The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-04-22

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damage done was slight.
London.-England experienced its
third hostile air raid. but the last,
like those Immediately preceding It.
resulted In no loss Of life In the sew
eral raids. however, there was con-
siderable damage to property
Taking advantage OF fine flying
weather, which enabled a Zeppelin
airship TO visit the vicinity of the
Tyne and the coasts of Suffolk and
Essex. a German aeroplane, having
crossed the North Sea, flew over the
County OF Kent, dropping bombs.
In all, four missiles were dropped in
the vicinity Of the towns Of Faver.
sham and Sltungbourne, the latter
just across the Bugle from the Isle Of
Sheppey. which is the birthplace OF
the British royal naval flying corps.
All bombs fell In fields.
On his way the airman passed over
Canterbury and other towns in Kent.
but did not loose any explosive pro
jectile upon or near them.
People Cut BY Glass.
Zeppelins-for II is believed there
were two Of them which visited East
Anglla-dropped some % incendiary
and explosive bombs on Lowestott,
Southwold, Maldon, Burnham on the
Crouch, Heybridge and Tillingham,
but like the raid OF the previous night
on the Tynemouth district. only ma
terial damage was done, although a
number of persons had very narrow
escapes. In Lowestoft bomb drop
ped in a garden shattered a row Of
small houses and people sleeping in
them were cut by broken glass.
During the three raids at least so
bombs were dropped by the Germans.
Either by error or purposely the air
men seem TO have kept away from the
larger towns. There they might have
been discovered by searchlights and
come under fire from the land.
There is an inclination here 10 con
slider the raid only in the nature Of
reconnaissances, for except in the
case Of aeroplane bases, points Of mill
tary importance we're avoided, al
[ ough in each case air craft passed
within a shorg distance Of such places.
In the carpathians.
Meantime, battles are proceeding on
the Continent Although thaw has
set in on the Carpathians and the
roads have been turned into mud and
districts are inundated by swollen
streams. tNe fighting continues.
The Russians report that they have
taken further heights in the mountain
ranges and repulsed attacks in the
vicinity Of Rostoki and also in the
direction Of the Stry, where the
Ars'ro-Germans we're attempting an
outfanking movement
'"re Austrians make similar claims
and disclose the fact that the Rus
fo7e have been attacking also In
Southeast Poland and Western Ga
licia, apparently with a view to pre-
W. t-r 'eo Austrians from sending
any more reinforcements into the Car
=. la7s
N the West comparative calm pre-
v-7s. following tNe reported French
victory north Of Arras, which would
r've e o., anotser roint Of vantage
from which 70 launch an offensive
wLc7 TIE chosen moment arrives.
Indian Troops Lose Heavily.
I've British Indian Office re0orts
trrt Indian troops have inflicted an
otser defeat on the Turks who ad
pats cred a large force Of regulars
and irregulars 10 oppose them in Mes
sopotamia. while the Russians again
rave been harassing Turkish com
p,erce in tee Black Sea by sinking
four steamers and several sailing yes
eal- and bombarding Asia Minor coast
forts.