The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-01-27
Much Heralded New German
Sky Boats lombard Dover
and Escape Pursued
BY Enemy.
FRENCH filters IN ACTION
Raid Metz and Fight Ten Air
Battles With New Type of
Craft-Bulgar Head
quarters Shelled.

Berlin. (by wireless to Sayville). Jan.
25.-The German admiralty issued the
following today:
"A German aeroplane during the
night OF January 1928, dropped bombs
on the station, barracks and docks of
Dover"
The British account of the German
aeroplane attack, as given out yester-
day, said that the east coast of Kent
was visited early Sunday morning by
hostile aeroplane, which dropped nine
bombs. killing one person and injuring
six
The German report does not men,
ton the second raid, said, by the Brit
ish war office, to have been made ON
the east coast OF Kent by two Zen
pelins shortly after noon, yesterday.
Dover is one Of the chief ports OF
communication between England and
the continent. 1t has the finest harbor
on the channel and, since the compile
tion OF the harbor works 1909. IL has
been an important naval station. II
mas extensive docks and naval estab-
hshments and a large garrison.
London. Jan. 25.--Two raids upon
England, In which the giant new Ger
man Fokker type of aeroplane was
used for the first time, yesterday re-
suited in the death of one person and
the injury OF several There was some
property damage, the raiders dropping
lncendlary bombs. The raid was made
on the coast OF Kent. 1t is assumed
that the raiders did not come close to
London. The enemy planes came un
der heavy fire and disappeared, pur-
sued by British naval and military aer-
oplanes.
Not much is known, outside of Ger
many, about the new Fokker aeroplane.
except that Il Is very large, very swift
wv a 7 ~
day the London Express quoted the fol-
lowing from the Hamburg Fremden-
blatt:
we may assure the hundreds of
thousands OF Germans whose only con-
ISOLATION In their present depressing
ives IS the hope OF Furnishing England
tnat destructive engines of an entirely
new and immensely powerful type have
been evolved for the use of our aero
planes and that, as soon as the metero-
logical conditions will permit, these will
do their work in London.
Promise of Revenge.
The destruction of the old cities of
Sodom and Gomorrah will, we hope.
be repeated in these latter days, and
the outraged German people will have
their righteous thirst for vengeance on
the stronghold of lies, treason and foul
assassination quenched to safety
1t is understood the Fokker aero
plane is relied upon principally because
of its superior armament. Each craft
is said TO carry two guns of a new
and powerful type. An American
manufacturer soon will have ready a
gun which Is claimed will be superior
to the German gun.
The French also have engaged the
FolSkers. having fought 10 aerial bat
ties with them in a raid on Metz yes
terday. The French statement says:
On January % two of our groups
OF aeroplanas comprising "a machines.
bombarded the railway stations and
barracks at Metz. One hundred and
thirty shells were launched against the
objects designed. The bombarding
aeroplanes were escorted by two pro-
tecting squadrons. the pilots of which
during the trip engaged in 10 combats
with Fokkers and a Vistiah.
Our aeroplanes were violently can
nonaded along the whole of their
course, but returned unchanged. ex-
cept one only, which was obliged to
make landing to the southeast of
Metz"