Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-07
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(ST FORMIDABLE
AIR RAID OF WAR
cen Zeppelins Pass Over
stern COunties-Few Cas-
ties and Little Damage Is
Result.

on. Sept 3.--Thirteen Zeppelin
IS took part in the raid over the
counties last night and. an Of
statement this afternoon says. it
q most formidah le attack by air
nade on England. Only three OF
rppelins were able to approach
tSkirts of London. One of these
hot down and the other two were
off by aircraft guns and aero
following communication was
by the field marshal command
chief the home forces at six
this afternoon:
-eful inquiries show that the
ties and damage caused by the
id last night were quite dispro-
nate to the number of ships EN-
The number of casualties which
been reported are as follows:
led-one man. one woman.
ured-ll men and women and
hildren.
casualties occurred in the metro
N police district. Latest reports
that in the metropolitan police
1t % houses and some outbuild-
were slightly damaged. Two
mains were cut and three horses
killed.
sewhere the damage was very
a certain number of cottages
damaged as we'll as a church,
fire occurred at some gas
ere was no military damage of
ort."
'ICIAL STATEMENT OF RAID.
text Of the official statement on
aid said
81 nights raid was carried out
airships and thus was the most
dahle attack that has been made
Is country. The principal theatre
berations was the eastern coun-
and the ohiectives seem to have
London and certain industrial
rs in the nidlands.
be measures taken for the reduc-
or ohscuration of lights undouht-
proved most effiCaciouS for the
ng squadrons. instead Of steering
adY course. a $ in the raids Of the
z and If last autumn, groped
in darkness looking for safe
le to approach their obiectives.
hree airships only were able to
ach the outskirts of London. One
hem appeared over the northern
Re- ,,.-.
q she was picked up by search
5 and heavily engaged by anti
raft guns and aeroplanes. After
w minutes the airship was seen
|irst into flames and fall rapidly
ri the earth.
he ship was destroyed. the wreck
engines and half burned bodies
he crew being found at Cufley.
Enfield. Experts hope to recon
{ certain portions of the frame
The large amount of wood en-
I'd in the frame work of the Yep
is startlins and would seem to
to shortage Of aluminium in
nanY.
he other two ships which ap-
ched London were driven off by
1etenses without being anle to ap-
en- the centre OF the city.
great number of bombs were
ped promscuously over the east
IAN and southeastern countless
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rhaAocuNres'
correspondent OF the Associated Press
was III the eastern counties in thu
morning watched the hombardmen
he Zeppelin which was destroyed
hrSt seen 1t was sailing witt
pnel bursting all around and search
g centored on it. Suddenly the Yep
disappeared in cloud Of smok,
ted by itself,