Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-02-01
FRENCH FLYERS HUNG
ON ZEPPELIN RAIDER
LIKE FLOCK OF HAWKS
With Machine Guns and Can
non Fire They Pursued the
DirigibIe Until Ammunition
and Gas Were Gone
rRr Assoeiatsd Press.)


PARIS. Jan. 3t.-Five French aero
planes engaged the Zeppelin which on
Saturday night last dropped bombs on
Paris. killing % and wOunding over two
score OF persons according 10 an au-
thoritative statement Just issued.
The first to attack the German raider
. was a machine piloted by a sergeant
VINO was occupied in patrolling the up
per air. He pursued with savage ener-
Ey. the statement says. but soon eN-
hausted all his stock OF cartridges and
was Obliged TO abandon the pursuit
One OF two machines. which were armed
with cannon nad. however. by this time
managed to climb up high enough and
opened an intense fire on the Zeppelin,
which probably was hit but not badly
damaged.
The Zeppelin was aext picked up by
A sub-lieutenant as il flew over the
suburbs westward. He went up TO with
in so to zoe yards of the airship and
stuck to his quarry with grim determi-
nation sometimes flying above, some
times below, and sometimes on a level in
order TO escape the fire from the Yep
pelin's machine guns
For ffty-three minutes the chase con-
tinued. the machine guns being freely
used on both sides. until finally the ae-
rOplane's engine broke down and the
sub-Iieutenant was Obliged TO descend.
SECOND RAID.
Several bombs were dropped by a Sec
ond Zeppelin which flew over the out
skirts OF Paris Sunda ynight. but they
produced no such deadly effect as on the
occasion Of the raid OF Saturday night.
The official press bureau gave out the
following statement this morning:
~ German dirigible set out in the di-
rection OF Paris where IL arrived soon
after 10 p. m Ii was bOmbarded By our
special batteries and attacked by our
serOplanes. Before returning nOrthward
II dropped a number OF bombs which. ac-
cOrding TO the news received so far. did
no damage"
Representatives OF the Matin who WIS.,
tied the scene OF the raid say that no
damage was done by the bombs. Three
Of tnem fell on a piece Of waste ground
and three others in a field. A police in
spector saw the three which fell in the
deld- They did not sink deep in the soil
They were covered with a cotton-lfke
substance which burst into flames. The
inspector characterized them as incen-
diary bombs
Little was seen OF the Zeppelin. on
account OF the weather conditions
The Matin SAYS that it has received
information from the postmaster Of one
OF the places over which the Zeppelin
passed that a number OF bombs were
dropped together. The inference is
drawn that the Germans seeing them
selves threatened by French aeroplanes.
decided TO loose all their bombs at once
The censOrs permitted foreign CORE
spondents 10 telegraph whatever details
they could obtain. but the Paris morn
ing papers have many blank spaces.
REPRiSALS DEMANDED.
The press is unanimous in demand
Ing reprisals for the two Zeppelin raids
On Paris and also calls for greater
efficiency in the aerial defenses.
1T is enough TO be indignant at such
tactics. which dishonor war itself" saws
the Matin- Public sentiment expects
something else 1t desires reprisaIs-
immediate reprisals.
spehen PichOn. former foreign minis
ter, says in the Petit Journal: THE peo-
PIE OF Paris will preserve their calm.
hut viii not spare any persons who
may have been guilty. through negIi-
zence in capacity or lack Of foresight of
NOT employing that mastery of the Gir
over the enemy which the people had
zen led to believe France possesses"
Alfred Capus. the dramatist. SAYS in
the Figaro: Paris is entitled to a
striking revenge in the near future.
1ne cannot doubt our air service is able
g exact it
At $40 Sunday night srer,sr
dashed through the streets sound
ing warnings OF another Zppe-
lin raid In a few minutes the capital
was entirely dark Crowds remained
on the boulevards watching the skies
for the appearance Of German aircraft
The Place de rOpera, which is gener-
ally brilliantly lighted, was suddenly
thrown into darkness. and policemen
carrying poles hurried through the
streets extinguishing the gas lights.
Being Sunday night the boulevards
were thrCnged with promensders and the
theaters. moving picture houses and
cafes were crowded. The toll of death
from the raid Of the night before had
made no impression on the cool Paris
ians who displayed the Unsuitable curios-
ity for which they are reputed and
hocEed into the streets and gaZed sky
ward in the hope OF getting a glimpse.
OF the invader, unmoved by the possible
prospect OF the horrible death from
missiles which might fall from the
gloomy sky. Nothing. however. was
seen and at 11:15 p. m. the fremen's
bugles announced that all danger had
passed and a number Of lights. sufficient
10 enable persons homeward bound to
find their way were turned on.