Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-07
The Raid Occurred at 9:3O
y O'clock, While Thousands
Thronged the Streets.
ENGLISH AIRPLANES h
START IN PURSUIT
Raiders Appeared Suddenly
Visible Plainly to Peo-
pie in Streets.

London, July Tt hirty-
seven persons were killed in
today's air raid by German
airplanes and 141 injured, It
was officially announced this
afternoon.
The British admiralty said
j, that three Of the German air
planes which had dropped
bombs on London had been
brought down at sea and
that all British machines re-
turned safely from the chase.
London, July About 20 enemy
airplanes bombarded London today,
according to an official statement by
the war office.
London by. the raid which was ono
Of the greatest, If not the greatest ever
attempted by the Germans over the
metropolis.
Late this morning, it was impossi-
BILE to say what loss of life there had
been. For about a quarter Of an hour,
raiders dropped steady rain Of
bombs.
Streets TlEonged.
The raid occurred at about $3.50
o'clock. Thousands Of persons crowd
ed the streets, many Of them women
and children. The police and soldiers
had difficulty in holding back the peo-
pie. Many persons were seen at win
dows. Anu-aircraft guns Throughout
the city and British gaiPplanas i'm
Inediately engaged the hostile craft
and for a time the sound OF |explcd-
ing bombs and ths vicious reply OF
guns was deafening, Straight over the
city flew the squadron OF raiders,
pursued by bursting shrappals
The sun wass7shining brightly, but
the sky was overcast with q haze
such as is 90 @ favorable to raiders.
Notwithstanding the haze, however,
the Germans were visible plainly I'd
the people in the streets,
Appeared Suddenly.
The raiders appeared suddenly and
( few persons realized that a. raid was
in progress until the sound of bonbp
began to be heard. The Germans were
travelling at tremendous speed. They
appeared to be at a lower altitude
than; in the last raid, when they eK-
don.
Had French's Report
The following account Of the raid
was given out:
Lord French reports that about
$3.50 o'clock this morning, hostile air.
craft in considerable numbers, prob
" ably in two parties, appeared over tha
/! Isle of Thanet and the east coast OF
Essex. After dropping bombs in Than
a%Sxho raiHo,.n y,rnnonSoH in, the H{rac.
ton Of London. Moving roughly paral.
lei to the north bank Of the Thames
they approached London from the
northeast. Then, changing their course
they proceeded north and weSt ant
London from the northwest to the
southeast. Bombs were dropped IL
various places in the metropolitan
area.
THE number Of raiding airplane
is at present uncertain. but was prob
ably about 20. They were attacked b.
ARTILLERY and by large numbers Of ou
own airplanes, but reports as to tht
results OF the engagement and as t.
damage and casualties have not ye
been received"
The most recent big air raid Of
London occurred June 13. At tina
time, the German squadron consisted
Of about Is machines and the down
town section Of London was thet
chief objective. Many bombs fell IL
the east end where buildings were de
stroyed and others badly damaged.
The casualties officially announces
a were 161 killed and 430 persons in
jlred. No damage Of a military or |
naval nature was done. The German
remained at great height and fev
swiftly. The British lighters had diff
Guilty in pursuit for the loss Of onl.
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