The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-27

lV" lJirdied men In a midlii.d town
r"ola,uiy uWe their lives TO being out on
s.rhc. Last Saturday they struck be-
cause oi some trouble about receiving
'''.r wages At !. midday instead of ]
o,iocL,. y bomb struck the works. but
t.yic We're no workmeu INSIDE.
Darkness az par; Of IA air defensive
s,,trm admirably indicated Itself. The
Zeppelin pilots passing over areas
. ,uG. ia gloon were utterly t~"tl-
e. a',! ~ one town they managed 10
make % few hits on property. though
.I lnH. oi any military Importance.
" u. T., tire premature turning on OF
M lghtS asain. Warned In time. the
t.N bad beeu plunged in darkness.
~ ..u tn" Ieprel.rs had passed over the
'oV'.fo'k conclideL they had seen the
,a.' ot ihrm and the streets became
Boz lit once more. bat IN three hours
TIN. the I-prr,irs were back and the
tuHu - to speak, was caught mapping.
ug town some distance away.
wnru,l - the return of the raiders.
..'iN liws,l itself into darkness for
second time. Within seven minute
- X.ppe'in> WEI" over the town, but
t'u.s >" lights passed on without drop
ping q -'ugls bomb. Tbs * as good
% proof .- ANY Of the value OF dark
.,s, IS 70 irDtcriiun against air raids.
U' Iff1I'4lllSs a. 'pu - bl'lI'hls tici'
..'rns az random may hit some build
80. uut tn"y ar, jus, ~ likely 10 miss,
y d matter OF f.ict the cases of two
'.mh, were rirkrd NJ In back gardens
nHor,. CNplodiug, they had done no more
tna.c tnan blowing out a indoU or
two.
Th, raiders, rs In" GERMAN reports
site. We ul tn" lookout FOR nunttion
factories ard took IT for granted hat
ar' biz ll.hIirS lighted w 1T i!ai time
o.. ri-h' would answer this description.
''s ,~-uN. rtinu being that II night shift
w.. being Np.tsd Accordingly they
snol at these buildings. but either they
w.,'ook tho identity OF the premises or
AIMED very badly. and only with minor
lot~ elI.u.c o.. That they escaped so
~ 'y was more hy good luck than by
good ~nau3s,r,5t, Tor IN most cases the
lu.-.NN;. OF ll air raid was regarded
p. n..U- ~, remote that those in charge
Of :. .tor a. ,Iid not trouble to take even
ci"r'H'Iry precautions.
Raiders HAD Nothing to Fear.
E4t 81 the visi. OF the Zeppelins has
revrllrI to the people In how much they
N"rr wanting IN comparison with the
needs ut The war 1t has also revealed
N IlN much tn, state has been want.
'nF 'I' primary measures Of precau-
ia. q has come IN the nature Of "A
sI'ftll.E discovery 10 tho citizens OF
No, ur'th"ru, uu-ihcastcrn and mid
't"d counties vino thought themselves
N' ..f' 'nat III" British haN" had no
mean. ur preventing t;ermany's aircraft
'roF rld.us a. viii over a vide area
~ England. Men feel indignant and
A.mIlated when they think that the
Henpellus had nothing 10 fear and h
hon PILOTS Nrro aware of the Tact by
u, ulda,ily with Which they descended
10 +ilnudcs where the meau+st anti
a..r sIu could rot have failed 10
rtt"I 't,"u with ,ts shell.
90 fu''t romarkablc escape t" fol-
mr. '.- TIM iuust no bile Al IN
'euGaf, bomb crashed through the CELL
9 90 I'm" bah bedroom Of the house
~" " tcullerv below. where II burst
'wn lanes. The family. lodger in
'ud-d. were sitting In the front room By
Hr tire, deenlng II imprudent 10 re-
we The result was that they cs'
,tpot with not 50 much az n scratch.
We f'r the fire u was put out by the
leg io-4.
'""I'e incendiary bombs we're picked
~ o,o neighlyorhood and conveyed IA
'' 600. q station, IN the yard OF when
10 ~ h!gi, explosive bomb "aa
'..rl Na Al the time the heavy iron
f1 "n' FELL - constable was IN tho
'I" l'f''rg coal for the station hre'
'I' tho circumstances v was the
.H''.' place II. could nave bsel In,
i' '4Ilp hunters have already hen
~. ant quite fancy pricas have been
'l"'e'l ter fragments of bombs. The
moro 'p'lusiastic OF the curiO seekers
'n'. .,y.t assiduously digging ny gar
N"7 90 the b~ornbarded area In III
inl" VI coming arross stray pieces. and
e POLICEMAN attracted by the suspicious
"mfu,' 81 two men who were excavat'
'ne hv the Light Of a taper o a Ions
Two 10 be satisfied that there was nc
'"'o '''upuH motive than curio search
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