The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-01
ZEPPELINS HOVERED OVER LONDON
ENGLAND

| UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
| LONDON, juno 1.-The long expect
/ ed Zeppelin raid on london became
. reality early today. German diris-
ibies passed over The east end and
| over other districts Of London, show
erina bombs. TWO young women were
seriously hurt and a number of other
| persons are reported to have been
| wounded. Many buildings were set
af7re.
The only victims whose names the
press bureau permitted to be made
public, were two young German tall
dresses named Schrader, living In the
east end. They were removed to a
hospital. Several sections Of London
are reported to have been attacked,
the drieibles showering both explo-
sive and incendiary bombs. The gov
ernment notified newspapers and
press associations shortly after mid
night that no reports stating what
section Of the city had been attacked
or detailing the number Of victims
would pass tho censor until an Off
ciai statement on the raid had been
Issued by the press bureau.
The first official statement did not
mention the number Of attacking dlria-
lbIes but said that zeppeiins had been,
sighted near Ramssate. e5 miles
miles northeast, and ''in certain out
lying districts Of London" and that
many fires had been reported. This
indicated that several airships COM
posed the attacking squadron.
A supplementary statement from
the press bureau said that bombs had
been hurled In the east end and
named the two German Victims. Other
particulars, the press bureau said,
would be given out later in the day.
FOUR WERE KILLED.
LONDON, June -Four persons
were killed. one badly injured and 9TH
ers sustained lesser wounds In the
Zeppelin raid on London early today.
An offieiai statement from the admir-
atty tonight said the dirigibies threw
thirty bombs, mostiy incendiary, and
caused three large fires. No public
buildings or fortified works were
damaged.
ALL OFFICERS SAVED.
LONDON, June 1.-The admiralty
announced today that all officers Of
the British battleship Majestic, tor
pedoed at tho DardaneIIes, were
saved. A full report Of tho number
of the survivors among the battle
ships crew has not yet been received.
DROPPED NINETY BOMBS.
LONDON, June 1.-"Host!le air
craft dropped about ninety bombs in
Ia. AR "a, al -
area Of London, not far from each
other," said the admiralty state
ment. "a number Of free were start
ed. but only three required the pros
ence Of fire engine. Al! were prompt
Iy dealt WITH
No public building was hit. but a
number Of private houses were dam
AGED, the statement added. "Se far as
has been aseertained, one Infant one |
boy and one man and a woman were !
killed and another woman seriously !
injured. The precise number Of vic |
tins has not yet been ascertained. !
The situation was kept thoroughly In |
hand"
No official statement regarding ac-
tivities Of British air squads, organ. |
lied to combat Zeppelin attacks upon
the capital, has yet been made. The
admiraity's statement that 'the sItua-
tion was kept thoroughly In hand
was Interpreted to mean that eritisn |
air men engaged the zeppeiIrs snd
drove them off.
The "netrocoIitan area Of London I
includes London and some 81 the
suburbs. Though an earlier statement
from the press bureau said She east
side was attacked, by the zeppe llns-
the admiraity's statement did not |
specify what localities were ralued-
ONE AVIATOR KILLED.
LONDON, June 1.-Fiieht Su5-Llcu-
tenant Douglas M. Barnes, attached !
to the British aviation corps at Hen
don, "feH with his biplane last night (
and was killed." said an official state !
nent from the admiralty this after
noon.
JHendon Is six miles from the cen
ter Of London and one of the aerial |
defense stations by which the admir- /
atty planned TO meet Zeppelin at