Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-24
GERMANS MAKE
MORE AIR RAIDS
UPON ENGLAND
New Type Of Aeroplane Used in Two
Attacks on Southernmost Part
Of the British Coast Near
London.
ONE KILLED, SEVERAL INJURED
TeutOns Take Advantage Of Bright
Moonlight to Resume Chan
mel Flights.
FIRES STARTED THROUGH BOMBS

LONDON, Jan. 2s.-Two hostile
aeroplane attacks were made on
the ent eaKst coast today. In the
first, made early this morning by a
single aeroplane. nine bombs were
dropped killing one person and in
iuring several. The second attack
early this afternoon was made by
two aeroplsnes. No casualties were
reported in this attack. The raiders
escaped.
An official account OF the first
raid follows:
The war office announces that.
taking advantage Of the bright
moonlight hostile aeroplane Wis
tied the east coast Of enKt at
o'clock this morning. After dropping
nine bombs In rapid succession It
made of seaward.
mo naval or military damage was
done. but there was some damage to pri-
vate property. Incendiary bombs caused
Tires which were extlnguished by a. m.
ono Man KILLED.
The following casualties occurred: One
man killed; two men, cne women and
three children slightly injured"
The war office announcement concern
ing tho second attack says:
Following the aerial attack on the
east coast OF Kent early this morning
two hostile aeroplanes made a eccond at
tack upon the same locality shortly after
noon.
After coming under a heavy fire the
raiders disappeared. pursued by our naval
and military machines
The enemy effected no damage and
no casualties have been reported
Raid Near Loaaon.
The county OF Kent forms tho southern
most portion Of England 70 the south Of
the Thames. 1t includes part OF the citv
OF London. but tho wording OF tho Of
ficial statement indicates that thu aero
plane did not reach the city. Tho point
nearast London on siha oastern coast uf
Kent u some fifty miles from tho center
Of the city
point Of interest in the official ac-
count of the raid Is the statement that
Y was made by an aeroplane. Hereto
fore Germany has relied principally on
Aeppelins for aerial attacks on ENGLAND
or late there has been much dlscusaion
IN England OF a new type OF German
aeroplane. the Fokker, which has been
said to excel the aircraft OF the entente
allies. EngIand's newspapers stated last
week that the British air machines were
outpowered and out-englned.
Merits Of New Atrshfp.
Harold J. Tennant. parliamentary un-
der secretary for war. replied 10 this
criticism In the house OF commons, as
serting that the Folgler was we'll adapted
to defensive operations. but was incapable
OF making long flights.
some Of the London newspapers were
not satisfied with this statement, point
ing out that British headquarters' reports
showed the loss Of sixteen aeroplanes IN
month. II was suggested that Folkker
aeroplanes would accompany zeppellns
when the next raid over England was
made.
ResumDtion OF Attacks.
The raids come after an interval OF
several months. during which EmgIand.
so far as has been reported officially.
was immune from such attacks The last
previous occurrence Of this nature was
on October IS, when fifty-five persons
were killed and ia wounded by Zeppe-
lin attack ON London II has been re-
ported by returning travellers, however,
that the Germans have made many at
tempts since that time at aerial attacks,
but that their aircrafs were turned back
by British aeroplanes.