Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-18
HORRORS OF WAR
BROT HOME TO HIM
Kansas City Pastor Tells of
Frightful Slaughter by
Zeppelin Bombers.
RED CROSS DOES GOOD WORK
Babies, Women and Noncom-
batants Slain by Teu-
tonic Aircrafts.
RED CROSS DOES GOOD WORK

FOLKESTONE. England, June 16.
Among those who experienced the
horrors of the recent German air raid
on Folkestone. in which many per-
sons were killed and injured. was the
Rev Rurlfs A. jenkins of Kansas
City, Mo. In a statement given the
Associated Press, Mr.. Jenkins graphi-
cally described this record breaking
attack and told of his sensations dur
ing vhe rain of destruction from the
sky.
1t was our first time under fire
and il reminded me of "A Missouri cy-
clone" he said. The only drawback
To this comparison is that the sun
was shining in "a clear blue sky over
a placid sea.
Sang Old Songs.
"As the shells were crashing
around us and houses were caving
in. before ! knew it ! was humming
long-forgotten tune, doubtless sub
consciously associated with those otd
days TWO other men in our party
independently testified that they aiso
began singing softly.
perhaps this tendency to sing or
whistle is manifestation of ives
and explains why troops always do
so when we see them embarking for
+ rance; they know the next day they
will be in the trenches-maybe over
the parapet At all events, we con-
fessed to nerves and fear.
Most people took to the cellars
Had / known there was cellar
handy or that it is considered good
form in the circumstances, | should
have followed for soon | found my
self alone on the leas overlooking the
sea, where had gone at the first
cry of 'Zcpps.
When / rushed out of our house
by the seaside | found crowds gazing
inward in the direction of the sun.
| could see nothing for the glare
neither apparently could others.
suddenly two little girls cried:
There they are.' Then | saw them
two airplanes, not Zeppelins, emerging
from the disc of the sun almost over
head. Then four more, or nve, IN d
line. and others and others, all IKE
bright silver insects lowering against
the blue of the sky. The heavens
seemed full of them. There were
about a score in all and we were
charmed with the beauty of the sight
| am sure few of us thot seriously
OF danger
None Could Cry Out.
"Then the air was split by the
whistle and rush of the first bomb
which sounded like the shrill sirei
of a car. This was followed at once
by "A detonation that shook the earth
| heard nobody shrek, weep or cry
aloud. The people were marvelousl!
controlled.
Z" | glanced in the direction of tho
shellburst. a hundred yards away, anc
the debris was still going up ike
column Of smoke. Then came two
more strokes, apparently in the sam,
spot. Then three other bombs fell.
afterward found the missiles wrecked
the hotel and wounded oui
motor driver. Then another bomb de-
nlolished the manor house By the sea
Two others now fell in the water be-
hind me and the gravel and mud an'
water spouted up in geyser TO the
top of the cliffs where | stood. Late
l learned that one of these shots tore
off the legs of a little boy playin,
with his sister. The mother lay in Z
faint and the little sister, driven mad
rushed blindly into the water. Sh'
was rescued by a wounded soldier.
"Other shots fell, but | could coun
no further. They came thick and fas
like cracking, rolling blasts OF ou
western lightning and thunder. NO
body has reported the number
shells. so far as | know. But there
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