New Britain herald., 1915-01-20

base presumably in Germany, they flew over the North sea to the east ern coast of England, where for nearly four hours from S:20 D. m. until about midnight, they circled over a group of English towns only a little more than 100 miles from Lon don, apparently dropping bombs at will.
 So far as has been learned today four or five persons were killed by these missiles and about as many more were wounded.
 Zeppelins or Aeroplanes.
 Whether these airships were Zep- pelin dirigible balloons or aeroplanes has not yet been definitely established. There is increasing belief in London today that possibly only aeroplanes took part in the attack. There haS been no news so far today to confirm the report current last night that a Zeppelin had been brought down on the English coast: on the contrary it now appears as though all the rald- CTS returned whence they came.
 The most important towns over which the German airmen appeared tAere Sandringham, rmouth, Sher- ingham, HunstantOn, CrOmer, Hea- cham, 'Dersingham and Kings Lynn. King George had left Sandringham only few hours before the Germans visited it.
 Private Houses Damaged.
 Most of the damage inflicted ap- pears to have been on private houses and shops; few public buildings or docks seem to have been injured.
 The raiding airmen showed excel lent ability to- pilot their vessels as well as good craftsmanship. In spite of the darkness of the night they seemed to find their way over the country with remarkable dlrectness and the accuracy of their aim with bombs was greater than generally had been believed possible.
 Soldier Among Dead.
 Among those killed is one soldier The property damage does not exceed 9. few thousand dollars A shoemaker and a woman were killed at Var mouth and civilian and the soldier lest their lives at Kings Lynn.
 The police reports from the towns upon which bombs were thrown say that the public responded very well TO the T0lO lIlSll uCllollS iCNSlIly 11io'o public. For the most part the people took refuge in their cellars. Several theaters were enlptied quietly.
 Bomb Conc-Shaped
 An unexploded bomb found in Yar- 1s1outh weighed six pounds and is cone-shaped.
 Comment of the British press on the airship attack is bitter in tone, many of the London papers assa1llng the Germans in the same unmeaSured language as at the time of the Hartle- pool naval raid. The event is being used as a text for editorials urging 1nere rapid recruiting.
 Send Fresh Armies.
 The Pail Mall Gazette says the only fitting answer to the aerial raid is the sending of fresh armies to the conti- a1ient.
 The Westminster Gazette character izes the raid as a violation of the rules 1of warfare.
 The Globe urges retaliation in kind, observing that there are several f1ourishing German towns within easy reach of British airmen.
 press despatch received here from Yarmouth says it is generally believed there that the raiders of last night came in aeroplanes of large size
 Two Persons Killed.
 Yarmouth, Jan. 20, a. m., Via. London, 6:30 a. m.-Careful inquiries thus far made regarding last nights aerial raid go to show that public buildings and the railways escaped damage, which is almost wholly con- fined to private houses and shops.
 So far as is known only two persons, .a man and a woman. were killed here It so happened that most of the in- habitants were indoors when the raid occurred.
 The whole thing was quickly over and fortunately no fires broke out in any part of the town. The first inn pulse of the townspeoDle was to rush out of doors but many, on finding that the alarm was an air attack by the Germans, quickly returned to thedr homes and took refuge in the base ments.
 Troops Turned Out.
 Troops were turned out to assist the police in the search for wounded.
 Another aircraft appeared here soon after midnight but dropped no bombs.
 The chief constable of Yarm outh, in telling of the raid, said: '"The people stood the raid very we'll. About 400 special constables were called out and arrived with the utmost promptitude. All Red Cross and hospital arrange ments proved perfect. All lights were cXtinguished and public performances at the theaterS and music halls were abandoned. The people went home : and the town was without light 11ntil morning."
 Dropped Several Bombs.
 The first air raider passed along the fy.o,1t Srnnna6 tho 6rr.