The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-01-21
Six Towns Struck by
Bombs Accurately
Directed.
ONLY FIVE DEAD
Aeroplanes Are Believed to
Have Assisted Zeppelins T
i'm the Attack.

London, England.-German air.
men delivered their long predicted
attack on England last night. From
a base presumably in Germany they
flew over the North Sea to the east
ern coast of England, where for near
ly four hours, from S:20 until about
midnight, they circled over group
of some six English towns, only a
little more than 100 miles from Lon
don, dropping bombs at will. So far
as has been learned today, four or
five persons were killed by these mis-
siles and about as many more wound
ed. Whether the airships were Yep
pelins or aeroplanes is not yet defin-
itely established. There is an in
creasing belief in London this morn
ing that possibly aeroplanes took part
in the attack.
All Returned Safely.
There has been no news so far to-
day to cofirm the report current last
night that Zeppelin was brought
down on the English coast; on the
contrary it now appears as though
all the German raiders returned
whence they came.
The most important towns over
which German airmen appeared were
Sandringham, Yarmouth, Shering-
ham, Hunstantcn, Cromer, Beacham,
Deraingham and Kings Lynn. King
George had left Sandringham only a
few hours before the raiders visited
it.
The most damage appears to have
been inflicted upon private houses
and shops; few public buildings or
docks seem to have been injured.
The raiders showed excellent abil-
ity to pilot their vessels as we'll as
good craftsmanship. Despite the
darkness of the night, they found
their way over the country with re-
markable directness and the accuracy
of their aim with bombs was greater
than was generally believed possible
British Press Bitter.
The comment of the British press
on the air attack is bitter, many
papers assailing the Germans in the
same language as at the time OF the
Hartlepool naval raid. The event is
being used as text for editorials
urging more rapid recruiting.
The Globe urges retaliation in
kind, observing that there are sew
eral aourishing towns within easy
reach of the British airmen.
Think Aeropianes Did 1t.
A Yarmouth dispatch says it is
believed that the raiders came il
large sized aeroplanes.
The killed included one soldier
The property damage will not eA
ceed few thousand dollars. A shoe
maker and woman were killed a
Yarmouth, and civilian and soldier
were killed at Kings Lynn.
Police reports from towns upol
which bombs were thrown say thu
public responded very we'll to th
raid instructions. The people tool
refuge in cellars. Several theatre
were emptied quickly.
An unexploded bomb found il.
Yarmouth weighed six pounds AM
was cone shaped.
Kings Lynn Paved With Glass.
Kings Lynn, England.-Th
streets of Kings Lynn this mornin
are virtually paved with glass an
souvenir hunters are picking II
pieces of bombs.
The outstanding feature of tn
TalO appears W nave peeL tlie Shl
with which the German airmen i
the darkness followed their rout
and dropped bombs in the vicinit
of King Georges house at Sandrine
ham and Queen Mother Alexandria
bungalow at Smettisham, as we'll a
the docks, waterworks and railroa
station here and the Grimston an
munition depot. According to TIL
police the raiders circled twice owe
Kings Lynn and dropped bombs
the neighborhood of the railroad sta
ton and the docks. Three missile
fell close to the station and wrecke
the sheds in which the royal railroa
coaches were housed.
Dense darkness and slight mis-
prevented effective pursuit of or su
cessfnl shooting at the raiders an
also hindered them in their effor
to reach some of their apparent Of
jectives and also aim the bombs wit
the maximum accuracy. Thus tt
visit to Sandringham, which Kir
George and Queen Mary left at te
O'Clock yesterday morning was NJ
effective, although some bombs wei
dropped in the vicinity of the roy
residence.