Omaha daily bee., 1915-06-02
LONDON CENSOR
KEEPS LID ON AIR
RAID BY GERMANS
Damage Caused by zeppelins in Out.
lying DistriOts-of Metropolis
Carefully Concealed by
the Officials.
LUIL ON THE MILITARY FRONTS
Vienna Refuses to Affirm or Deny
Russian Claims Of Successes
on San River.
NEAR EAST AGAIN IN FERMENT

LONDON, June 1.-The Zeppelin
raid on the metropolitan area las.
night has brought recrudescence OF
the anti-German demonstrations ot
the mob. The feeling against Ger
mans is acute. Crowds have st-
tackled German ships and special con
stables have had to be called out to
deal with the people. The rioters
have pulled down the barricacea
from shops which had been boarded
up since the previous disorders, aAd
what furniture and goods remained
has been looted.
Ninety bombs we're dropped in
the raid on London last night by
Zeppelin ships. Four persons were
killed and a few were injured. Nc
public buildings we're damaged. This
information was given out officially
today.
official Statement.
The statement OF the authorities reads:
TN ampiification Of the information
which appeared in this mornings news
raperu the following particulars of last
nights Zeppelin raid in the metropolitan
area are now available for publication:
Late last night about ninety bombs.
mostly OF an incendiary character. we're
dropped from hostile aircraft In vart,Ns
localities not far distant from each other
number OF fires. of which only thrse
were large enough 20 require tho SEW
ices OF fire engin6s broke out Au OF
them were promptly and effectively dealt
with. and only one OF them necessitated
district call The fires ali we're caused
by the ineondiary bombs referred 70 -,
public buildings were injured. but a man
Der OF private residences were damaged
by fire and water
The number OF casualties is small 3,
far as at present has been ascertained
One infant, une boy. one man and ono
woman were killed. and another wor=en
was 30 seriously injured that her lite Is
despaired OF.
"a few other private citizens were seri-
ously injured. but the precise ni.nber
has not been ascertained.
Adequate police arrangements. Md
ina the calling out OF special constaLles,
enabled the situation to be kept thor
oughly In hand at all times"
The ordinary life and business OF on
don Is being carried on as usual. except
one sees small groups discussing with in
tense curiosity a crop Of wild rumors.
So far IN the public here has been al
lowed 70 know a general luii prevails on
the different military fronts. II Ia ap-
parent. nevertheless. that fighting is stili
proceeding along the River San In the
vicinity OF PrzsmysL Vienna says moth
ing either In confirmation or denial OF
the reported Russian success at this P~int.
An official announcement from. Nish
indicates the resumption of active hos
tilities against Austria-Hunsary. which
had been suspended during the Italo-Aus-
trian negotiations.
The near east apparently again ~ in a
ferment with a Bulgar-Roumanian en-
tente reported as among the probahsf-
ties OF the near future. ana CONSTANT
nople Is said 10 be excited over tho re-
cent British submarine raid and the dis
manning Of the cruiser Sultan Selim, for
merIy the Goeben.
According TO a dispatch received here
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