelcke has disabled his twentieth machine."' ■ >