The Jones County news., 1915-12-02
German Doctor Gives Vivid De-
scription Of Air Raid.
One Feels Just as Defenseess Against
an Attack by Aeroplanes as Against
the Power Of a Thun-
derstorn1.

Berlin. The Vossische Zeitung con
tains a vivid account Of an air raid
by French squadron of aeroplanes
from the pen of German doctor. who
says:
Il was at work in my room (in the
top floor OF q hotell when ! suddenly
heard the sound Of firing, which grad
ually came nearer and nearer Hal
Hal. That's an enemy aviator some
where near, and he's getting greet
ing from our antiaircraft guns. but
the short, sharp shots became more
and more frequent and followed more
closely one upon the other. And now
tack-tack-tack, the machine guns
join in Whatever IS up2
Il go to the window which. being on
the top story, gives me a view OF a
good stretch OF sky True enough,
there's the beggar already in sight
He hovers at a great height, amid a
regular collection OF white shrapnel
clouds. But what's this now? Here
comes second, and a third Yes, and
fourth and fifth. More come up
Ls-ssss1n ~ haessas~aiae. .Qors and more
There's a whole squadron over the
town. count, fourteen. sixteen.
twenty--in serried column they
come flying up with regular intervals
between the machines, with an ad-
vance guard apd flank guards, Is II
to be a regular attack? Come down
below, blares trumpet. It's the sig
nal for everybody to clear out of the
streets and take aviation cover.
The trumpet signal becomes more
imperative, In twinkling the streets
are clear, and II is high time, for al
ready there is rattling on roofs and
pavemcnts. Shrapnel bullets are com.
ing down. And now-and shall new
er forget it--a fearful, horrible crash.
or rather roar, like the roar of an AMI
NAL Those fellows in the air have
dropped their first bomb | begin to
think that my room Immediately un.
der the roof is not altogether a suita-
bic place in such circumstances. On
the stairs | meet others of the same
opinion. They are officers who had
come from the front and had just lain
down for a long, unaccustomed but
well-earned sleep, and were cursing
freely at this inconsIderate disturb
ance. AS we go down the stairs the
beast roars a second time. The next
bomb had fallen Then we hear, In
the voice of command: Take avia-
tion cover The group breaks up.
stand for moment irresolute. / don't
know the ground Then a young cap.
tain laughingly takes my arm, saying.
Come with me. DOCTOR It's no bravery
to wait till thing like that falls on
your head
And 80 we go down a narrow stair
case leading into little corner of the
cellars under the house which. as /
now find. is built on very ancient
foundation Of extensive vaults. Under
a massive stone arch we have com
Portable room. the captain who took
my arm, first lieutenant, a staff sur
geon, two iandsturm men. a college
and myself There is even
an electric light
The racket and din outside gets
worse and worse Clearly we can per.
ceiye that the hideous row comes
nearer and nearer. And now it is
quite close Then a fearful bang and
roar. There must have beer an ex-
plosion quite close to me. The hogse
and even the massive cellar arches
tremble. It is Just as IN wild thun-
lerstorm, when the thunder follows
close at the lightnings heels one feels
certain that struck something quite
,lose. and one feelg just as defense
ess against such al aviation attack
IS one IS against the power Of a thun-
lerstorm
Bang This time still wilder and
iearer. Through the crannies OF the
;eilar there drifts in from the street
misty. AT first one cant
en- whether II is smoke or dust. II
is smoke from a confiagration close
i hand the position is moi exactly
'ieasant one. The problem becomes
he more probIematIcaI owing TO the
electric light going out. The wire
aust have been hit. But as we