Evening journal., 1915-04-16
Count Zeppelin, at Cuxhayen, Directs Aerial Attacks on
English; In Morning Attack Six Cities Are Bonn
barded With Property Loss Of $l5O,OOO and
Three Persons Injured; One Taube Gets With
in II Miles Of Capital But Fails to Attack
DARING BRITISH AVIATOR PURSUES
ONE OF ENEMY, BUT AIRMEN ESCAPE
by ED l.. KEEN.
rnIted Press 500 corregpondonl-

United Press Stan Correspondent
LONDON. April l6-Count Zeppelin
has arrived at Cuxhaven for the pur-
pose of directing the expected aerial
raid on London. according TO Amster-
dam dispatches today. zeppolins have
been transported TO the German lying
bases at Emden and Cuxhaven, and
the enomy's airmcn arc displaying the
greatest activity.
While conference was In progress
at the Admiralty to devise ways to
meet ,he expected Zeppelin attack, a
dispatch from Chatham announced
that German aeroplane dropped
several bombs upon Favcrsham, Al
miles southeast OF London, and upon
Sittingbourno. 30 miles southeast OF
London, carly this afternoon. A
/ British aviator pursued the taubo
which nod seaward over Shcerness.
The aviator first appeared on the
English coast al Margate, flying rap
/ idly westward along the Chatham
Dover railway He passed near Can
terbury where the famous Cathed-
raj Is located. and after bomhardinr
/ Faversham without doing any Gam.
age. dropped one bomb at sitting
bourne The bomb fell into an or
chard and did no damage From Sit.
tingbourne. the German followed th,
railway leading north TO Sheerncss
hotly pursued by the British bird
man The German. according tC
Chatham dispatches. evidently was
on a scouting trip.
Three Zeppelins participated in thi
raid over Essex and Suffolk early TO
day. in which a woman and a cir
we're injured and PROPERTY damag
: estimated at Si50,0Q0 was done. On
of the sky-munsters crossed ih
ID Thames eleven miles from LOndor
Thc admiralty Is convinced that M
b aiIships were rcconnOicring an
. picking the hesf route for a raid ol
d the British capital.
/ Twelve cities aud towns within
I radius of seventy miles OF Londol
were visited by the Ieppolins. Sii
of them were bombarded by cxplo
sive and incondiary shells Three
bombs were dropped near Honhau
\ Hall. residence OF the Earl an'
d. Countess Stradbrookc. near South
void Tho bombs exploded Will
sharp crashes within 80 yards Of th'
building. but did no damage.
The greatest destruction was donl
at Lowestoft. 100 miles northeast o
London. on the soacoast A big tim
her yard was fired by an inccndiarl
bomb and burned for nine hours, th'
blaze threatening 10 spread to othei
buildings. The loss was estimated a
100000.
! Each Of the Zeppelin raiders ap
poared off the East Coast az abou
tho samo hour. according TO informa
iion received here today. The frs
was reported approaching Harwich
In Essex. Ga miles northeast of Lon
don The airship passed over lIar
wich. Fclixstowe and Ipswich withou
dropping any bombs but doscendinl
so low that the whirr of her propoll
crs was plainly heard.
An hour later. Southwold reported
that Zeppelin lowered over th'
city for half an hour, bombardinl
the residence of Earl Stradbrooke
Before leaving the airships crew
threw q bomb that destroyed a rail
way car. The same dirigible. appar
entity flew over Lowestoft, dropplns
three bombs
One damaged house, injuring a wo