AIRMEN BOMB TURKISH WAR OFFICE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14347, 12 July 1917, Page 3

AIRMEN BOMB TURKISH WAR OFFICE

CRiUISER GOEBEN DAMAGED.' » _ , * ■.'''- - ' (Australian and N.Z. CaWe Association) , (Received July 12, 8.40 a.m.) ! < LONDON, July IL| British airmen, bombed the War Office at Constantinople and '[also damaged t!pe cruiser Goeben. ' "** (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association j jv ' (Iteuter's Telegram.*) \ (Received July 12, 12.55 p.m.) 7 LONT>ONV July 11. \Y The Ad-iiralty reports: The Eastern Mediterranean naval air service successfully attacked the Thirco-German. fl#e. lyhny off Constant-inople. One airm^inr located the Goeben surrounded! by wapr-' ships and submarine^ and attacked fi|Om' Sah-J^ht of eight hundred feet, directly hitting the Goeben -and other ships. ' ' BTg^ explosions and several fires ocdurred aboard. '' ' ' - 'file airmen also' directly hit the War Office.-., vDhe enemy was apparently completely, surprised, no anti-aircnaft guns being utilised till alter th© bombs had dropped. The airmen returned safely.

Tlie High Commissioner reports : LONDON, July 11, 12.2 p.m. The - Admiralty reports: An aerial at,ta'dk''#_s; I *n_Ldb" on Monday on the jlTurko-Gfermah fleet, at the Golden Horn. Tlie Goeben and -other warships , were 'hit.'' A big expldsiOn and fires occurred. We alsd' attacked' 1 the War Office. We 'bad', no casualties,,