ZEEBRUGGE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17324, 25 May 1918, Page 7

ZEEBRUGGE

NAVAL AIRMEN PREVENT REPAIRS mosquito fleet still bottled up AVIATORS BUSY ON WEST FRONT AMERICA IN EARNEST DEALING WITH THE NON-PRODUCERS ACTION MAY AFFECT BASEBALL UKRAINIANS RISE AGAINST TEUTONS GERMAN-APPOINTED DICTATOR BESIEGED POLES JOIN AGAINST COMMON ENEMY

AVIATION BRITISH AIRMEN'S OPERATIONS. AGAINST ENEMY ORGANISATIONS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and Reuter. LONDON, May 23. Sir D. Haig's aviation report says: We dropped 1200 bombs on various targets, including aerodromes near Ghent and Tournai, billets in the neighbourhood of Armentieres, Bapaume, and Bray. We dropped over 12 tons of bombs on aerodromes used by the enemy. Our nightfliers dropped two tons of bombs on a chlorine factory at Mannheim (on the Rhine), causing three large fires, and two tons on the railway stations of Thionville and Karthaus. At dawn on Wednesday two of our formations carried out a long-distance raid against the important railway triangle at Liege. They dropped 22 heavy bombs. The first formation's bombs caused three very large fires, which were still burning fiercely three-ouarters of an hour later, when the second formation flow over Liege. Our machines also dropped 12 heavy bombs on Metz railway 6tation. All the machines returned. A GIANT GOTHA. NEW BOMBING PLANE. Reuter's 'Telegrams. LONDON, May 23. Reuter's correspondent at French Headquarters gives the lollowing particulars of tho new giant Gofcha bombing plane which tho Germans employed in their latest night raids on France and England: — It has a wing spread of 40 metres (131 ft), and is driven by three motors each of 300 horse-power. It accommodates nine passengers, but on raid's the crew numbers five or six, in order to permit of the plane carrying more bombs and petrol. The plane carries q-bout two tons weight of bombs, including one of about a ton weight, containing 850 kilos of explosive. Owing to the difficulty of landing at night by machines of such size, there will probably be a high proportion of losses through accidents. MAJOR LUEBErtRY'S DEATH. PLANE RESPONSIBLE BROUGHT | DO\vN. Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association. NEW YORK, May 22. The New York Times correspondent at the American front announces that tho Frenoh brought down the giant German aeroplane which wae attacked by the late Major Lufberry. A bullet pierced the pilot's armour. The machine was found to contain six machine guns, operated by two gunners. BOMBS ON PARIS. A FEW CASUALTIES. AMtrslian and N.Z. Cabl# Araoeiation Rfijtcr m . , LONDON, May 23. l'rencli official: Enemy aeroplanes droned bombs 011 3?<u.*is on th© evening of May 22, but no damage or casualties resulted. A second raid in relays took place early this morning, 30 machines participating, but only one reached the capital. It dropped a few bombs, killing one person and wounding 12, but further casualties are reported in the outlying districts. The raiders met a fierce barrage and were cliascd by a large squadron of i riract, plaues. OPERATIONS AT ZEEBRUGGE. GERMAN DESTROYER SUNK. m . j*\ t LONDON, May 23. (Received May 24, at 10.25 p.m.) The Admiralty reports: Air force contingents between the 20th and 22nd May carried out bombing operations at Zee brugge, also at the mole and base the enemy's shipping in the vicinity, and the aerodrome at St. Denis Westrem. They also bombed and obtained two direct hits on enemy destroyers. They made a photographic reconnaissance, which shows that one destroyer was sunk. We drove down three enemy machines uncontrolled: all ours returned. AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS. SATISFACTORY STATE OF AFFAIRS. ENEMY VESSELS IMMOBILISED. Australian and N.Z Cable Association. LONDON, May 23. (Received May 24, at 10.40 p.m.) The authorities state that aerial photographs within the last few days reveal a satisfactory situation at Zeebrugge. The Germans, evidently unable to remove the obstacles, are now cutting away some piers at the canal's entrance, with a view to making a new channel, outflanking the obstructions, but the position of the Thetis and the throwing up of silt makes the latter operation difficult. Photographs show that a number of destroyers, torpedo boats, and submarines aro in Ostend and the Briiges Canal, the same as before the raid, thus proving that the vessels are immobilsed.

AMERICANS PART NON-USEFUL OCCUPATIONS. BRINGING MEN INTO LINE. Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association. rp. w .WASHINGTON, May 23. War Department officials have announced that after July 1 all loafers and men not engaged in useful occupations must engage in useful war work or be drafted into the army. The occupations listed as not useful after July 1 include gamblers, race-track habitues, waiters, bar-tendere, club, hotel, apartment, and nouse attendants, persons engaged in games or amusements (with some exceptions), domestic servants, and sale clerks. e plan has been adjusted so that women may rep.ace the men affected. I£ \ the Government's most drastic c ion yet, and, if strictly enforced, may stop professional baseball. T , v v NEW YORK, May 23. . rh ® New York State Governor has issued a proclamation which states that id,ers whether rich or poor, will be forced to undertake war work after June 1. Tho possession of an. income will not be accepted as an excuse. /T> . J WASHINGTON. May 23. (Received May 24, at 10.25 p.m.) ~ ' oa f ers " order affects inen between the ages of 21 and 51. MONEY SPEAKING. Tho o. + WASHINGTON, May 23. ~ Senate passed a Naval Appropriation Bill for 1,616,000,000d01. xr -\r , NEW YORK, May 23. ♦i C J fc y , raised H,000,000d0l for *iie lied Cross m three days. The nation's total is 45,000,000d01. CONTROLLING RAILWAYS. MANAGERS RESPONSIBLE TO GOVERNMENT. ■ WASHINGTON, Mav 22. ihe Government has made all tfie railway presidents into federal officials and fully lesponsible to the Government. It is believed that this action is consequent on the decline m the railroad' receints ii-om £l( b ,000.000 in the first quarter of of 1918, whioh was the first quarter of government control of railways.