Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-10-14
AIR
RAID OVER
LONDON
Zeppelin Attack Upon Me-
topolis Of the World Is
Most Destructive Since The
Opening Of European War

London, Oct. 14.-In the most de-
structive Zeppelin raid Of the war.
Germans last night over London kill
ed Al and wounded 101, It was ON
cially announced today.
OF this number, IA killed and Is
wounded were soldiers. and the others
were civilians.
Resolutions we're adopted In mass
meeting, presided over by Lord Will
loughby de Broke, calling upon the
government to announce formally 9
policy Of reprisal raids against Ger
many-raid for raid.
"The only way to hit the enemy IL
to strike him as he has struck US
and to lombard sleeping towns" said
1.-THE Globe. commenting on the meet
ling.
! Nine women. i've children and 81
men constituted the death list in this
lra:d by far the most costly In hu-
man life Of any raid on England thus
lfar. Sixty-four men, thirty women
land seven children were wounded.
Today's official announcement, sup
lplementing the one given out shortly
latter midnight this morning, declared
THAT one Zeppelin was seen to keel
lover and dropped to lower altitude.
i London, Oct. 14.-Besides leaving
in their wake Al dead and 101
wounded. Zeppelin raiders over Lon
don last night left Britons angered
lat their government for not provid-
ling better aerial defense.
| This Indignation found expression
lin bitter denunciation Of the govern
ment's delay in making ready to-
drive OF the air invaders.
People who went to business this
morning amid the spectacle Of shat
tered window fronts" said the Globe,
may be forgiven If they wonder how
long this sort of thing will he allow
ed to go without effective measures
to check 1t.
I'VE have a new scheme Of defense,
but it did not defend us. The plain
fact is that, apart from the wind and
the weather, London has no adequate
lprotection against Zeppelins."
| The Pail Mall Gazette added this
sarcastic comment, 1T is permissible
to hope that we will soon have .
corps of naval gunners who can real
| ly distinguish between a Zeppelin
and star"
| The death toll in England from
Zeppelin raiders was increased to 130
lby the latest raid, while the wounded
now total nearly $50. That the heart
of London was again attacked is be-
lieved, particularly In view Of the
fact that the home once admitted
part OF the London area was hit. The
raid followed In the wake Of orders
for extra precautions In darkening the
lefty. Further evidence that the busi-
est part Of the metropolis was pene-
trated was given In cable to the
New York Sun. which said: Myself
and my home safe" indicating that
the correspondent desired to notify
his home ONCE that the branch ONCE
In the center Of the city. as we'll %
his residence. escaped.
I The most serious recent raid was
on September s. when the Zeppelins
KILLED 20 and wounded 80.
Berlin. via sayville. Oct. 1.-THE
Hast great Zeppelin raid on England.
previous to last nights, started a fre
near the biggest arsenal in London.
and burned IS. 900, 900 worth OF prop
erty. an American traveller. known -
reliable. told me today. He said that
; with each successive raid the bombs
J lfell nearer the arsenal and that dur
ling the last ono . bomb missed the
structure oy only 100 ysrds.