Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-03
Germans Carry Out One of
Most Damaging Raids
Since Start of War
MUNITION PLANTS .....
TARGET FOR NJ
Of the Damage Kept
Secret BY Censor; Turk
Soldiers Besieged

London, Feb. I - Flfty-four per.
sons were killed and s~ixty-seven
injured In last nights Zeppelin
raid. " .
Berlin, Feb. 1.-The official
statement Of today from army
headsuarters states that in h
region Of the Somme the French
have lost more, ground In hand
grenade encounters.
London, Feb. 1.-official deniaI,
was made here today OF reports,
attributed to German sources,
that England intends to abandon
her allies and has made peace
overtures to Germany.
London, Feb. 1.-The press COM
ments at length on the Zeppelin raid
of last night but no Official details
have been made public in addition to
the war office statement that six or
seven airships passed over the east
ern, northeastern and midland coun-
ties of England. dropping a number
of bombs. At the time the announce
ment was made, it was said, no consid-
cradle damage had been reported.
The Manchester Guardian says that
city was a center of discussion of h
last night.
The London Globe says 1t would ap-
pear that the ostensible object of last
raid was an attack on certain
factories, and adds:
"The moral of the raid seems to be
that unless Zeppelins make for some
quarter where special preparations
have been undertaken we have prac-
tically no defense against them"
The Pail Mall Gazette says:
'Londoners instinctively knew that
a raid was going on last night and
the theaters suffered by the return
of a number Of tickets, though no
sounds came within London's listen
ing ears"
The Evening News points out that
last nights raid was the largest which
has yet occurred, SO far as the num-
Der Of Zeppelins is concerned.
ws More Raids Expected.
After the Zeppelin raids Of Saturday
and Sunday nights on Paris, the
French authorities expressed the
opinion that the attacks were only a
prelude to greater activity Of German
aircraft.
The Russians have driven the Turks
from territory forty miles In length
in Asiatic Turkey and the Turks are
now in retreat down the Mush valley.
Petrograd also has announced that the
Russian army will leave the mountains
where it has been pursuing the Turks
and descend into the plains which are
more favorable for wintering troops.
The Turks have been driven into the
Notifications in Erzerum and the Lon
don Daley Mail correspondent at
Athens learns that the Turkish first
army Corps will be sent to their relief.
The Italians and A%ustrians are en-
gagged in another artillery battle along
the Isonzo front.
The Germans claim to have retained
all the ground taken on the western
front near Melville, although the
French have attacked repeatedly.
On the eastern front the Germans
have bombarded several Russian
towns northwest of Riga to the mid
die Stripa. The Russians say they sur
rounded a detachment of Austrians on
the middle Stripa and annihilated
most of the number, the rest being
captured.
Raider Turned Back.
Paris. Feb. /. - A Zeppelin started
in the direction Of Paris last night at
9:45. A warning was sent out from
Compiegne that a German airship had
been sighted in movement. The mill
tarv governor of Paris gave orders
that preparations be made to give the
alarm if necessary. When the Yep
pelin. however, got into the field Of
the searchlights on the French front
II turned back and is supposed to have
abandoned g. projected raid.