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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-20
GERMANS FAIL TO DESTROY
AMMUNITION sToREHoUsEs

KINGS LYNN, Eng, Jan. 2O-One aim
of the Germans aerial raid over England
was apparently the destruction of am
munition storehouses maintained for the
British home defense forces. One OF the
Zeppelins that took part i'm the attack
flew near the stores al Crimson, near
here, but failed TO hit the mark
John Agnew, resident OF Kings Lynn.
gave the following on the attack;
THE explosions OF bombs signaled the
approach Of the German airship Within
a few moments l heard the noise of the
airshlp's propeller5 and little later saw
the Zeppelin against the sky,
'Thc airship, approaching from the
east ciFeled the town. dropping four
bombs One fell In the centre of the
town about a hundred yards from the
spot where ] was standing 1t did little
damage. Another fell near the docks
Another bomb was the only one that
caused damage. 1t fell in Bentinck street
and killed a lad asleep in his bed, at the
same time burying the boys father,
mother and baby sister in the debris OF
the home. They were extricated with
slight injuries.
"The fourth bomb wrecked a house in
Albert street We understood that this
airship was the one that dropped two
bombs upon the royal estate at Sandrng-
ham, Both missed the palace By nearly
a mile. falling at opposite ends OF the
estate
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-20
NINE TOWNS OF ENGLAND
STRUCK IN ZEPPELIN RAID

LONDON, Jan. 20.-Nine towns and viii
lagos were damaged in the first German
Zeppelin raid over England. Bombs from
the attacking craft, which launched their
assault upon the east coast of England
from the skies late last night, fell upon
the towns OF Yarmouth Sheringham and
Kings Lynn and upon the villages of
Dersingham, Snettingham, Grimston Sor-
lesion. Beeston and Sandringham.
Dersingham is only half a mile from
Sandringham, the country seat of the late
King Edward VII and the home of Dow
ager Queen Alexandra, the mother Of
King George.
snettingham lies on the edge of the
royal estate. Sandringham is only 50
miles from London.
1t was evidently the intention of the
Germans to attack King George and
Queen Mary. who have been staying at
Sandringham. but their MaJesties had left
the Sandrlngham Palace for London only
about six hours before the raid was made
Panic has followed the raid. The Gov
ernment is taking fresh precautionary
measures all along the east coast and IN
London. Insurance risk against dam
age by Zeppeins in this city is rising.
In the damaged towns the terror which
followed the attack was undated today
A search for German spies was begun, as
result of reports thar signals had been
flashed to the raiding Zeppelins at Var
mouth. According to these reports a sig
nal was given from a public building near
the Aquarium Theatre in Yarmouth just
before the attack begun.
Yarmouth was the first place attacked.
After dropping their bombs there the
raiders turned southwark in the direction
of CrOmer Then they turned inland
Kings Lynn seems to have been the last
point attacked
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SOLDIERS WIDOW KILLED
IN ZEPPELIN AIR RAID

KINGS LYNN. Eng, Jan. 20.--rhe body
of the widow of a soldier who has died
at the front in France was recovered in
the ruins OF a demolished house wheN
daylight came this morning, making a
second death i'm this town from the
bombs dropped by the Zeppelin raiders
last night.
Kings Lynn had warning that 1t was
in the path of the Zeppelins, and the
lights had all been eXtinguished by the
police when the humming of the engines
and propellers of one dirigible flying al
a law altitude was heard just before II
o'clock.
Before approaching Kings Lynn the
raider dropped Comb, which was aimed
at Queen Alexandria bungalow at Snet-
tisham, but missed. The report of its
explosion could be heard here. The
dirigible was over this city eight min
utes and dropped five bombs. A boy
named Groat was killed and his parents
slightly injured.
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FOUR KILLED BY SIX BOMBS
DROPPED UPON YARMOUTH

YARMOUTH, Jan. 20.-The list of vic
Tins of last nights aerial raid here was
added 10 today by the death of Private
Pouton, of the Essex Regiment, whose
breast was penetrated by fragment Of
bomb. The police now announce tnat
four persons were killed here.
Six bombs were dropped here, instead
of three, as originally reported. one of
them fell into the Yare River and two
others fell into the sea. One of these
two exploded near a fishing boat, which
was sunk. Another dropped close to
Trinity House The greatest damage was
done in st. Peters road.
Many windows were broken in houses
on the west side of the Yare. The dam
age is conservatively estimated at from
$3.50 to $500. but 1t is believed that it will
go much higher.
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FALKENHAYN JEERS
AT MIXED ARMIES IN
WAR ON ALLIES SIDE
German War Chief Declares
Kitchener's New Forces
Will Be Driven Back
With Bloody Heads.

GENERAL FIELD HEADQUARTERS
OF THE GERMAN ARMIES IN
FRANCE, Jan. 20.
"If in this war in which Nalmucks,
Kamchatkans, Turcomans, Senegal Me-
groes, indians and what not have been
brought in to maintain in the white mans
Europe the so-called balance of power;
II in this war to crush nation whose
oftense Is that through industry and hard
work it has prospered and is prosperous,
we should go down, we shall go down
with honor, fighting to the last ditch and
the last man."
In these words Lieutenant General
Erich Won Falkenhayn, German Minister
of War and Chief-of-Staff of the armies
in the field, expressed to an interviewer
his contempt for the heterogeneous army
the Allies have sent into the field against
the Fatherland. At the same time, Cen
eral Falkenhayn made 1t plain that he
regarded the enemy as good lighters
even though they lacked cohesion in a
military sense.
LAS to Kitchener's army" the General
continued, "the British are good fighters,
and / have all respect for them, but an
army without necessary officers and nom
commissioned officers is scarcely an
army, according to present-day standards.
They may send them over to attack us,
hut I think we are strong enough to beat
them and drive them back with bloody
heads.
"The proposed landing in Belgium? We
are fully prepared for an attempt in this
direction; the sooner 1t comes the better"
There was nothing of the boastful in
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GERMAN AIR RAIDERS
KILL SIX IN NORFOLK

Continued from Page One
believed to have been returning from the
attack.
Two persons are known to have been
killed at Kings Lynn. Mrs Dazely, q
widow. was killed while paying a visit 20
neighbors. Her body was recovered from
the debris this morning. A 1I-year-old
boy named Goat was killed In his bed
when a bomb dropped through the root
of his home His father was crushed
under the falling roof and badly injured
woman and baby in the same house
were hurt.
The air raiders did not visit London.
After throwing terror In the hearts of
residents of east coast towns the fleet
apparently turned eastward shortly after
midnight and sped back across the North
Sea.
one report had it that upon reaching
the English coast the squadron divided,
some Of the airships flying to the north
to attack Yarmouth and other coast
cities, while others flew southwark to
attack London. This report placed the
number Of dirigibles i'm the raiding party
as six. Several correspondents in east
coast cities are positive that aeroplanes
accompanied the leppelins. One resident
of Kings Lynn is quoted as stating
emphatically that he saw the outlines of
ar aeToplane.
ROYAL. PALACE MENACEp.
Dispatches from Kings Lynn do not
state definitely whether an attack upon
the royal residence near Sandringham
actually was attempted. a number of
bombs were thrown within radius Of a
few miles from the country palace. King
George and Queen Mary however. had
left Sandringham and returned to Buck
ingham Palace several hours before the
raid was made.
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Movements Of vessels

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-20
ZEPPELINS HURLING
BOMBS UPON LONDON
LONG TEUTON DREAM
German Newspaper Declares
Blow at Heart of British
Empire Would Greatly
Aid Kaiser's Campaign.

An air raid on London, filling with ruin
and panic "the heart of the British EN-
pire," has long been a German militarst
dream.
A German weekly newspaper thus deals
with the projected raid on London::
"The Times has for some time threat
ened that when Essen, the much-hated
town is once captured no stone is to be
left standing upon another. But more
intelligent people perceive that it is the
fate Of London rather than our Krupp
empire which is threatened by the Ger
man march, a march which up to the
present has been one long series of sue
cessful victories England in the mean
while, sees the prospect of the nearer
approach of the Germans coming through
the air.
Concerning the possible air attack over
London, the Times knows that IL Zeppe-
Inns and II Parsevals are ready for this
object. We will not dispute concerning
the number and will only remind them
that there are in Germany also Schultz
Lanz balloons and military airships of the
Basenach make. The means will not be
lacking when the fray begins
But what military object can an air
raid against England attain? Perhaps a
complete paralysis OF England. who wages
war with us in all parts of the world. OF
course, 1t is possible to reduce a town of
600 inhabitants TO panic and even to
destroy it without effecting any vital in
fiuence on the resisting power of the
country n which IL bp1pOps
But 1t is different with London. Lon
don is the heart head and hand of Eng
land. The pulsatlon of the world beats
or stops with the work of the city of
London. and a paralysis of its traffic,
trade and commerce would bring home
more clearly TO the Londoner the gravity
of the situation than the useless shedding
of the blood of his best regiments on for
eign soil
$50 much for the results, but how about
the possibility of an invasion of the air?
Calais, which will probably soon be in
German hands, or Antwerp, would doubt
less be used for the attack of aeroplanes
or airships.
"Up to the present the Journeys of our
airships. which have extended to Antwerp
and Ostend and over a great part of the
North Sea. have had to take place from
home harbors. They have ventured a
distance of 800 TO 800 kilometres between
their havens and the point aimed at I'm
the eastern battlefield, too Journeys OF
1000 kilometres have been carried out.
1T is obvious, therefore that for any
attack on England the conquered coast
country will be most useful. Calais is
only $50 and Antwerp 300 kilometres dis
tant from London. A great airship could
easily cover this distance with quantities
/ of ammunition for it's agreeable visit Ia
the enemy and for its return to it's start
ing point
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-20
GERMANS REPULSED
In DESPERATE FIGHT
10 GAIN USER BRIDGE
Battle Resumed Near Coast.
Argonne Trenches Re-
taken by French-Drive
on Metz Halted.

PARIS. Jan. 20.
Desperate hghtlng for possession of a
bridge over the User marked the re-
sumption OF aghtlns in the Nieuport
region along the seacoast the War Office
announced today
The bridge was held by the French
Under cover of violent artillery action
the Germans attempted to dynamite the
structure across which the French had
made several unsuccessful sortles
French guns were wheeled into action
and poured such hot fire upon the east
hank of the User that the Germans were
forced to withdraw. having suffered
heavy losses.
Other violent engagements occurred
near the seacoast, the heavy fog and
unfsvorable weather that has been
hindering operations having passed away.
The French bombarded and destroyed
German field works near St Georges and
Blagny.
Capture by the Germans OF several
trenches in the La Grurie woods, in the
Argonne region. was officially admitted,
but the War Office declares the French
troops. by brilliant counter-attact, re-
took the trenches and gained more
ground.
The artillery fighting in the Argonne
region was again described as violent"
The Germans have again resumed the
offensive in the La Pretre woods the
French offensive against Metz having
been temporarily halted. From behind
field intrenchments the French are sue
cessfu1Iy repelling German attacks in this
region, the official statement reported.
In the regions OF Scissors and Rheims
the lull in the fighting continues
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GERMANS RENEW BLOODY BATTLES FOOTOLD ON BANKS OF User

General van Falkenhawn's mapr..
s6stemeats soao men & we're made instead. x shs Z
preparedness of the German sse s,a n lhs
its ability to meet the siti,atlaay aad 4
General Won Falkenhayn exrr..
utmost satisfaction with ,besssd az Hs
position and declared that, WIN. 'vssinaa
advance upon Paris had Just nis.tss rr'be sss assl
9 most successful piece OF st.a sts. bthf
German operations since then tssy. u
entirely successful. had heA
1T is wrong" he said. 40 IL
the operations in Flanders es A. 'alefpas
o., on our part to reach Calais and en,sN s,,sl'N
the allied army. On tho CONT. outaat
phase of the campaign is the rssr,Ns q
attempt on the part of the Eat Ft ~
British to force their way north saOa Y =
ate us from the sea and envsi.s .s'ps
right flank and rear, relieve Ar,svp o.
oblige us to retire from Belaimr, ~
Their plan was the failure orr
stroke the success, Of the onsrasI ssyunlsI.
Flanders. They have not ontnsssona ontnlauona "a
and we are still there" 'anksd ui
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-20
PORT OF NEW YORK
steamships Arriving Today
Steamships to Leave
FREICHTs AND CHARTE RS

scarcity OF vessels continues TO keep busl-
ness light in the steam market. The demand
Tor tonnage IL growing stronger, forcing rates
higher. Inquiry for long voyages exists In
The sail market Rates are easy
STEAMSHIPS.
Athon CBr). s031 tons Baltimore and sa-
Fannah TO a French Atlantic port. copper and
cotton private terms, prompt.
Belvernon tNor.), 661 tons, Savannah TO
lothenbnrg, etc, cotton, at or about $40 per
bale, January.
Bremen, cotton private terms February
brnmgeith CBrl 2472 tons. Baltimore TO
west coast Italy coal private terms, prompt.
Puerto Barrios, coal, .gTiyate terms, prompt
general trades months. los, prompt.
Hngin fNor.l. 1lI4 tons, Baltimore 10 Bocas
ael Toro. private terms. prompt.
WiIheiiuina (Amer,), If89 tons. transatlantic
trade. one round trip, private terms, prompt
SCHooNERs.
Eagle Wing, 1919 tons, from Norfolk 10
Bermuda. coal, private terms.
port, coal private terms
EGHaFd r.. BrtrY, 1AUS tons Norfolk 10 Per-
n4mhuco. coal s5.2b.
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CAR SlLENCES FOES GUNS
AT BZURA-VISTULA JUNCTION
Russians Regain Position on Left
Bank of Bzura.


Strong German forces have bombarded
the Russians near Wyszograd after mass
ing troops at the junction of the Bzura
and Vistula preparatory to crossing the
latter stream. The German batteries
were silenced, however and the Teuton
troops had to abandon their attempt for
the time being.
Following up the slencing of the Ger
man batteries, the Russians plunged
across the Bzura River and once more
gained position on the left bank of
that stream. The Siberian troops cap
tured two trenches and have held them
despite eight counter-attacks by the Ger
mans.
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CZAR'S VANGUARD
MENACES THORN

Continued from Page Onc
the Allied armies, FASTENED there in per-
son to direct operations of the French
troops.
Now, however, despite the massing of
German renforcements south and south
west of Laon, the French military au-
thorities are confident that the invaders
have shot their bolt north of Scissors
and that the next operations will see the
Allies on the offensive in an effort to
retake the ground that they have lost.
The Prince of Wales is reported to be
visiting the eastern end of the battle
line He arrived at Nancy on Sunday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-20
TURKISH

During a night attack on the forts
at the Shat-El-Arab the English forces
We're surprised by our troops and lost
100 men in killed and wounded.
An English cavalry division attempt
ed to surprise the Turks cavalry near
Corna. 1t was supported by a gun
boat, but the enemy suffered severely.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-20
PRINCE OF WALES AT NANCY
British Heir Visits Devastated Dis
triets on East Front.

LONDON. Jan 20.-Ths Times cOrre-
spondent in Paris telesraphs;
The Prince Of Wales has concluded an
Interesting trip 70 Nancy Ssnd the eastern
front ne arrived af Naf1ey On Sunday.
accompanied bg a small suite and on
Monday vent = tie haftlefields e the
deesafatea regions Or French isorfaine.
roana sbeaf EaneFllle aaa ssFaeFIilsr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-20
RUSSIAN RAID BEATEN
BACK IN .BUKOWINA
Austrian War Office Reports Hold.
ing Main Positions.

VIENNA, Jan. 20
That the Russian attacks have been
beaten oft in southern Bukowina with
heavy losses to the invaders and that
the main positions there are stilI in the
possession of the Austrians, was as.
serted by the War Office today.
In the Carpathians all the passes are
stlll snow-blOclIed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-20
CAR IN PENNSYLVANIA,
SAYS PETROGRAD REPORT
Enter Plains of Hungary Thirty
Miles From Bukowina.

PETROGRAD, Jan 90
Apparently the Russians have occupied
all the Carpathian passes and have sue.
Ceeded in crossing the borders of Transyl-
vania, the eastern portion of Hungary
The army reported to have occupied the
passes is said to have emerged into the
plains of Hungary 80 miles from the bor-
der of Bukowina.
The Russian troops in Pennsylvania are
moving rapidly westward, says a dis
patch. The mountain is only n few thou
sand feet high and the climate is mild
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RUSSIAN

We continue the pursuit of the Turk
ish army and we are successfully
clearing the region of Transtchorokh
of the enemy
on January Is we took possession Of
the village of Suidrevati and captured
positions on the mountain of Sultan
Selim, infi!cting considerable losses on
the enemy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-20
AUSTRIAN

In Poland and in western Galicia the
fighting Is confined 10 artillery en-
gagements, while in the Carpathians
nothing has occurred.
Near JHcobeni. in South Bukowina,
Russian attack has been repulsed with
heavy losses.
There is no change in the southern
war theatre
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aERMAN GENERAL KILLED

AMSTERDAM, Jan 20. Lieutenant
General Ludwig Freiherr Won Ompteda,
of the German army, has been killed in
the western arena at the head of his
troops General Won Ompteda was 60
years old and had been an officer since
1871. His home was at Israelsdorf. near
Lubbock
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-20
OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS
FRENCH

From the sea to the Somme, in the
region of Nieuport, there was yester-
day fairly spirited artillery engage
meut in the course Of which the
enemy endeavored in vain to destroy
our bridge at the mouth of the Hser.
In the meantime we were successful
i'm demolishng a portion of his de-
fense at this point; also we were sue
cessful at the Union Farm, near St
Georges, where the enemy had strongly
organized his positions.
In the sector of Ypres and near
Lens yesterday there were artillery
exchanges of varying intensity. There
was also a very violent bombardment
Of Blangy, near Arras. but 1t was not
followed by an infantry attack.
From the Somme to the Argonne
there has been nothing to report, nor
has there been any activity in the
sector of scissors or in the vicinity
of Craonne or near Rheims.
Near the region of Champ de Cha
Ions, as we'll as to the north of Perthes
and Massiges, our artillery directed
very effective fire on the field works
of the enemy.
In the Argonne, in the forest of La
Jirurie, the enemy delivered violent
attack upon one of our trenches. Our
troops, who for a moment gave way
under the shock, later recaptured in
two counter-attacks all their positions
and maintained themselves therein.
The first OF these attacks gave us
greater part of these positions, and the
second completed the work.
At st. Hubert the Germans blew up
by means of Il mine the northeastern
projection of our trenches. our troops
prevented the enemy from taking pos
session Of them.
To the northwest of Pont-a-Mous-
son, in the forest of La Pretre, we
established ourselves at a distance of
100 yards in front of the German
trenches captured by us the day be-
fore yesterday. A counter-attack was
without success .,.
In the vicinity of Thanh there have
been artillery engagements, and the
advantage rested with us.
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PORT OF PHILADELPHIA
Vessels Arriving Today

Str. Pawnee New York, merchandise, Clyde
Str. Rosuiie dtaiJ. New York, merchandise,
J.. Rubhelfs Sons.
str. Thorsa (Nor). Antilla, sugar, Munson
Line
str Ericsson Baltimore, passengers and
merchandise Ericsson Line.
pk KiIleena tNor.). Rio Jsueiro, via Bar
badoa, ballast, Flint Goering Company.
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TURKS DEFEAT BRITISH
IN ARABIAN BATrlr
Attack at shat-el-Arab Renal,
With Loss.
CONSTANTINnn1n

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Jas n
Defeat of British troops in a..
lurking soldiers is announced r.
cial statement issued here TODAY ~
scene of the fighting was at the a.,
Arab River. stream formed by ,nn.., 49,
of the Erhrates and Tigrls Rivers ~
According TO the report 100 British {.
Killed or wounded in the attack !, 4.
forts "'
Near Corna the Turk cavalry ,,n.,.
an attack supported by BritisSSp SSps,soa s,s
boat. su1.
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GERMAN

In the western theatre of war, i'm
the district between the coast and the
river Lys, there were only artillery
duels yesterday.
We took 200 yards of French trenches
at Notre Dame de, Lorette, northwest
of Arras. We also took few prison
crs and two machine guns.
In the Argonne we took a few
French trenches. The ground we have
gained at one place in the last few
days amounts altogether to 800 yards.
Our attacks made good progress in
the forest north of Sennheim. We
took at Airzsteis CHirtzenstelnO also
two officers and 40 mountain chasseurs.
In the eastern theatre of war the
situation Is unchanged.