Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-17
ZEPPELIN RAID
CLOSE T0L0NDON
Two Big German Machines
Fly Within Thirty-Six
Miles Of Capital
MATERIAL DAMAGE
MATERIAL DAMAGE
NOT VERY HEAVY
One Of Invaders Is Sighted
Later While Sailing on
Return to Germany

London, April 16.-lt Is report
ed that q German aeropiane AT
midday dropped bombs near Her
ner bay, In Kent, six miles from
Canterbury.
Two hostile aeropIanes are re-
ported over the city Of canter-
bury which is fifty-three miles to
the east Of London.
A German aeroplane dropped
bombs this afternoon on Sitting
bourne and Faversham.
The damage done by the Ger
man aeropIanes In Kent has been
negligible, 50 far as is known up
10 the present time. Two bombs
were dropped on Faversham but
no damage resulted.
London, April 16.-At least two Zep-
pelins raided the counties of Suffolk
and Essex early this morning and
dropped bombs within thirty-six miles
of London but SO far as material dam
age was concerned the attack OF the
Germans was less successful than on
previous occasions. A large number Of
bombs was dropped on towns and vii
lagos but no loss of life resulted.
The number of airships which took
part Is uncertain but 1t assuredly was
more than one, as the attacks were
made within few minutes OF each
other at points seventy miles apart.
The first was one Maiden at 1920 a.
m. by Zeppelin, which previously
passed over Burnham and South Min
ster. After dropping bombs at Maiden
the airship turned north and let fall
more explosives at Heybridge. 1t may
have been. the same craft seen at one
O'Clock flying over Harwich in the d.
rection of Ipswich.
A second attack was made between
1890 and 12:45 q. m. on Southwold,
ten miles south of LOWestoft on the
North sea.
At Lowestoft, where three bombs
were dropped. a lumber yard was set
on fire, three horses were killed and
many windows we're broken; at South
void, where several bombs were drop
ped, railway trucks were fired; at NAL
den house was struck but only slight
ly damaged; at Heybridge several
bombs were dropped but no damage
has been reported.
A telegram received here from Mui-
den, In Holland, says the Norwegian
steamer Dag came into that port this
and reports having sighted
Zeppelin at five o'clock at point flf-
teen miles of the Dutch coast The
airship was headed in the direction OF
Germany and Is believed to be one of
the invaders on her way home.
German Statement
Berlin, April 16.-(By wireless to
sayville) e)-German official statement:
Z "Near Ostend and Nieuport some
enemy destroyers took part yesterday
In artillery fighting but were quickly
silenced.
"On the southern border OF st. Eloi
we occupied two houses. South of
Lorette height fighting began again
last night.
Between the Meuse and the Moselle
only artillery duels took place.
'"rhe use Of bombs developing as.
gas and of explosive in
fantry cartridges by the French is
daily becoming more frequent.
"Aviators we're unusually active yes
terday, as the weather was favorable.
Hostile aviators threw bombs on
places behind the German front. F'rei-
burg was also visited. At this place
several civilians, including children,
were killed or wounded.
"On the eastern front the situation
is unchanged. In skirmishes near
Kalwarya (Russian Poland) in the
last few days 1,040 Russians We're TAX
en- prisoners and seven machine guns
were captured"
French Aviators In Raid.
Basel, April 16.-French aviators
dropped bombs near Kritzingen and
on villingen and Donaueschingen,
towns in Baden, on April 13, according
to the National Zeitung. These places
are said to be without anti-air craft
guns.
The French official statement issued
last night stated that aviators had
bombarded the station of Freiburg I'm
Breisgau, about thirty miles west of
the places mentioned above.
MRS. "TEDDY" IMPROVES.
New York, April 16.-Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt, who underwent an opera
tjon Yesterday in Roosevelt hospital,
.,,,. ,o;1 today RI havo naqao0 cnO1.