Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-26
Two Britishers Fight a
German as Thousands of
People Look On.
LATTER MAKES ESCAPE
Invader Believed to Have Been
Hit, But Is Not Seriously
Damaged.

Pe.roerad. Dec. 26-Eight persons
we're killed and more than a hundred
rsunded iu the town Of Sochaczew.
Russian Poland. today by bombs
thrown from Gve German aeroplanes.
one bomb dropped in the middle OF a
,-,yd which was watching the await
o-s and In exploding IL killed or wound
ID virtually the entire gathering The
market place in SoCIacZew and mum
h. of wooden houses were set on fire
and DESTROYED. Sochaczew Is on the
Bzu-a 90 miles west OF Warsaw.
paris. Dec. 2G-A dispatch from
Nzr~v saws q Zeppelin airship few
C~er that CITY early this morning and
sronUed Il bombs Two persons were
ruled and two wounded and several
bouszs slightly damaged. None Of the
prblfc buildings was destroyed.
Eoudo1. Dec. 26 CNoon.D D-Christma
has come end gone without truce on
the part OF any Of the warning nations
While there has been no cessation Of
military activities, nevertheless no
decisive action has occurred along
either Of the great battle fronts. \
spectacular element Of recent news
was supplied by an aerial duel be
tween a German aircraft and two Eng
Ish biplaues over the Thames This
occurred Christmas day and was wit
messed by several thousand people. .
The German machine escaped.
Renewed activity on the part of Ger I
ms- aviators Is indicated by the visit I
Cf the hostile aeroplane at ISheerness /
Yesterday. The official announcement ]
Il its presence was the second official :
announcement Of a similar character .
within two days /
Thursday a German aircraft dropped /
bomb over Dover, but did no dam /
age. according 70 a statement by the .
oHciaI press bureau. This was the .
first Official announcement of a raid .
By German airships on English soil.
although unofficial announcements
have credited the Germans previously
With crossing the channel on two or
three occasions.
The attack at Dover was believed
10 have been aimed at Dover Castle.
bit the bomb fell in a garden in front
Of tss castle and exploded, but did no
harm.
Raider Escapes in Fog.
British aerCplanes went up IN pur-
suit Of the raider. but il passed out
ever the channel in safety during a
hg 4
An official statement on Nov. 10
aid that an aIrship had been sighted
over both Shesrness and HarwiCh, but
MS never was confirmed
The official press bureau in Berlin
q Tuesday announced that Lieutenant
Stephen Won PrOndzynski had flown
oEsr Dover. thrown bombs and recon
1oitred the position OF the British /
ase'- The date OF this raid was not
given.
Reports were received early in the J
nonth Of visits OF German aviators at
DoTsr and the throwing OF five bombs
-eie- but this also lacks confirmation.
shserness Fortified Seaport.
shserness. the scene OF the latest
- rad. is q strongly fortified seaport 4
'a4 naval arsenal in Kent on the IS {
&C OF Sleppy. and lies at the con- '.
AaA+ -4NANdF ana Nll| a
names It is about thirty miles from =
-loon and II miles northeast Of :.
.-~iAann and contains a population OF :,
bout 1900. Il
a vast dock yard f. located there !"
ma covers 60 acres. II was founded -.
2 Nharies IT,. but was not developed -
--y until the beginning Of the 18th =,
..t1ry. Vhen 70 was greatly enlarged :,
- isrge sums Of money were spent :,
: improvements.
from PetrOgrsd comes news that ~
I Russians have resumed the often :
's a. several polzts in Poland and L.
:. tAey captured 1000 prisoners. -,
In -. reports Inactivity along the -
- e. front An Austrian army is -
- I. making courageous efforts 10 -
.4Ae down the valley Of the Nida in -
I. direction Of GarnOw. General Won =
'.-leholrg. Germsa commander. still -
'sDs bull dog grip on the Vistula - =,
! seems 10 be making his present =
o'snents toward Warsaw from =,
-''h' which is northwest OF the Pol -
espital, in the province Of west 80.
ussia mi
= the west Paris reports slight pro =
= RON NieupOrt. while Berlin bal =
= tnis with the claim the Germans - -
y t2ken some British trenches.
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