The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-04-23

Cathedral here. Ten persons were
killed or wounded. The material
damage done was slight.
London. England experienced it's
third hostile air raid. but the last,
like those Immediately preceding it,
resulted in no loss Of life. In the sew
eral raids, however, there was con-
siderable damage to property.
Taking advantage of fine flying
weather, which enabled Zeppelin
airship to visit the vicinity of the
Tyne and the coasts of Suffolk and
Essex, German aeroplane, having
crossed the North Sea, flew over the
County of Kent, dropping bombs.
In all, four missiles were dropped in
the vicinity of the towns of Faver-
sham and Sittingbourne, the latter
just across the Bugle from the Isle of
Sheppey, which is the birthplace of
the British royal naval flying corps.
All bombs fell in fields.
On his way the airman passed over
Canterbury and other towns in Kent,
but did not loose any explosive pro
jectile upon or near them.
People Cut BY Glass.
Zeppelins for it is believed there
were two of them which visited East
Anglia dropped some IS incendiary
and explosive bombs on Lowestoft.
Southwold, Maldon, Burnham on the
Crouch, Heybridge and Tillingham,
but like the raid of the previous night
on the Tynemouth district, only ma.
terial damage was done, although q
number Of persons had very narrow
escapes. In Lowestoft a bomb drop
ped in garden shattered row OF
small houses and people sleeping in
them were cut by broken glass.
During the three raids at least SO
bombs were dropped by the Germans.
Either by error or purposely the air
men seem to have Kept away from the
larger towns. There they might have
been discovered by searchlights and
come under fire from the land.
There is an inclination here to con-
slider the raid only in the nature of
"Reminiscences, for except in the
case of aeroplane bases, points of mill
tary Importance were avoided, al
though in each case air craft passed
within short distance of such places.
In the carpathians.
Meantime, battles are proceeding on
the Continent. Although thaw has
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roads have been turned into mud and
districts are inundated by swollen
streams. the fighting continues
The Russians report that they have
taken further heights in the mountain
ranges and repulsed attacks in the
vicinity of Rostoki and also in the
direction of the Stry, where the
Austro-Germans were attempting an
outiiapking movement.
The Austrians make similar claims
and disclose the fact that the Rus
slams have been attacking also in
Southeast Poland and Western Ga
licia, apparently with a view to pre-
venting the Austrians from sending
any more reinforcements into the Car
pathlanS.
In the West comparative calm pre-
walls, following the reported French
victory north of Arras. which would
give them another point of vantage
from which to launch an offensive
when the chosen moment arrives.
Indian Troops Lose Heavily.
The British Indian ofice reports
that Indian troops have inflicted an
other defeat on the Turks who had
gathered large force of regulars
and irregulars to oppose them in Mes
sopotamia, wl1ile the Russians again
have been harassing Turkish COM
merce in the Black Sea by sinking
four steamers and several sailing YES
sells and bombarding Asia Minor coast
forts