THE ZEPPELIN RAIDS

West Coast Times, 7 February 1916, Page 2

THE ZEPPELIN RAIDS

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llKiir COMMISSIONER'S REPORT,

LLIIV.ION, February <5. 111 High Commissioner reports, from London under date February nth, at a.in., as follows;

1 he War Office has published a state'.lent 0,1 iw«>t air raid, and de- < laies_that the German official report is unfounded, regarding its claim {hat 0«e economic life of Britain « r the "htarv preparations are appreciably affected by promiscuous bomb-droning m the dark. 8

In twenty-nine raids on Britain aim, the beginning of the war l/if) ... 10 women, and 43 children have been Killed. Rememtaring that 1,198 persons were drowned in the Lusitania ’ U '° /o PrK’tin raids as a means , innocent civilians must be comparatively disappointing to tho promoters.

SUNK BY A ZEPPELIN. LONDON, February 4th. A /eppehn on 'Tuesday night sank tanner (,0 '""in cruiser Franz |<i*. ccr ... the North Sea, coal laden. She •' high explosive Bomb was drop,*,! amidships and the sscl sank m two minutes, dragging ' ,,, un Thirteen out of the sixlce., Here drowned. The survivors ' ‘ ‘ V ;: "1 «c«. picked up •' Relg.au steamer.

'HIE RECENT ZEPPELIN RAIDS,

MEiiinns damage reported,

'iiie ijatest casualty list

GERMAN CLAIMS dented

(I{cceired ) 0.2 C p.m., Feb. GthA r , LONDON, February 4. The War Office reports that W .,-S mi!4 damage was done in Monday’s raid. I hree breweries, three railway shod*, "no engine shed, one tube factory and one blacksmith's shop sustained minor damage.

A munition factory, several Industrial works, and fifteen working-class houses were demolished.

The latest casualty list shows that - (l men. 28 women, am! seven children were killed, and 48 men, 4(1 women, and seven children injured.

The Government does not intend la ful are to issue <let,ails i hut will do so on this occasion to show how unfounded are the German claims that tho economic life of Britain or its military preparations can he appreciably nfIcel.ed hr promiscuous bomb-dropping.