The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1915-01-21
SMALL DIRIGIBLES PROBABLY
Eye Witness Declares, However That
Both Zeppelins and Aeroplanes
Took Part in the Bomb Dropping
Operation in England.

London, Jan. 20.-l0t10 ID. Mt he
German airships-for they are thus
described by the German official re-
port which paid -four hours visit to
the coast towns of Norfolk last night.
dropped 20 or more bombs. The
raiders missiles killed four persons,
injured ten or more others and did
considerable damage to properly.
Tile report that a fifth person. a sol
dier mad been killed proved Incorrect.
Yarmouth and Kings Lynn, the
LARGEST towns visited suffered the
heaviest damage. Eight bombs We're
dropped in the former town. one Of
them killing an old man and an old
woman iniurias three others aad
smashing every window within a
radius of several hundred yards
On Kings Lynn a woman and boy
were killed by bombs which demol-
ished a row of cottages.
The aircraft also visited Cromer
which. however was not attacked
Sherineham where four bombs were
dropped; Dersingham. Grimstoa,
S1ettisham and Heacham. each of
w1ich received one missile Snetti-
sham and Heacham are within three
miles of the kings Sandrineham resi-.
dence Near the former place, where
the windows of the village church
We're shattered, Queen Mother Alex
andria has a summer bungalow
What composed the ralding fleet is
still a matter Of discussion Major
Ashley, 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 dirigbles took
part Some persons declare they saw
huge airships but others assert only
aeroplanes and Zeppelins partci-
pated
Aeronautical experts are Of the
opinion. from the size of the bombs
dropped weighing from so to 100
pounds eaoh-th airships of the
small, non-rigid parsefal type We're
employed. and as the German official
account refers to "airships' it is pre-
sumed these We're the craft used
They can he built more quickly than
IeWelins. but are slower and carry
less ammunition
Whether by coincidence or because
the British and French authorities
had knowledge of the enterprise
more stringent regulations as to
Hehting went into effect last night
bo,h in Paris and London. As a CON
sequence of the raid the insurance
rate against damage by aircraft were
doubled today and is now from 80 to
Ga shiIlings per cent. A large bust
ness was done even at those high
rates.
The battles both in the east and
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-aMoussOn, to which
military men attach more Importance.
II is predicted that the Germans will
launch a heavy offensive as they did
with great success at scissors, to put
4" 0N'If " tue + Fitltl tA y a fAAN "
wards the roads leading to Metz. The
Germans captured more trenches in
t3e Argonne but according to the
French official report these trenches
were retaken.
The only other point of Importance
disclosed by the official statement is
an animation in the Berlin communi'
cation that the Germans have under
taken a counter-offensive in Alsace
In Poland and western Galicia the
Nermans and Austrians continue iso
Iated attacks against the Russian
llnes. which according to the Russian
report have been repulsed with heavy
losses to the attacking forces. The
russians are advancing slowly
lllouah the mountains separatiA2
puAowina and Pennsylvania and are
approaching Dorna Watra, a town OF
some Importance near the Rouman
Y ian border
as Tor the Turkish Caucasian army
~ believed 1t will not retire tC
4 hiaemm but will be pu in readiness
10Y lae defense against the Russians
"nen they decide to advance 1t il
Nohsldered likely. however, that th'
russians will be content for the pres