Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-16
Retaliation for Onslaught on
Karlsruhe Costs Lives
of Fifteen.
NUMBER MORE INJURED
Projectiles Start Fires and
Considerable Property
Damage Results.

London, June ia Zeppelin air
ship visited the northeast coast of
England last evening and dropped
bombs.
Fifteen deaths are reported from the
district in question and Is persons
were wounded.
Some fires were started by the pro-
/ tectiles, but by this morning they had
been overcome.
This information was contained in
an official announcement made in Lon
don today.
Beginning with the German raid on
the municipal area of London, May 2i,
in which four persons were killed,
the past 16 days have brought out re-
ports of a number of aerial attacks by
both sides. all of which indicate a de-
termination TO force the fighting from
the clouds.
An air attack by the airmen of one
side has been followed so closely by
a counter attack from the other, al
though on a different locality, that re-
taliation is strongly indicated. For in
stance, yesterday morning % aero
planes attacked the German city of
Karlsruhe. killing 10 persons and
wounding IA. and inf1icting material
damage The raid on England men
toned in foregoing dispatch fol-
lowed this onslaught within "a hours.
The most important aerial engage
ments of the last two weeks. over the
continent and England are: Aero
planes of the allies attacked the
headquarters of the German crown
prince June B, and two days later a
German aeroplane dropped explosive
bombs on the French seaport of Calais.
On the sixth of June a Zeppelin air
ship visited the east coast of England
and killed five persons on the ground
below before 1t sailed away.
Warneford's Feat
II was on the seventh of June that
Warneford, the young Canadian avia-
tor, destroyed a German Zeppelin in
an air duel over Belgium. From his
aeroplane he wrecked the dirigilble
and caused the death of her crew. On
June Ghent was badly damaged by
British raider and the following day
Venice was bombarded by an Austrian
aeroplane. On the 18th of June Aus
trian aviators bombarded towns on the
Italian frontier, and two days later
British airmen attacked the German
dirig;hle sheds at Evere.
A French statement yesterday said
the attack on Karlsruhe was made by
p aeroplanes, which dropped 130 pro-
jectiles, causing a large number OF
fires. II was stated serious panic
was observed at the railroad station
Nineteen Killed at Karlsruhe.
Karlsruhe. Baden (via wireless to
London. June 16.)-Nineteen persons
were killed and II seriously wound
ed, while many others were slightly
injured during the attack made on
this city early yesterday morning by
a feet of French aeroplanes- The
people remained calm, but are incens-
ed because of the attack on an open
town
Berlin (vta London), June 1s.-Com-
menting on the aeroplane attack on
Paul Becker, assistant
chief editor of the Tages Zeitung,
terms il "a nefarious and senseless
act" for which "unscrupulous reta.lia-
ton is demanded"
He declares Germany hitherto has
retaliated for the bombardment of de-
fenseIess unfortified cities only by the
bombardment of military localities,
but that an example should now be
made.
Herr Becker suggests that the best
step would be a bombardment of the
western portion of London.
Count Ernst Won Reventlow, the ma
val expert OF the same paper. returns
this morning to the attack on the ar
ticle of Eugen Zimmerman. general
director of the lI>okal Anzeiger, in ia
vor OF efforts toward a GermanAmer-
lean understanding.
In an article headed German prop
aganda for deliveries of weapons to
Germany's enemies" the count says
the defense by German newspapers of
these weapon deliveries is one OF the
most incredible things which has oc-
CURED during the war.
The count says the press of the
countries opposed to Germany win re-
ioice to learn that its own views are
held and furthered by a portion of the
German press. He argues that il the
Lokal Anzeiger approves England's
plan, it therefore disap-
of tho submarine camnai1a