Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-02
THE NATIONS AIRY NAvIEs"
SPLENDID Record of Achievement Of the Newest Weapon
Modern Warfare--Guardian Angels of the Armies Spy
Ont the Land and Prevent Surprise Attacks.

unwlse, whether justified, was proved by d
answer of tho Germans, Zeppelin raid =
the English coast towns, which resulted
the death Of 16 persons and probably a,
vastly more havoc than the Karlsruhe rald
This was not the first Zeppelin raid tha
had resulted in the killing OF civilians /,
the siege of Antwerp. at the beginning u
october. a giant gas bag had spread terro
and destruction by passing over the city N
the night dropping enormous high explosv,
bou1bs which rent buildings to bits anl
killed many persons. zeppelins also attack
Paris several times, and other French ctle
suffered. In the general opinion of critics
however. the military effect of the zeppellr|
raids was nil.
The frst Zeppelin raid on England, Ger
many's arch enemy, took place January Il
Six dlrigibles attacked nine different towns
killing FIVE persons and doing their princips
damage in the city Of Yarmouth.
The British soon shut down on oil In
formation concerning the routes Of attackin.
aeroplanes or zeppelins, giving out I'D
scantiest reports.
The first German raid on London, which
resulted in the death of several persons
caused the British Ambassador to washinR
ton to call the attention of the Americar|
Government to the impossibility of defend
ing the great city against attacks from tn |
air, because missiles hurled at the assau
ants would fall back into the crowded eli,
and do more damage to the inhabitants than
to the Germans.
Il Am Satisfied"
Some Of the most daring feats of the wa
have been performed by airmen. When III
Germans began to lombard Dunkirk with |
great gun stationed 20 miles away a Frencl|
airman went out to locate It. Flying iow|
he proceeded ~ miles behind the Germar
lines, A storm Of shrapnel carried away
part of his machine and gave the awaited
himself a horrible wound He noted, how.
ever, the great gun hidden in deep dltct|
rooted over with concrete.
Despite the hurts Of his machine and him
self he managed to reach the Allied lines
where he made his report, and few mini
utes later dropped dead, saying, II am sat
isned." The big gun was soon put out d
commission.
The first aviator to bring down zeppelh|
was Lieutenant Warneford, white Britisl|
Indian. Happening upon hostile dirigibl
while scouting in Belgium, he dropped
bomb on It by skilful maneuvering. The exI
ploslon which followed caused his aeroplan|
to turn over twice in the air, but he rel
gained control before landing. The wrecke |
Zeppelin fell on a convent Warneford mani
aged to start his engine again and get to th|
British lines but a few days later he wal
killed, with an American correspondent
while trying some fancy flying.
Italy's campaign against Austria opened
with air raids on both sides. Rome reporte|
that tho enemy arsenal at Pola was almos
entirely destroyed by bombs dropped from al
Italian drigble, and Austrian aviator
dropped explosives aimed at points of mill
tary Importance in Venice, several person|
being injured.
When the German fortified port of Tsine
Tao in China was about to fall Germa|
aviator rose above the Japanese and flew
great distance into the interior of Chin
He later reached the coast, managed to em|
bark in disguise, and, passing through th|
United States, is believed to have entere
Germany in safety.
Seaplunes have been of great importanc|
to British feet operations in the North Sc
while they have been of assistance in th|
Gallipoli campaign in directing the fire q
great naval guns over high hills at fortihca|
tions entirely out of sight of the warshps
Aeroplanes have also proved valuable
locating submarines the track of which ca |
be perceived from an altitude over the ocean
and one aviator by a lucky shot managed d
destroy an undersea boat.
The biggest aeroplane raid OF the war too L
place July 10, when So French machine
dropped III bombs on the railway station Al
Vignaalles, in the Woevre.