The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-05-28
RAID ENGLAND AGAIN
GERMAN AvIAToRs MAKE MID
DAY ATTACK ON BRITISH
TOWNS NEAR LONDON.
SEA AND AIR MOVE FEARED
Invaders Pass over Canterbury. Drop
Bombs at Chatham Military Station,
Visit Slttingbourne and Saeerness-
Allies AvIstors Shell German Towns.


London. April 1.-THE third Ger
man aerial raid on England within
thirty-six hours, and menacing activ.
ity OF the kaiser's high seas feet un-
der its new commander in chief. Ad-
miral Won Pohl. has created extraordi'
nary alarm and led 10 the belief that
concentrated offensive by land and
sea is being actively planned by Ger
many.
The appearance of German aero
plane on the outskirts OF London dur
ing the day has aroused grave anxiety.
as IL is the first actual aerial menace
10 the capital. Aeroplanes also
dropped bombs near the Chatham
naval station, passing within ten miles
OF London. Taubes also raided Kent
in the afternoon. Bombs were dropped
at Herne Bay, Sittingbourne and Fa-
versham. Two hostile flyers appeared
over Canterbury, but retired without
attempting to damage the famous ca
thedral. Extraordinary precautions
have been taken to guard against fur
Their Zeppelin raids as night.
This aerial activity is taken by ex-
perts 20 be in the nature OF a scout
ing expedition to pick a way for
concerted attack. Naval develop
ments point 10 the same conclusion.
German Navy Menace.
Discussing the German naval men
ace, a recognized British authority
says the appearance OF cruiser squad.
rons in the North sea and destroyers
near Holland must not be regarded
lightly.
In the aeroplane raid on England
one German taube cropped several
bombs upon Faversham at about . p.
N. and then proceeded 10 Sitting
bourne. where il dropped one bomb.
After passing over Sittingbourne the
aeroplane proceeded for Queens
borough and Sheerness, with a British
plane in pursuit. The German plane
was fired upon and apparently hit. II
dipped sharply, but assembled and con-
tinued at terrific speed
The appearance of a German aerial
scout at a high altitude over Selby,
III AAt vi ulEtllCl Vi
as reported in London dispatches; the
German official announcement OF an
aeroplane bombardment OF Green
bridge, in the heart of the capital.
and reports OF the aerial lombard
ment Of St.assburg. capital of Alsace-
on Saturday in the recent unprecejont-
ed activity of aerial combatants in the
European war zone.
The lack Of news from England OF
further German air raids. which have
been of daily occurrence since Yep
pelin attacks on Wednesday night. is
interpreted in this country to mean
that rigid censorship has been placed
on news OF this character.
TWO Struck in stra5sbure.
Amsterdam, April IA hostile air
ship at 1880 o'clock Saturday morn.
ing dropped twelve bombs on the city
OF Strassburg. capital of Alsace-Lor-
raine. Searchlights showed it disap-
pearing i'm a northerly direction under
bombardment of antiaircraft guns.
Two persons in Strassburg were
slightly wounded; otherwise no dam
age was done by the bombs from the
airship
Flyers Near Baden
Basel April 17.-French aviators
dropped bombs near Krotzingen and
on Villingen and Donaueschingen,
towns in Baden, April 3. says the
National Zeitung. These places are
said to be without antiaircraft guns.
Four school children and two men
were killed.