The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-27
BRITISH RAID
GERMAN COAST
BYAIR ANDSBA
; Seaplancs and Il De-
strOyer Lost in Attack
Made on Schleswig.
TWO GERMAN PATROL
VESSELS ARE SUNK
>pec,ai Cob', Despdicb 10 TBr su>

LONDON, March 21.-England gave her
first effective answer Saturday morning
to German air raids. 4 squadron OF
five seaplanes. conveyed by light cruisers
and destroyers. crossed the North Sea
and visited the home Of the German
planes which have frequently visited the
English coast of late.
They attacked the German airship
sheds in Schleswig east Of the island or
Sylt. They were met. however. by an
effective ant-aircraft defence. while
'her Conveys were engaged by German
armed trawlers outside the harbor OF
Syl;. Only two OF the British planes re-
turnel the three others. including a
battle plane. were brought down. accord
ing to an official statement issued at Ber-
lin.
stormy weather prevailed. and in the
course Of a naval engagement the British
destroyer Medusa collided with the Hrit-
ish destroyer t.averock. The Medusa 70
believed to have been lost. The Germans.
on their part. los: two armed tiawl.fs.
the Brannschweig and the otto Rudolf
The British official statement follows {:
The Admiralty reports an attack
by British saaplanes saturday mrn-
ing on the German airship sheds In
Schleswig-Holstcin to the east Of the
island of Sylt.
The seaplancs were conveyed To the
rendezvous off the German coast by
an escorting force Of light cruisers
and destroyers under Commodore Tyr
whit.
Three OF the scaplaues are missing.
The British destroyer Medusa came IN
collision with tho destroyer l.averock. II
is feared that in the stormy weather
which prevailed saturday Yight the
Medusa was lost. No inisgivings are
felt with recard to IN. safety OF the
crew. Two German armed patrol yes-
sels were sunk by our destroyeis.
No detailed report has as yet been
received. hut from versions In the Dan
ish press it would appear tina, the op-
GRAFTON. which was carried out within
the encmy's waters. achieved its OBJ
ject.
The raid forced the German Admiralty
10 make known for the first time the
home" Of the seaplanes which have
heen terrorizing English coast towns and
recently visited Dover twice. The ioca-
tion Of the airship sheds Somewhere in
Schleawfe" mr., been kept secret How Il
became known to III. BRITISH il a
mystery.
Tn" GERMAN Ahniralty's account o'
IN. raid IS aS follows
Five English hydroplan.s from =
cruiser squadron aud destroyer fio;ila
attacked our alr~hip sheds III northern
Schleswlg Three. including hattl"
plane. were brough, down ON the
island of Sylt Fiv. occupants w.-,
taken prisoners Eomhs were dropped
ON the neigh5orh"oi of Hoyerschlousc
wa done.
I3O WRrships seen.
The Copenhagen correspondent OF the
Ddlv N'ws 'elegraphs
"ln addition to those which visited
Toeuderr other acroplan"s w"r" seen
further south. evidently aiming az VIII
or Emden.
FISHING cutters report tina, on sun
day evening they saw about n!,y Ger.
man and eighty English warships at sea
Severe Cannonading was again heard
sunday night from Fanc- 20 EsbjeS"
\ despatch from Copenhagen locates
the naval fight between British and Ger
man suuadrons con Saturday at hc.
tween twenty five and thirty miles from
lan'l and fifteen miles south OF the
ligh,ship. Five German vc~-
sells. III. despatch SAYS. were seen to be-
afre
The Copenhagen correspondent of the
Dn'iy Mail says ~ later ielegtam to-
night:
Several miles of the Island Of Fance
ther. was fighting Saturday he,w.en a
British squadron of twenty ships and n
German squadron of five cruisers and
twenty destrOyrrs and two Ieppeins,
\ number " German aeroplanes also
took part in the engagement.
1.-TWO German vessels were disabled.
the remainder retired behind the Island
OF Roem. on the west coast of Schleswig.
During the fight several British sea
planes suddenly rose from the warships
and raided Toendern. where they
dropped bombs on the Zeppelin shed.
which found their mark Two sea-
planes. however. were shot down"
Sea Battle Reported.
The Aarhus StiUstidende states that
twenty-five miles from Eshjerg fisher
men sighted the opposing spuadrons.
The thick. snowy weather impeded the
view. but firing WAS heard for twenty
minutes.
"Thp papers correspondent AT Esbjerg
says that the German squadron was
more than forty vessels strong. including
several disguised merchantmen. Pre-
liminary tn the main action twelve Brit
ish dcstroyers last Friday got between
four German destroyers and Heleoland.
THE Germans were compelled to steam
northward and were Joined later nv
twelve armed traw,ers and other vessels
four seaplanes and two Zeppe-
lns.
at is reported that part OF this no.
tilla has been destroyed. but there Is
no confirmation OF this report vet
nryS :, cr,p sore IN Supd,,, ,,,
spected Blaavand, northwest =. Esbjerg
hut Immediately afterward steamed in a
southwestcrly direction
A despatch from Copenhagen quotes
the BcrIinskc TicdFndc as saying
ut II reported that five aeroplanes
threw bombs on Toendern, seventy -four
miles north of CuXhaven, There are
Zeppelin sheds at Toendern."
Toendern il slightly to the southeast
of Hoyer. few miles inland and due
east OF the centre of Sylt.
Sylt is one of the North Frisian
islands. OF the west coast of Schleswig
Hoyer is a small place. twenty-six miles
southwest OF tho Danish town Of Ribe
Schleuse Is German for sluice or water
gate.
The raid IL significant for the posi-.
bilities II opens now that the ability
OF British aeroplane carrying warships
To reach the German coast has been
demonstrated The distance from Syli
to Eiei In about eighty Ave milee, Il
Cuxhaven about eighty miles. to Brem-
erhaven about 10 miles and 10 wilhelm.
yhaven about 100 miles.