Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-03
GE RMAN b|RDMEN
DESCRIBE NIGHT
RAIDS ON LONDON
Principal Object in AefopIa0eI
Bombardments Is to De-
stfoy Armed Positions SAY
Captured Teuton Ayiators,I


London. April tn45 q mD --'i
Do not think you would find an officer
Of the German navy o. army who
would willingly participate IN the
killing of women and children
Lieutenant Commander freithaupt
commander Of the Zeppelin I-11.
which WAS hit by shell fire IN tho raid
Friday night on English towns and
later sank in tle Thames estuary re-
piled thus 10 the Associated Press
when requested t0 explain the
psychology Of German raids on de-
fenseiess cities ana the killing of
harmless civilians.
II am very wen satisfied with the
treatment here. he said. "but Eatur-
ANY feel the loss Of my freedom As
to air raids. we have a much more
important object in View than the
killing Of women ana children. name
~ the degtruyins Of the enemy arm
ed positions. warshipF and factories.
Women ana children become the Vic
TINS Of our operations. bni not be-
cause We kin them Intentionally IL
" war"
Evades Questions.
The commander declined 10 express
himself as to whence the ai9shp
CAME nor would he reply 10 questions
regarding the length and duration Of
the raid, or whether he had partlci-
pated In previous raids But the iron
cross with which he was decorated
bore tho date Of the air raid ~ oc-
tober 1918. aud he Informed the in
torViewer that he had Oeen in the
Zeppelin service since the outbreak
Of hostllitiee.
Asked whether he knew the loca-
ton Of the airship during raids dur
ing darkness and whether he could
distinguish buildings and other OBJ
iects az night. he asserted that he
could tell almost exactly but not say
whether the bombs fell where they
were intended to fall, except IN some
instances.
only Doing Duty.
Commander Breithaupt who WAS
rcgulae naval officer before the war
served Ia Austraianian water and also
In South America. lie said he was ac-
qnainted with numbers Of British
British naval men and didn't feel any
hatred for them, but was doing his
duty in fighting the enemies Of Ger
many
Asked whether he participated
gladly II air raids, he replied
Yes. ] do my duty as an officer
gladly As "a the risk in air fighting
We know the chances we run and are
prepared 20 take them our aircraft
was hit three times by shrGnnel and
We came down very rapidly into the
water
with respect to the altitude at
which the raiding Ieppellns flew he
admitted that the height was very
great, but evaded more definite IN
formation, merely smiling when 1000
feet WAS mentioned and saying
we should not reach England II,
we flew only al that height
On First Raid
Lieutenant kuehne, second in com
mund. was more rctieeut but said
that II was his first raid on England.
"a had hoped TO come again" he add
cd
Lieutenant kuohnc declared that
he knew absolutely where the air
ship was when cruising and that the
Germans we're certain they had
achieved considerable success in the
raid Roth seemed convinced that
their aircraft had done damage to
the British fleet ana military works.
All the members Of the alrshlp
Grow. when Intercepted, expressed
satisfaction at the treatment they had
received. Their dailt ations consist
OF "A half-pound OF meat. a pound of
bread, pound Of potatoes, two
ounces of margarine, an ounce OF
salt. TN ounce Of coffee or half-ounce
OF tea. two ounces OF sugar and two
ounces ~ cheese