Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-06-10
DESTROY ZEPPELIN
NILE ABOVE EARTH.
DRITisH AviAToRs DROP BOMBS
FROM HEIGHT or 5000 FEET
OPTICAL REPORT.
THREE GERMAN SHIPS SUNK
Petrcgrad Statement Asserts Teuton
Vessels Sunk or Damaged and
Russian Transport Torpcdoed
on Gulf of Riga.
CREW or 2s KILLED.

IHE" OF 90 N1LLEI.
london, June s.--For the first time
on record. Zeppelin In the air has
been destroyed by an aviator In an
aeroptane. Reginald J. Warneford, a
young Canadian sub-Iieutenant In the
Royal Navy, who mastered aeropIan-
Ing only this summer, has performed
the feat, and 10 somewhere within the
British lines. while the Zeppelin lies
In ruins, spraWied on the roof and
ground Of an orphanage near Client.
Failing there . blazing mass, after
being struck by the young aviator's
bombs, IL crew Of 20 men were killed,
~ alao were several occupants Of the
srphanase buildings.
The theory 10 advanced that this
Zeppelin WAS the craft which rAided
the sast coast OF England Saturday
night, for the fact that u was In the
air over ssicium. between Client and
orusssIs nj 3 o'clock In the morning
leads 10 the belief that II was return
Ing from m expedition, not start.
Inc.
London. June s.--British aviators
attacked and destroyed German
Zeppelin In Belgium between Client
and Bruges.
British airmen dropped six bombs
on the Zeppelin from height OF
5000 feet" said the official announce
ment. ''The Zeppelin exploded and
fell"
The destruction OF the Zeppelin fol,
lowed one OF the most thrilling air
battles the world has ever known.
The British airmen shot upward to 4
height OF 5000 feet and hurled six
bombs at the great dirsgible, which
EiEzagged In flight to escape attack.
Explosion Rends Airship.
Scarcely second after the last
bomb went shooting down, n terrific
explosion rent the airship. II
crumpled In the center and darted
toward earth, The force Of the ex-
plosion caused the british biplane to
turn completely over.
For nearly minute the aviator
struggled desperately while his ma
chine slid rapidly toward the earth.
BY an almost superhunhan effort he
regalned control Of his levers and
righted the birlane less than 200 feet
from the ground.
The raptdity OF the descent. how
ever, carried the biplane to earth with
= rough Jar, The landing place was
behind the German lines. The me-
chanician sprang out. "cranked" the
propellors and the biplane was of be.
fore the astonished Germans In n
neishborine field could set the range
with their guns.
Aviators Return Safety.
The aviators who bombarded the
Zeppelin shed north Of Brussels re,
turned safely, the admiralty an.
nonnced.
A German Zeppelin raided the east
coast Of England. dropping inoendary
and explosive bombs. Five persons
were killed and forty injured. the nd,
miralty announced. Two fires were
started.
A Berlin report stated that a Ger.
man submarine torpedoed and sank
the Russian second.class cruiser
Amur In the Baltic. The admiralty
list shows no Russian cruiser of that
name and II Ia believed the ship sunk
was the fenissee. the loss of which
pe,rograd has admitted.
German Vessels Sunk.
The Petrograd statement asserts
that three German vessels were sunk
or damaged and the Russian trans,
port Yenisee torpedoed and sunk Ia a
series Of engagements off the Cult OF
Riga.
Enemy torpedo boats, eseortins
large vessels. appeared at the en-
trance to the Gulf OF Riga on Thurs
day the statement said. Later
hydro-aeropianes from the German
ships attempted to lombard our war
ships. In the engagement the Rus
sian transport Yenisee was suhmar
ined and sunk. Thirtytwo of her
crew were saved
Ship Sunk. No Warning.
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