The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-18
Statement Issued Through
Home Office Says German
Effort Failed.
WOMEN AND BABES
SLAIN BY ZEPPELINS
SO NOn-cOmbatantS Killed.
12t Hurt-Only Private
Property Damaged.
ARSENAL AND DOCKS
NOT HIT BY BOMBS
Persons and Houses Blown
to PicccS-NameS Of LO-
raliticS Withheld.
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t.oxpoN. Sept. 1.-THE Oficial Press
Bureau Tonight gave out the first ON
ciallv gathered details Of what it terms
some effects" Of the latest Zeppelin
raids upon London. These details are
contained In vivid description which
the bureau says was made by an i'm
partial observer" at the request OF the
Home Secretary.
civilians. including women and chill
dren. were the only victims. say. the
writer. and none but private property
was damaged.
Havoc was wrought ny Zeppelin
bombs among the dwellings ~ the
lowly. but mot public institution Of
any kind. no power station, no arsenal
was hit" TWO hospitals narrowly es-
capped
The emphasis on the non-damage 10
public or military works seems TO he
in the nature Of a reply to German
newspaper articles, which have made
II special point to reitcrate the
theory that the Zeppelin raids are
aimed solely at the fortress Of Lon
don as SUCH The German official
account said that the London docks
and military works had been sue
cessfully bomharded"
The Home Secretary, Informant
says the weeks total number Of Zep-
pelin victims is IS killed and l2i in
jured. The casualty list includes two
policemen and one Army Service Corps
man, he asserts, adding. Otherwise no
person IN uniform was killed or in
jured"
Following is the account given out
through the Home Office and the ON
cal Press Bureau:
OHicinI Account of Raid
While 1t is absolutely necessary in
the interests Of public safety to main
tain the rule that no Unauthorized ac-
count shall appear, the real character OF
the outrages will he better understood
from collection OF incidents, each veri-
fled on the spot and vouched for by the
authorities as accurate. The Home Sec
retary takes this opportunity OF stating
explicitly that the total casualties re-
suting from these air raids have been
correctly stated in all cases. The infor-
nation is based upon an exhaustive in
quiry by the police
In letter some months ago the
First Lord OF the Admiralty. Mr.. Bal
four. set forth the reasons which pre-
vented the Governments from disclosing
the exact localities in which damage mad
been done in the various Zeppelin raids
These reasons remain valid, and there il
no intention of departing from the rule
adopted 10 prevent information being
made available for the enemy either in
regard to the routes taken or the places
and buildings on which bombs were
dropped.
>on-combatants Are Victims.
> combined with German official reports
, demonstrate that commanders OF Ger,
man aircraft often are grossly in error
/ as TO their movements and they have nc
n means OF estimating the effect of theii
u promisCuous bombardments material,
r or morally In every case where dam
. age was caused it was private propert,
g which suffered, and in most cases th
was of the small residential kind Al
. most all the unfortunate people kille,
v not only were non-combatants, but wer
! non-combatants of class who hithert
I in the honorable practice OF civiize
= warfare have been exempt from attac
y women, children. small shopkeeper,
workngmen-the sacrifice of who's
!. lives serves no military purpose ethe
:. morally or materially,
al 80 far as the moral effect Of the raj
=" Is concerned II il feared that from IN
.t standpoint of Berlin it was a complet
,, failure. II Count Zeppelin himself a,
Al companied the raidng aircraft. as ha
~ been reported from Holland. he will b
disappointed to learn that only mino
10 ity Of the vast population Of Londo
was aware OF the presence OF his al
y, ship. that among those who heard Il
20 gunfire and saw the Zeppelin the fee
ings everywhere aroused were of inte
est and curiosity rather than of fear.
H. Here are a few pictures Of the, Tee