New-York tribune., 1916-02-01
Paris Raider Escaped
from 5 French Planes

Paris, Jan. s1.-several bombs we're
dropped by the Zeppelin which feE
over the outskirts of Paris last night
but they produced no such deadly ef-
feet as on the occasion Of the raid OF
Saturday night. The official press bu-
reau gave out the following statement
this morning;
"a German dirigible set out in the
direction of Paris, where II arHVeG
soon after 10 ?. m. 1t was oomDardeu
bv our special batteries and attacHed
by our RerOplanes. Before returning
uorthward il dropped number oI
bombs. which, according 20 the news
received so far, did no damage
Representatives Of "Le Matin' who
,isited The scene of the raid say that
M damage was done by the bombs.
Three Of them fell on q piece Of waste
ground and three others IN held. a
1olice inspector saw the three which
}eU in the field. They did not SINK
deem in the soil They were covered
With cotton lihc substance. when
bnrst into fame The inspector char
scterized them as incendiary bombs
Little was seen of the Zeppelin on ac-
count of the weather conditions.
ale Matin" says tnat it has received
inflammation from the postmaster OF one
Of the places over which the Aeppellh
oassed that number Of bombs were
dropped together. The inference Is
lrawn that the Germans, seeing tnem-
selves threatened by French aeropianes'
decided TO loose all their bombs at
once.
Five Aeros Fight Raider.
Five French aeroplancs engaged the
Zennelin which on Saturday nlght las.
dropned bombs OF Paris. killing ana
wounding twoscore OF persons, accord
irg 10 an authoritative statement just
issued The first TO attack the German
- was machine piloted by
. sergeant who was occupied patroAlhe
The INNER air. He pursued with savage
energy. the statement says, Dut SOU"
exhausted all his stock OF car'IlueeS
and was obliged TO abandon me p"i
suit. One OF two machines whlch "eie
armed with cannon had, however, Ds
this time managed TO chmo nlsn
enough, and opened en- intense nIo y.
the Zeppelin, which probably WAS "''
but not badly damage.
Tbs Zenpelin was next picked up by
sub-lieutenant as il few over the
suburbs westward. He went up 10
within 80 to 100 yards of the airsnlp
and stuck TO his quarry with grim de-
termination. sometimes flying ABOVE
sometimes below and sometimes on
level in order to escape the IRE rom
the Zeppclin's machine guns OF
tfty.throe minutes the chase conun
ned tho machine guns being freely
usod on both sides. until finally the
aeronlane's engine broke down and the
enb-lieutenant was obliged TO descend
The press is unanimous IN demand
INC reprisals for the two Aeppeiih
ra7ds on Paris. and elso calls ior
greater efficiency in the aerial deienccs
Of the city. ,:.. -.
such tactics. which dishonor war ~
self" saws "Le Matin." public sent
men. expccts something else. II de-
sires reprisals immediate and eNcm-
plary reprisals." ,..
stephen Pichon. exForeign Minister
saws I'm "Le Petit Journal: "Ihe peo-
nIc of Paris Will preserve their calm
but will not spare any persons VINO
may have been guilty. through neg
cence incapacity or lack of foresight.
of not employing that mastery Of me
air over the enemy which the people
lad been led TO believe France pos
scsses'
Alfred Capus. the dramatist. Gays in
a. Figaro: paris is entitled 20
striking revenge I'm the near future.
One csnnot doubt ous air service is
.bla N exact it,