New-York tribune., 1916-04-27
u-,rship and Two Scout
Boats Sent TO Bottom
in Naval Raid.
LONDON DISTRICT
HIT BY AIRSHIPS
rsrlin Also Tells of Big Fire
On Cruiser Re-
ports No Losses.

s,,rn. Arril 26. Reports Of the
.,.;,l and naval raids on the British
80. this week show that a British
.,,,,over was destroyed and the alh-
r,,v steamer King Stephen sunk. the
.rr being captured. A cruiser was
=. on IRE and a second scout boat
srk
The German feet. preceded by Yep
,lns. raided the town Of Lowcstoft.
i. most easterly point Of the BRITISH
l.',,ss. and Great Yarmouth. few
-1,s 70 the north. In the running
i,h. which followed the scout steamer
y,r Stephen. whose crew refused 10
,,p the men on the wrecked Zeppelin
LIP in ,he North Sea a few months
40. was suns and the crew captured
ard taken 10 Zeebrugce.
On the N ght OF April p squadron
q Zeppelrs. flying at great height.
uidsd Cambridge. Norwich. Winterton.
l,,vieh and Harwich. Great damage
". done in the bombing of batteries
n wintcrton. and appreciablc results
r,rs noted al the other points upon
viich bombs were dropped.
On the night OF April 25 another
vusdron Of Zeppelins bombsrded the
l,rdon district. Colchester. Blackws-
tr, Rsnsgate and the supply depots at
E,splss, France. The raiders escaped |
vrhgrt.
On the same day a fleet Of aeroplancs !
aspssred above Dunkirk, and after
tonbsrdng both town and harbor
sssvily, retired unframed.
The Official statement on the naval /
aid says:
A; dsybreak. parts of our high sea
'sr,ss bombarded with good success
Il, fortiacations and important mill |
Ar buildings at Great Yarmouth and /
LoEsstoft. and afterward opened fire I.
o. . group Of enemy airmen, small /
Ggisers and destroyers.
~0n one cruiser a big fire was OBJ !
saved. One destroyer and two enemy I.
tcu; boats were sunk. one of the latter 7.
s'irg the English fishing steamer King
S.sphen 4
"0n our side there were no losses,
ird 81 the ships returned undamaged. +
simultaneously with the attack Of 4
III naval forces naval air squadron .
i:.sekec. on the night of April 2425. +
as eastern counties Of England. De-
9iis violent bombardment all the .
sr:hips landed untouched IL home har-
serS
-Aeroplsnes Of our naval air detsch- ]
rnt early on Tuesday morning pei;ed /
s1sctiyely with bombs harbor works.
''rtiheaiions and the aerodrome a,
Dsakirk. All returned undamaged.
The previously reported outpost en-
sIn,ers OF the Flemish coast on Mon
tsy we're continued on Tuesday A .
British destroyer was badly damaged
y or naval forces and an auxiliary
steamer sunk and the crew captured .
ias taken 10 Zeebrugge Our forces .
iso returned from these enterprises ,
managed. The enemy withdrew again .
ron the region Of the Flemish coast.
During the night German military
iiships attacked the English fortified .
fsrt establishments of London. Col .
t.sster, Biackwater and Ramsgate, and .
=. French port and large English sup
~ depot az Etaples"
An Official account Of the BritSh .
,sysl attack on the coast OF Flanders .
'1 Monday was also issued to-day. IL .
says:
The Admiralty reports that on the 4
rorning OF April q numerous enemy .
i'fees appeared of the coast Of Elan
GERS. They were composed OF monitors. /
"fpeao5oat destrOyers and great and 4
srall steamers. which apparently we're 4
i'srehins for mines and outlying buoys I
i'r bombardment.
Three o. our torpedo boats stationed .
r Flanders repeatedly attacked the /
mentors, destroyers and auxiliaries. I
PRESSED them back and prevented them I
Ton Proceeding with their work.