The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-31
ZEPPELINS DROP BOMBS
AIR RAIDERS ATTACK PARIS IN
DEAD OF NIGHT.
French Capital In Darkness While In
habitants Shrink From Failing
Bombs and Fiery Explosives.

A Zeppelin air raid on P2r1s, Wn1cn
brought Parisians to their windows
and balconies and inso the boulevards
and squares at an early hour in the
morning Sunday takes precedence in
the war news. Two dirigibles reach
ed Paris, although four started, and
it is believed all returned safely to
their base.
They dropped bombs on the city OF
Paris and outlying towns and VII
lagos, injuring, so far as known,
seven or eight persons, but doing no
material damage. Guns were turned
on the Zeppelins from house tops
and forts and flock Of French aero
planes started in pursuit. But the
Zeppelins few high and escaped in
the haze Of the upper air.
The German war Office, referring
to the raid in it's official statement,
says: ITO render more impressive
our reply to the misdeeds Of the
French aviators in the open Alsace
town of Schlettstadt heavy bombs
were dropped by German airships on
the fortress Of Paris and the railroad
junction at Compeigne."
The Zeppelins Travelled at great
height, estimated at considerably
more than mile. This and a haze in
the upper air enabled the raiders to
escape.
A bomb that fell at Neuilly set fire
to an unoccupied house near the
American hospital. DR.. Hunter Car
ter Of Erie, Pa, on duty at the time,
says the hospital was shaken.
A bomb which fell in garden at
Colombes, six miles from Paris,
made hole ten feet wide by i've
feet deep and the garden wall was
overthrow for a distance of 1S feet.
Another bomb which fell on a house
| in the Rue de Danes In Paris merely
dented the roof.
Parisians during the attack were
| unable to disting guish between the de-
donations Of the falling bombs and
the almost continuous gun fire from
the defense. The boulevards and
open places were crowded with spec
tators, who watched the manoeuvres
of the French aeroplanes but were
! not able to see much Of the Zeppe-
| Inns.
In all half hundred bombs, 1t is
estimated, were dropped on Paris and
surrounding villages and towns
Some were highly explosive and
others are said to have been hlleo
with infammable liquids. Three fires
that blazed up In the wake or-the air
craft were extinguished.
A sentinel at Compeigne, so miles
north Of Paris, caught the frs'
glimpse of the Zeppelins. They were
moving swiftly towards Paris. This
was at 12:43 in the morning. With.
| in five minutes every post In en-
trenched Paris had been notified by
telephon of the coming attack. The
Paris fremen, accor ding to prear'
ranged plan, were in the streets
few moments later, the department
motors driving headlons through the
streets, with horns giving forth lout
| blasts.
The police notified the electric
power stations and gas reservoirs te
turn OF the lights. Soon the whole
city was in darkness and gunner.
| were dL Luc1I pOSlS 1u tIAS lo4 20 e"tA@
on the high buildings throughout the
city.
The. distant sound . Of exploding
bombs came nearer. All Paris was
awake and on every balcony ane
leaning from almost every window
were people waiting tensely.
The electric projectors, searching
the sky, brought fatty into view the
dirigibles. They were in the Etoile
quarter and occasionally flashed theil
searchlights. Theye were greeted
with the rattle Of machine guns anc
the bombing Of nortars designed fol
use against attacks Of this nature
Bombs fell in both CourbeYole ano
Neuilly and houses were set On FIRE
For an hour after the zeppelins
were clear of Paris the gun fire o1
the fortifcations and the defense
works far outside the city could be
/ heard. French aeroplanes, carrying
their distinctive lights, passed swift
ly overhead in the direction Of the
fleeing raiders.