The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-17
FOURTH AIR RAID on
ENGLAND REPORTED
London Uears German Air CRATE
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Specis, Cable BespafcA TO Tar SrN.
LONDON. April I, saturday Re
tp-s received at 2.ASacAaa161
Ing say that German aircraft, probably
Zeppeins. have appeared over Ipswich
and Felxstowne, in suffolk. and Colches-
tor. in Essex.
Seven bombs are said to have bean
lrpped in the neighborhood OF COL
hester shortly before o'clock this
uornins The extent of the damage has
10, yet been ascertained.
The Government has issued warnings
'or the entire coast and the mouth Of
the River Stour.
These reports seem due more to Yep
'e'inits" than to actual visits of German
ir!eoes, Messages from Lowestoft.
Norwich and Harwich say all is quiet
here
The reports are To he expected almost
ny hour now. however. as the entire
coast country is in momentary cxpecta-
tor Of visits. iXcitable men as we'll as
'omen can detect an aerial visitor in
the twinkling OF star.
The Rotterdam correspondent of the
D0ly Mail say a message has been re-
celyed from Sasvanghent TO the effect
"a, the present series of air raids on
England : purely experimental They
are al preliminary to a formidable raid
aext month
This Is partly conirmel." the CORE
pondent says, by the fact that the Ger
mans are charging their aerodrome at
Client"
The third German aerial attack or
England ia tweuty-four hours occurred
esterday afternoon, when aeToplanes
.ppedred from The sea and flew within
thlty miles o. London, dropping bombs
81 various places. So far as can be
learned there va, no loss Of life nor any
considerable obstruction Of property.
BRUSH t"rOplanes are reported u
nav" started after the invaders. \ late
Gespatch TO the star last night from
Eastchurch reports that a Taube haC
peen brought down al that point.
The W. previous raids were made al
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messages were sent broadcast from
Herne Ray that aeroplanes Of the Taube
d well rs the biplane types had APP
p"ared Warnings were at once sent out
iew mjuutcs after the first word
,'ue a message that the machines wer,
lF"s over Canterbury and droppinE
.'m'S. I1' bombs were dropped I,
no east of Canterbury, but none S'a'
cropped Ia that city itself. Then cdm'
'loTS from faVorsham and LITTLE
Ner from Sit'ngbourns, not more than
unity niles from London, that the aero
.'h"s were dropping bombs az they
new They turned and are reported q
ave started for the coast. BY tina
VIM the British ayiators were out &
Intercept them
Hnother Taube appeared around tn,
mouth Of IN" Thames flying TO Sheerness
nh'te u was fired upon by aerial defence
suns II was seen to tilt and spectator
,neered al the thought II was comm,
~"h II rghted itself. however, an,
dartei back to sea.
German aeroplanes dropped severa
ooi'ps IN the vicinity of the Amien
na'hedral to-day says a despatch from
IdIis. Ten persons were killed Of
,"uhHFd. but no damage was done /
Property
4, Dispatches from Holland indicate tina
me dermans may now be making read
~ earnest for the long promised Yep
penh raid on London. Pronounced &C
IVY - reported at Emden and Cux
maven win Count Zeppelin In charge a
The latter place.
4, england shows no general alarm
treasures planned earlier are being pu
Hto effect Guards and constsbles an
mlntary organizations with anti-aircrai
suns are ready. Searchlights can pic
W An aircraft three miles high. Specii
"connoitring squadrons of automobiles
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