Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-18
British Admit Several Lives
Are Lost During Night
Visitation.
FACTS ARE SUPPRESSED
Berlin Claims HarWich Post
Office Struck in Former
Attack.

London, aug. is. C3:o3 p. m)-The
outskirts of London were raided last
night by zeppelius. Several persons
were killed. The damage to property
was not important
Ten persons were killed in the air
raid One Zeppelin Is believed to have
been hit
Thirty-si2 persons were injured.
The air raid was over the eastern
counties OF England
The statement given by the official
press bureau said
Ieppelins visited the eastern coun-
ties last night and dropped bombs.
Auti-air craft guns were i'm action and
il is believed that one Zeppelin was
hit
"Air patrols were active, but owing
to the difficult atmospheric conditions
the Zeppelins were able to escape.
Some houses and other buildings,
including a church, wore damaged.
The following casualties have been
recorded
KILLED Men. q women, ? chill
dren. 1.
miured-Meu. 10 women, IS; chill
dreu. 8.
@Al1 the above civilians"
a Central News dispatch from Ans
terdam says four Zeppelins were
sighted passing over the islands OF
Vjeland and Wieringer. off the Meth
erlauds coast. The dirigibles were
sailing from the east in the direction
OF the English coast The hour Of their
appearance is not stated.
London has been visited previously
hy German dirigibles during the war
On the night OF May 81 Zeppellns made
an attack on q district described in the
official communication merely as "in
The metropolitan area On that oc-
casiou about ninety bombs were drop
ped Four persons were killed and a
few others injured
The latest raid is the third Of the
new series of aerial attacks, which
after a lapse of several weeks. began
ON Monday of last week. On the two
previous occasions 20 persons were
killed and 81 injured
Berlin. Aug is. Thy wireless to Say
vile, g. Tl-According to the Overseas
News agency the latest Zeppelin attack
on the English coast made last week
resulted i'm considerable damage.
Travellers arriving in Holland from
England report that the last Zeppelin
attack on Harwich caused serious dam
age, the extent Of which has been sup
pressed by the official press bureau"
the News agency says. THE explosion
of heavy bombs and the resulting
catastrophe caused great confusion.
Coast guards deserted their posts. The
number of killed is not known. Seven
teen persons were wounded.
cone bomb struck the postofice and
mail bags were destroyed by fire. Hos
pi5al service between Harwich and
Holland has not yet been resumed"
Russ Situation Critical.
London. Aug. 18-l11;56 a. m.)-The
tall cf the Russian fortress Of Kovno
maka the situation Of the Russians
critical The Russians apparently
have not reorgaBized sufficiently 10
check the Auaro-German advance.
which is being pushed steadily against
Laa ring Of strong fortresses which
form the outer defense to the Petro-
grad provinces
The armies Of the central powers
show mo disposition to relax pressure
on the eastern front. nor are they like
lv to do so until they have tried once
more 10 separate the Russian northern
and southern armies and capture
BrosI-Litovsk.
News from Turkish sources that the
new landing party on the Gallipoli pen
iasula near Suvla bay has been en-
gagged heavily. Is confirmed in an Off
clal report today from Sir Ian
Hamilton. the British commander at
the UardanelIes front, stating that the
British left had won 500 yards Of
ground. including a Turkish trench.
Sir Ian also reported the repulse OF
determined attacks against the Aus
traIasian position
Little change is reported in the dip
lom8rc situation In the near east. For
mer Premier Venizeloe OF Greece, who
asked for four days in which to study
conditions before deciding whether 20
form new cabinet. ts believed TO have
arrived a. an understanding with King
Constantine, but fG is not considered
probable that the result will be the
early entry Of Greece into the war on
the side Of the entente allies.