Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-21
Raid Was Made by Ai'ships,
Say All English OFFICIAL
Statements.
EIGHT BOMBS FELL
ON YARMOUTH CITY
Reports From Battlcfields
Are Scattering; Aerial
Attack Holds Center.

LONDON. Jan. 20.-G0:10 p. ny
The German airships-fOr they are
thus described by the German Off
cia report-which paid a four-hours'
visit to the coast towns Of Norfolk last
night, dropped twenty or more bombs.
The raiders missiles killed four per-
sons, injured ten or more others ana
did considerable damage to property.
The report that fifth person, Il sol
dier. had been killed, proved incor-
rect.
Yarmouth and Kings Lynn, the
largest towns visited suffered the
heaviest damage. Eight bombs were
dropped in the former town, one OF
them killing an old man and an old
woman, injuring three others and
smashing every window within rad
ius Of several hundred yards.
I'm Kings Lynn, a woman and boy
were killed by bombs which demol-
ishtd a row of cottages.
No Attack at Cromcr.
The aircraft also visited Cromer.
which. however. was not attacked,
Sheeiingham, where four bombs were
dropped Dersingham, Grimston,
Snettisham and Heacham, each or
which received one missile. Snet-
tisham and Heacham are within three
miles Of the kings Sandringham resi-
dence. Near the former place, where
the windows of the village church
wore shattered, Queen-Mother Alex
andra has summer bungalow.
What composed the raidlng fleet is
still matter of discussion. Major
Astley. who commands the National
reserve at Kings Lynn, says that as
the result of information received by
him. he will report officially that one
of the latest Zeppelin dirigibles took
part. Some persons declare they saw
huge airships. but others assert only
aeroplanes and seaplanes participated.
Aeronautical experts are or the
opinion, from the size of the bombs
dropped weighing from sixty TO one
hundred pounds each--that atrships of
the small non rigid Darscval type were
employed and as the German official
account refers to "airships' 1t is pre-
sumed these were the craft used. They
can he built more quickly than Yep
pelins but are slower and carry less
ammunition.
Double Insurance Rates.
Whether by coincidence or because
the British and French authorities had
knowledge of the enterprise, more
stringent regulations as to lightning
went into effect last night both In
Paris and London. As consequence
of the raid the Insurance. rates aSdinst
damage by aircraft were doubled to-
day and is now from 80 to 60 shillings
per cent. A large business was done
even at those high rates.
The battles both In the east and the
west now consist largely OF artillery
engagements. with occasional attacks
BY the infantry. The French claim
to have made further progress in the
region of Pont-a- MuussOn, TO which
military men attach more Importance.
IL is predicted that the Germans will
launch a heavy offensive as they did
with great success at scissors, TO put
q stop TO the French advancs> towards
the roads leading to Metz. The Ger
mans captured more trenches in the
Argonne, but according to the French
official report these trenches were re-
taken.
The only other point Of importance
disclosed by the official statements is
an intimation in the Berlin COM
municatiou that the Germans have
undertaken cUunter-offensiye In
Alsace
In Poland and western Galicia the
Germans and Austrians continue iso-
lated attacks against the Russian lines,
which. according To the Russian re-
port. have been repulsed with heaVy
losses to the attacking forces. The
Russians are advancing slowly
through the mountains separating
Bukowina and Transylvania and are
approaching Dorna-Watra, a town of
some importance near the Rumanian
border.
As for the Turkish Caucasian army.
il is believed it will not retire 10
Erzerum. but will be put in readiness
for defense against the Russians when
they decide to advance. 1t is consid-
cred likely. however that the Rus
slams will be content for the present
with the successes already gained In
this region and turn their attention TO
the Turkish forces i'm Azerbaian be-
fore invading Turkey.