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DROPS BOMB WITHIN 400 YARDS
OF CELEBRATED CASTLE
ONLY SLIGHT DAMAGE
is DONE.
AER0PLANE is BROUGHT
DOWN BY FRENCH AlRMAN
Hostile Air Craft, Trying to Reach
Paris, Is Pursued BY Air Patrol 10
Miles Northwest of Paris
Austrians Damage French
Cruiser.

London, Dec. &c. Crossing tho
| North sea from Belgium, German
| aviator flew over Dover and dropped a
bomb which fell within 400 yards of
the celebrated Dover castle.
The appearance of the aeroplane
and the bomb dropping was admitted
In an official statement issued from
the war Office. Although only slight
damage was done, the bomb was aimed
at the castle.
Great holes we're torn in the ground
by the bomb, which landed in a gar
den. A few windows were smashed by
the explosion of the bomb, and the gar
den, only 400 yards from the castle,
was plowed up.
Dover castle is located on the cliff
surrounding the town. 1t contains
rare collection of treasures, including
the remains of the Roman structures.
German AeropIane Escapes.
The German air craft was pursued
by British aeroplane, but escaped in
the fog. The war Office statement de-
clared:
AN aeroplane of the enemy dropped |
bomb while passing over Dover. |
The missile fell in a garden and ex- !
ploded, but no damage was done. The |
aeroplane was seen few seconds /
only. 1t left Immediately, passing out |
over the sea. A British air craft went
up, but did not see the enemy again.
The weather was cloudy and foggy."
Dover has one of the greatest har-
bors of England A great white pier
thrown out into the sea and other
works resulted in improving the port
as great refuge place. The town is
inclosed by chalk cliffs and on these
are the strong forts defending the har-
Dor and city. Dover is across the
channel from the French port of Ca
Of England for communication with
the continent.
Bring Down Air Craft.
A German aeroplane, trying to reach
the French capital, says the Paris
Journal, was pursued and brought |
Town by the French air patrol to Pom
.oise, 10 miles northwest of Paris.
An official communication issued by
he French minister of marine says:
"An Austrian submarine fred two
orpedoes at French armored cruiser |
n the Strait of Otranto, one of them
exploding forward The damage done |
o the vessel was unimportant None
# the cruisers crew was injured
The Gulf of Otranto is in the Adri-
tic at the southern end of Italy.
Heavy Fighting In West. )
There is little change in the under I
round warfare now being conducted '
n the western war zone, where Gen. h
raj Joffre, the commander-in-chief of
he French armies, still appears to be
autiously feeling for an opening in h
he strongly entrenched German line, S
cross France and Belgium. c
Heavy fighting continues, but thus Il
ar the renewed activities have accom- !;
lished little, neither side being able n
D drive the other from the strongly
1rtified positions held so long. u
In the east supreme German effort s
ontinues to be made before Warsaw, r.
mere me lUTCeS Ol LuO G0TmdQ center | q
nd of the Russians, seeking to check a
lem, sway back and forth along the n
anks of the rivers barring the way
, the Polish capital u
Russians Claim Success. N
The Russians claim success in the 81
test encounters, but during the last h,
n days the Germans have advanced (,
and 1t is said they now
e bringing up their 42-centimeter
ms preparatory to siege operations dj
In Galicia the Austro-G German forces ia
em to have made no further progress W
I'd in the north the Russians were c.
ported to have pushed the invaders in
rther back into East Prussia. re
The German tactics in the march
ward Warsaw, military observers in W
,ndon point out, are beginning to o.
We some OF the characteristics Of the re
sh towards Calais and Dunkirk. q,
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