The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-22
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HOME PORT SAFE
GERMAN AIRCRAFT DROP
PED 20 BOMBS IN RAID
ON ENGLISH COAST
FOUR KILLED;
TEN INJURED
Battles Both in East and West
Consist Largely of Artillery
Engagements.
<By Associated Press.)


The following Official statement was
issued here tonight:
sFrom January 10 to 90, German
airships hon led the fortified place
of Yarmouth and other places on the
English east coast. The attack was
successful. Considerable damage
was dones
"The aIrshIps were shellcd, but re.
gained their homo port, undamaged."
LONDON. Jan. 2O.-The German
airsrips-for they are thus described
by the German official rep0rt-which
raided the coast towns of Norfolk
County last night, dropped 90 or more
bombs. The missiles killed four per-
sons. injured 10 or more and did con-
siderable property damage. report
that nth person, soldier, had been
killed. proved incorrect.
Yarmouth and Kings Lynn. the
largest towns visited, suffered the
heaviest damage Eight bombs were
dropped in Yarmouth, one killing an
: old man and an old woman, injuring
three others and smashing every win
dow within q radius OF several hun
ldred yards. .iy .G
sasAta Hinge Tayfnn- o. woman 1jana boy
were killed and the bombs demolished
dtFow Of cottages. ~ &.
8 The sifcfaft also visited Cromer.
; which, however, was not attacked;
.Shefinghanf, where four bombs were
dropped; DeeTsingham. .Grimston.
Spettisham and Heachafn,ss each OF
Which received one missile. -
=. Snettisham and Heacham are with
IN three miles of the kings Sandring-
ham residence. Near the former place.
Where the windows Of the Village
church were shattered. Queen Mother
Alexandria has summer bungalow.
What composed the raiding fleet Is
still q matter OF discussion. Major
Ashley. who commands the national
reserve at Kings Lynn, says he will
report officis:!y that one Of the latest
Zeppelin dirigiblSe took part.
Some persons :Leclare they saw
huge airships. but others assert only
acroplanes and set planes participat-
ed. .s3 d
Aeronautical axpt rts arc OF the
opinion. from The .ize OF the bombs
dropped, weighing from 80 to 100
pouhNt OASHt sltot7 At5tu, GA
wereVeStployed, and 7as the German
~eszieIY account ffefe q to "aiTships,''
It: is. apre sumed the'a were the craft
usedl> They can he built more quickly
than -Zeppelins; but !, are slower and
tfaffy LESS ammunition. ,.s,.;5, x.
Whether by coincidenee Ok because
THE British and French authorities
had ,knowledge Of the enterprise. more
stEhEeht regulations as Ia. lighting
Went HHtb effect. last. night both In
PAf1s and london: s.. ~, ss!,
.As q consequences OF the raid In
surance rates against damage by air
craft were doubled. A large business
was done. even at the higher rates.
Battles. both In the east and the
west. now consist largely Of artillery
{ engagements, with occasional infantry
ntiatks. y The French claim further
: ptogreHa Z in the region Of Pont-a,
Afousson, to which military men at
5 tach much impot ottnnce. b 1t Is predict
cd that the Germans Will launch q
$ heavy offensive as they did with great
! success Mt Soissons,. to pnt O. stop cf
the French, advance towards the roads
leading to Metz, vs. e - -
The Germans captnreds more trench
/ 4 eas dn stlse ArEopnes but according to
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