Evening journal., 1915-01-20
BY ED L. KEEN.

United Press staff Correspondent.
LONDON, Jan. 2o.--The Zeppelin
chill" froze timid hearts in London to-
day. The city stood aghsst at the news
that a feet OF German aircraft, presum-
ably zeppelins, swooped down on the
east coast during the night, bombarded
nearly a dozen cities within scarcely Al
hundred miles OF London and actually
threatened the capital itself.
All the raiding airships are believed 10
have escaped Dispatches from Hrn-
stanton. near the raided area, today
deny .he report that a Zeppelin was
brought down there by the FIRE OF the
warships OFT the coast. On the contrary,
Il * stated that an airship was sighted
driftinq leisurely seward early today,
apparently returning 10 the German air
craft base. at Cuxhaven. Unofficial re-
ports from Amsterdam brought word
mat three airships. flying eastward,
were sighted of the coast OF Holland
early today They are believed to have
been returning from the attack.
Ia the absence of official reports to-
day. Che number Of persons killed IN the
might attack by the German airships Is
variously placed at front four to nine.
Reports concerning the number OF air
craft engaged range from three to SIX,
with the latter figure generally ACCEPT
ed. Because the raid was executed IN
the darkness reports are most conflict
ing.
Two persons are known TO have
heen killed at Kingslynn. Mrs. Daz-
ley. a widow. was killed while pay
ing a visit to neighbors. Her body
was recovered from the debris this
morning when her relatives started
search. A seventeen-yearol boy
named Goat was killed In his bed
when bomb dropped through the
roof of his home His father was
crushed under the falling roof and
badly injured. woman and baby
Ia the same house we're hurt.
Other dispatches from Kingslynn
, place the number of dead there At
four, but give no additional informa-
I ton Yarmouth correspondents also
2 report four dead, but only two oi
!. these. an unidentified woman an,
= Samuel Smith. a shoemaker. are m q
: Toned. Smiths head was partly tori
! or A soldier was found with
a huge hole torn in his chest and re
moved TO a hospital where he wal
70 said to be dying.
= The air raiders did not visit Lon
don. After throwing terror in th'
~ hearts of residents of east coas
n towns. the fleet apparently turnoI
IA eastward shortly after midnight an
n sped back across the North Sea.
One report had il that upon reach
-, ing the English coast the squadron
\ divided. part Of the airships flyins
n to the north TO attack Yarmouth au'
F; other coast cities, while others flew
, southwark 20 attack London. This re
4, port placed the number Of dirigible
In the raiding party at six. Severa
=, correspondents in east coast cities ar
y positive that aeroplanes accompanied
= the supposed Zcppelins. One resi-
!. dent of Kingslynn is quoted as stat
. ing cmphatically that he saw tn
outlines of an aeroplane.
Dispatches from Kingslynn do no
state definitely whether an attac
=. upon the royal residence near San
T, dringham actually was attempted.
l. number Of bombs were thrown With
e a radius of a few miles from the coun
II try palace. King George and Quee
Mary. however. had left Sandringhar
!, and returned to buckingham Palac
II several hours before the raid wa
~ made
a The Exchange Telegraph's CORES
pondent at Cromer reported that res
- idonts Of Runton saw the Zeppelin
plainly. Almost the entire populatio