Evening star., 1916-09-06
'zEP'S' DESTROYER
TELLS Of EXPLOIT
Lieut.. Robinson Says He Was
SO Pleased That He Loop
ed the Loop.
INDIGNATION is VOICED
OVER MILITARY FUNERAL
Some Newspapers Insist That 'Baby
Killers" Are Not Entitled to
Honors of War.

LONDON, September 6.-Lieut. VIII
liam Leefe Robinson's own story of
his exploit in bringing to earth a Yep
pelin while the aircraft was attempt
ing a raid on London last Saturday
night, as published in the Daily Chron-
icle today, follows:
Il had been up something over an
hour when I saw the first Zeppelin.
She was flying high and I followed her.
climbing to get position above.
But there was a heavy fog and she
escaped me. 1 attacked her at long
range, but she made off before I could
see if had done any damage.
THE next airship 1 saw 1 determined
would attack from the first avail
able position. 1 met her just after
o'clock, flying at 10000 feet
Soon she appeared to catch hre in her
forward petrol tank and the flames
spread rapidly along her body as she
made off eastward af1re. In a few
minutes she dipped by the nose and
dived slowly, in flames, to earth.
II was so pleased that in my excite
ment 1 pulled the joy stick lever and
looped the loop several times. Then
showed by signals and came back to
earth
Burial With War Honors.
The crew Of tho Zeppelin will be in
TERED this afternoon with tho appoint
ed military honors at Potters Bar burial
ground. about fourteen miles from
Cuf1ey.
In view Of the strong protests made
against the burial of the German airmen
with military honors, a strong force Of
police was on duty to maintain order The
whole route to the cemetery In the little
OF the Germans were buried, was lined
with police.
The newspapers express varying opin-
ions regarding the propriety Of a mill
tary funeral The Express says: we
funeral to the Zeppelin death-dealers
will not be carried out. Would you
give military funeral to the man who
sank the Lusitania?"
The Graphic says: IT these men are
as accompany the burial of our great
est heroes the moral sense of the ma
ton will resent another outrageous ex-
ample Of official obtuseness"
The Times calls the objections in
flying men Of the two peoples have q
mutual respect for each other, due to
the danger of their calling. which is
something quite apart from tho feeling
in other branches of the Service. This
mutual respect has led to special treat
ment on both sides, and for our part
we are quito content to leave the SOL
diers to order matters in their own
way"
The Daily Mail says:
The honor Of military funeral is
not conferred by the British govern
ment or people, but by the Flying
Corps. which is tho best Judge Of what
consorts with it's honor. The airship
was brought down by them. and they
have. In effect, claimed the bodies OF
their foes"
Called tEgregious B1under."
Tho Evening Star says:
1T is unfortunate that the British
official mind Is SO utterly out Of touch
with the public mind, because such
blunders only give rise to unpleasant
and undesirable reactions It is per-
haps not too late to reconsider this
egregious official blunder and to give
these babykillers a plain, decent fu-
neral such as would be given. say. to
an English worktngman who. after a
long life of honest industry unfortu-
AdlCly olcS AZ Tic "OEhuoubo.
AS to the fact that the Germans give
British afrmen military funerals, the
Evening Star says it is quite proper
that airmen engaged in military opera
tions should be accorded such, and
that the British would do the same for
Germans brought down over their lines.
But. the newspapers continues. "these
airships have dropped bombs on cot
tages and residences of no military
value, slaughtering men, women and
children in sheer recklessness and
savagery."
An official statement issued in Berlin
today says places Of military Importance
were bombarded by the Zeppelins and nu-
merous fires started. This is denied in a
statement issued by the British official
press bureau.
Reward for Aviator Robinson.
William Bow. a shipbuilder, today
forwarded a check for $500 to Lieut.
William Robinson. who brought dowr
one Of the Zeppelins which attempted ts
raid London Saturday night.
Mr.. Bow had offered that sum to tn.
first aviator to bring down a German
atrship on British soil Several othe,