Arizona republican., 1916-09-25
ZeppeIins Suffer Severely


 LONDON, Sept. 24.-Of the twelve Zeppelins which invaded the British Isles last night to deal death and de- struction from the skies, two today lay stark and black masses of steel and aluminium in the little village of Mangold Essex county
 One came down a flaming torch while the second, disabled by gunfire. effected a landing, which saved the lives of the crew, who tonight are prisoners in England. The crew of the first raider died in the consuming flames of their own ship.
 The death and burning of the first Zeppelin was witnessed by tens of thousands of London residents, but the descent of the second raider was matter of doubt until today's official statements were given out Few de- tails are available of this second raid CTS condition, but it is reliably report ed that the crew surrendered to spe- cial constables
 Many who saw the shrapnel burst ing like sky rockets about the invader, which subsequently caught fire, think there must have been several direct hits. Many aeroplanes were aloft and attacked the Zeppelins from all sides. The raiders took a heavy toll of lives before their destruction. twenty eight persons being killed and ninety nine wounded in the metropolitan district of London. Two persons were killed probably four and seventeen were wounded in the provinces.
 The property damage while widely distributed. is confined for the most part to small suburban dwellings and shops. although one railway station was damaged, some empty cars being destroyed and part of, the tracks torn up.
 The roar of dropping bombs wa. heard in many districts where tho raiders were invisible. It is not be lieved that more than two or three invading Zeppelins which crossed the east coast succeeded in reaching tn, environs of London, and that two o these paid the death penalty gives thu greatest satisfaction to the militar! authorities. Apart from the loss il material, the casualties of the last two raids, it is believed will have a de pressing effect on the morale of thu Zeppelin crews in the future
 The fact that the airships brough down were outside of London, botl last night and September 3, shows tn care with which the defenses hav been developed, The efficiency il dealing with the raiders was furthe evidenced by the speed with which tn searchlights picked up the first raide that appeared above the suburbs a midnight.
 Suddenly a searchlight beam sho into the starlit sky. Three more dag zling shafts followed, and within fiji teen seconds the whirring airships wer caught in the tolls, and the guns be gan sending up shrieking shrapne shells
 For a minute or two the raider ker its course; then wavered, turned part ly away and suddenly dissolved appar ently into thin air. Evidently the Zep pelin was beclouded in the smoke an the lights lost her completely.
 Tn the meantime. however. bomt were dropping and red flares were wis ible as they hit the earth. Then th city was quiet for an hour the search lights flashing only occasionally in tf hunt for raiders. All London withi sound of the guns and bombs was ol to see the spectacle. and almost de: paired of further excitement, when we t~ the eastward a tiny glow aDpeare
 low in the sky. It looked first like