Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-03
Scotland and Eastern Coun-
ties of England Visited in
Sundays Incursion.
TEN PERSONS KILLED
AND ELEVEN INJURED
Fifty Nine Reported Dead, l66
Wounded Friday and
Saturday.
DUNKIRK IS ALSO SHELLED
Berlin Claims Great Damage Has
Been Done to Industrial Works
in English Cities.


in English Cities.
LONDON, April s.-Zeppelins
raided eastern Scotland and the
northeastern and eastern counties
OF England from 9 o'clock last
night to after I o'clock this morn
ing, in the third great raid by the
German air fleet in as many
nights.
The latest raid is known to
have been over a wide area.
Ten persons were killed and
eleven injured in Scotland in Sun
day nights Zeppelin raid, it was
officially announced this after
noon. There were no casualties
in England.
In Friday and Saturday nights
raids hfty-nine persons were
killed and I6o wounded.
Berlins account of the Satur-
day and Sunday nights raids de-
clare that blast furnaces, large
ironworks and industrial plants
on the Tees and on the port es-
tablishments Of Middlesborough
and Sunderland were hit, inflict-
ing heavy damage and causing
explosions to occur and fires to
break out.
The French city of Dunkirk on
the Straits of Dover also has suf-
fered a Zeppelin attack, an air
ship dropping three bombs which
killed two civilians.
Third Recent Raid.
The raid was the third In as many
successive nights. Raiders reached the
coast of Scotland-the first time they
had been over that country and the
farthest north zeppelins had yet trav-
cled Other raiders visited northern
and southeastern counties of England.
Inhabitants I'm the threatened dis
fr1ctS early last night nedTu tne Zep-
pelins were expected. The weather was
again ideal for raiders and the people
were not surprised when at IL o'clock
the lights were extinguished and sur
face and railway traffic was stopped.
Special constables were called out and
the same preca utions were taken as on
the two previous nights.
Show No Signs Of Panic.
A remarkable feature of the situa-
tion was the good-natured way in which
the people acted in the darkened and
stalled trains. showing no signs Of
panic despite the fact that they had
just learned the result of the previous
raids. They seemed to take their in
convenience as a matter Of course.
In London no formal notice is given
the people when raider is about. but
various customary precautions make
IL impossible for any one who is in
town TO be in doubt as to what is up.
in villages in many parts of England
1t is the custom to give the inhabitants
ample warning. when It is possible.
Special constables go from door to door.
informing the villagers that raiders are
on the way. The inhabitant. assemble
in one another's houses. in the street
and in public buildings, making the
visit something in the nature of So
cial event.
Although the hour the Zeppelins Wis
ited most of the towns Sunday night
late, many thousaAAs of persons
were waiting to catch a glimpse of
them. In most cases the visitors flew
SO high that II was almost impossible
70 distinguish them. except when
searchlights brought them out clearly
against the sky. In some places how
ever. they few low and were clearly
seen by everybody.
Saturdays Casualties.
AT least sixteen persons were killed
and more than one hundred others in
Jured by the explosion of bombs drop
ped in another raid of Zeppelin
dirigible balloons over the northeast
coast of England Saturday night.
The official version of the raid says:
Two airships approached the north
cast coast Saturday night. Only one
crossed the coast. The other turned
back.
teen persons were killed and about
one hundred injured.
Eight dwelling houses were demol-
lshed and serious fire was caused in a
French polishing shop"
Story of Damage Done.
A correspondent in a northeast coast
town says that a Zeppelin was sighted
there at II o'clock Saturday night II
dropped fourteen explosive and seven
incendiary bombs. Ten men, three
women and three children were killed
and twenty-five persons were seriously
injured. In addition, about eighty
others received minor injuries.
a tram car inspector was killed and
woman tram conductor suffered the
loss of leg blown on Several houses
We're wrecked in one street One house
was demolished. but the family of Ave
escaped without serious injury
Friday Nights Raid.
The oficial press bureau last night
gave out the following statement deal.
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