Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-04-21
ZeppeIins and AeropIanes Make
Long Aerial Raids and Some
Come Within 80 Miles
of London.
CLAIM DAMAGE WAS SLIGHT
French Say Airships Were Sue
cessful In Bombarding I'm
perial German Head
quarters.

London. April 17.-German aero
planes this afternoon were dropping
bombs in Ken within so miles of Lon
don. The machines first made their
appearance over Herne Bay to the east
Of Canterbury and about so miles from
London. Within q few minutes they
were reported over Canterbury, closer
to the capital. and Very shortly after
ward they appeared owe Faversham
and then oven Sittingbourne. not more
than 20 miles away, dropping bombs on
each town
This was the third German aerial at
tack on the eastern counties OF Eng
land in the last SO hours. The two
previous attacks were made at night
by Zepperiir airships. his raid vas
carried out by a%eroplanes.
Aeria! o~nslaughtes. however. have
French official reports claim a success
fui boElbardtnent from the sky OF the
Imperial German headquarters in re-
taliation for a Zeppelin assault on
Nancy.
A German wireless report credits to
q Swiss newspaper the statement that
French airlnen have dropped bombs on
several German towns unprotected by
anti-aircraft guns.
London Not Immune.
London nc longer considers itself i'm
nun from air raiders Of the Zeppelin
type. 1t is realized also hat ever
~aercpianes could lombard the city.
Zeppelins on their recent night raids
have travelled further from their CuN-
haven base han the distance from
CANaaven to London. II earoplanes
80 mics from the capital and choosing
their own course. nave brought a new
conception OF the effective range of
this type OF machine.
Nevertheless the public is skeptical
OF the powers for harm of Zeppelins the
triflins damage done during the night
raids o. Wednesday and Thursday be-
ing cited IA justification Of this feel
ing. It would appear that the latest
rhidcrs have used bombs of ar In
cenGiary. rather than an explosive
character.
In tie land operations the French
claim a brilliant" success north of
Arras. which completes the gain made
near there last month. The German
position according 10 The report given
u officially in Paris was taken at the
point OF the bayonet.
On the heights of the Meuse the Ger
mans evidently are beginning a move
ment TO rataka Les Eparges. Berlin
claims to have repuised all the French
attacks along the western front. thus
putin" an end to the French offensive.
"''NA 49,
ur.enablc.
On the eastern front neither sides
seems to be making any Roadway. The
lack OF definite news from his arena
OF the var is filed by a crop of
rulnors which agree only on one point.
namely, that grea. events are impcnd-
tlls in the east.
The Hague, via London, April 10
The sinking OF the Dutch steamer Kat
wyk is considered here the graves in
cident of the submarine warfare, as it
directly affects the Dutch government,
60 which the cargo of grain on board
II steamer was consigned.
While awaiting further details of the
%toIpedoins of the Katwyk the minis
terial departments concerned discussed
the matter today. but declined to make
q statement
London April TO- The Netherlands
steamer Katwyk. from Baltimore for
Rotterdam, was torpedoed Wednesday
evening while anchored sever miles to
the west of the North Hinder light
ship in the North sea. The crew of
% men was saved and taken aboard the
liEhts},ip.
A dispatch to Reuters from Flushing
reports the arrival there of the crew
Of the Katwyk. The men say that
while he night watch was being
changed a evere shock was felt and
the ship began to take in water. AS the
steamer was sinking the crew took to
boats. and while rowing away saw the
pe.!scope OF 4 submarine, which quick
ly disappeared.
The Katwyk sang in Is minutes after
the explosion.
Reuters Amsterdam correspondent
says tho Katwyk had beer lying at n
Choir for Is minutes when she was tor
pedocd M the port side. The CORE
spondent says a message received from
the Hook of Holland declares that all
tie ships lights We're burning at the
time OF the attack. After the torpedo
stl uck the Katwyk caught fire and only
the ships papers could be saved.
Await German Reply.
TIE Amsterdam TELEGRAPH. comment
ing VI! the occurrence says:
w must expect that the German
government will without loss of time
!e lade responsible for this evere
violation of the rights of neutral DOW
ers. The ak of there being pyrites
among the cargo of grain or tina the
ship was about to be chartered by the
British government n be dis
cussed. The plain fact is that a Dutch
ship. chartered by the Dutch govern
naent, has been torpedoed off the Dutch
coast by a state pretending to maintin
friendly relations with The Neither
lands How many similar proofs of
friendships must we receive before we
declare we prefer open enmity?"
Tire fact that the Dutch government
vas directly involved in the Katwyk's
cargo and that the news of the sinking
of tie cleaner came Immediately on top
OF an announcement that -four Dutch
ira Wi"rs had been seized by the Ger
Maii.. a::ti taken 10 Seebruggee. APP