The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-02-23
GERMAN A|RSH|PS
IN DAYLIGHT RAID
EngIand'S East and Southeast
Coasts BOmbarded.
CASUALTIES REPORTED LIGHT

Engage the Raiders Failed to Reach
Them-German Planes of Latest
Type and Capable Of Ascending &c
an Extraordinary Heieht-Opera
tons On All Fronts.
London, Feb. 21.-Four German sea
planes made raid over the east and
southeast coasts of England, accord
ing to an official announcement made
by the British war office. The total
casualties are given as two men and
one boy killed and one marine wound
ed. Considerable material damage
was done to private property. The
raid occurred Sunday forenoon. Many
combs were dropped.
A feature of the official account is
the frank admission that British air.
craft, one naval plane and two aero,
planes, which assembled to attack the
raiders, failed to reach them. 1t ap,
pears the German planes are capable
of ascending to an extraordinary
height.
The war Office states that two BIZ
planes, after circling over the town
of Lowestoft, in Kent, rose to a
great height and seemingly vanished
Fifteen minutes later they reappeared
over the town and then flew to the
east.
At Lowestoft it develops only three
bombs hit buildings. Others fell on
waste ground, into gardens, on the
leach and into the sea, none of them
doing any damage OF military import.
ance.
The Germans have been operating
along the User canal in Belgium to
the north of Ypres. From the British
$50 meters of position were captured
and held, despite hand grenade at
lacks to recapture it, After a heavy
bcmbardment the Germans attempted
to cross the canal and occupy French
positions. and several groups did sue
coed in making their way to this line
trench. They, however, were imme-
diately driven back British to the
south of Loos in a lively engagement
succeeded in making an advance to
tie edge of mine crater held by the
Germans.
The French in Champagne between
the Mouse and Moselle rivers and to
the west of the forest of Apremont,
have bombarded successfully German
| ositions, while in tne Argonne forest
ii mine exploded by the French shat
tered the German works.
Only isolated engagements have
taken place on the Russian front. On
Inc Austro-Italian line the artillery
duels continue.
Austrians Continue Advance.
Continuing their advance in AL
lania, the Austro Hungarians report
distance northeast of Durazzo, of an
advanced Italian position. This is
the first indication that the Italians
were operating so far north in AL
bania, the belief having prevailed that
their activities had been confined to
the locality adjacent to Avlona.
That progress is being made by the
Teutonic allies in the direction of
Avlona seemingly is shown by the re-
port that the Albanians who are fight
ing with them have occupied the town
OF Berat, situated about thirty-one
miles northeast of Avlona.
The Russian army which captured
ErZerum, in Armenia, Is endeavoring
to cut off the retreat of the Turks,
who are retiring with as mucn speed
as possible. Dispatches from Petro-
grad report the capture of the towns
of Mush and Achlat. to the south.
heavy fighting preceding their taking
by storm. Along the Black sea coast,
Russian warships are pounding at the
Turkish batteries and harrassing the
retreating troops.
The northern wing Of the Russian
army has captured the town of Wide
and is driving the Turks back in the
direction of Gumisn Khaneh, which is
en- the road to Trebizond, while large
Russian forces are moving westward
from Erzerum with the object of cut
ting Off these Turkish troops before
they can reach a new line Of defense.
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