Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-28
Brought Down BY BritiGIi
Aeroplanes and Crews
of Both Perish.
TRMAN AIR CRAFT
! IN NIGHT ATTACKS
sombardsd So ssvsrsly That small
Damage 10 Done BY sembs prsppsd
-zspps'In Raid Followed BY A%tasie
on London by Aeroplans, In Whlel,
Four Psrsons Wsrs injursd-ssr.
man Naval Forces Also Make Raid.

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| which raided the northeast coast Ana
the north midland counties during tho
night. were brought down and DESTROYED
by British airmen and it Is understood
the crews of both airships perished.
This makes total Of seven German
airships destroyed in England the pres
ent year. while six have been brought
| down In other fields Of operation,
The two months Of immunity which
Great Britain has had from hostile all
| raids led many persons to believe the
Germans would not risk any more air.
ships In attacks which, while causing
numerous casualties among civilians
and damage to private property. were
said In England to have gained no mil
itary advantage for them.
The authorities. regarding the protec.
tion Of London as fairly complete. con-
| tHnued their work with the object OF
rendering other parts of the country
safe. The success Of the air patrols
this morning has given the greatest
satisfaction here.
Severely eombarded.
Official reports did not say how many
air craft approached. but apparently
they were bombarded 20 severely by
anti -air craft guns that they were uri-
able to do much damage. Lights wer0
turned out In all the towns In the dis
tricts affected as soon ~ the reports
OF the approach Of airships were an.
nounced, and tho commanders Of the
Zeppeiins apparently had difficulty In
locating themselves. A number OF
bombs were dropped, althO no repcst Of
damage in any Of the towns hAs hean
recStved thus faf. 3ss
One Zeppelin discharged her caf9o
OF explosives in Yorkshire and Dur
ham, She was attacked by . sinElA,
aeroplane and fell In flames on the
Durham coast
| Ono Destroyed at Sea.
| Another got as far AZ the north mid.
land counties and it likewise dropped
bombs. 1t was attacked by aeroplanes
and guns and apparently damaged, yes
effected repairs after reaching the Nor
folA coast and started for home at high
speed and at high altitude. Naval
aeroplanes were awaiting her ana with
the aid of an armed trawler brought
her down before she had gone many
miles.
Great crowds attracted to the sea.
coast by the firing watched the zer.
pellns as they descended in flames.
Bombs Dropped On London.
Flying at a great height, a German
aeroplane this morning passed over
London and dropped SIX bombs on the
capital, according to an Official state-
ment issued this afternoon. Four per-
sons we're injured and only slight ma.
terial damage. it Is said. was caused.
The text OF the British announces
:ncnt sayc:
This morning six bombs were drop.
ped on London by hostile aeroplane,
flying at great height above tho
haze.
-Four persons were injured. OF whom
one. a woman, was seriously hurt. The
material damage was slight.
| German Ships Raid Coast.
! An official German statement given
out here today says German naval
forces have made another raid close -
the English coast, near Lowestoft, caps
turing a vessel.
The German statement Is quoted IN
an official British communication issued
this afternoon. The Berlin statement -
given as follows:
"The admiralty announces that por.
ton of our naval forces again executed
a raid, going close to the English coast.
Not far from Lowestoft an enemy pa.
troll vessel and its crew were capturci.
Some neutral steamers also were stops
ned and searched but as they carried
no contraband. they were released. Gus
| al vp,tt IND
any trace of the enemy
The British admiralty appends the
following:
"A report has been received that ths
armed trawler Narval was on duty on
the east coast on the night Of Nov. 20
and lis missing. This presumably is tbs
vessel referred to-"
One woman was killed and sixteen
persons we're injured in the Zeppelin
raid. The airships dropped 100 bombs
The Zeppelin brought down on the
Durham coast was first seen at mid
night 1t was located by searchlights
and soon shell from the anti-ait
I, craft guns hit her. She burst into
flames and fell into the water In two
| pieces. ;
| A correspondent on the northeast
/. coast says the Zeppelin, which ap.
preached from southerly direction.
was picked UP by searchlighs and
subjected to a severe bombardment
by anti-air craft guns and aeroplanes.
Within a few minutes her nose dipped
and she burst into flames. The air-
ship slowly fell into the sea. the whole
j dsstrict being Illuminated by the fiare.
Snakes are said to be so short