Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-03
PERSONS KILLED
IN LATEST AIR RAID
Residents OF North Of London Report
Most Intense Bombardmcnt
Yet Experienced.
PRESS Is STRONGLY CRITICAL
Newspapers Condemn Government
1or Not Making Reciprocal Raids,
and Intimate That Germany Is
Winning In Air Supremacy.
IBy Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, October I'm last
nights air raid ten persons were killed
and thirty-eisht injured. according to
an Official statement issued to-day. Tho
statement reads:
Lord French reports that the latest
police reports state that in last nights
air raids the asualtie in all districts
visited by the raiders were: Killed, 10;
injured. 49,"
bombs were dropped in the south
western districts OF London during last
NIGHTS air raid. One Of them struck
'he pavement in a small squar and
another fell In the rear Of some work.
ing class dwellings,. smashing windows.
inc had taken shelter in a
school basement. thus escaping injury.
Firing in the southern part Of Lon
don was spasmodic. Indicating the
raiders attempted to get through the
oarrage singly or in pairs. Residents
OF tho northern part report the most
intense bombardment yet experienced.
this is the ~favorite route Of
the raiders, Attempting to reach the
central part OF the city.
GERMAN RAIDS becoming
MA1TER-OF-FACT AFFAIRS
Firing OF guns and occasional ex-
plosions of bombs arc becoming mat
ter-of-fact occurrences with Londoners,
who. while needing official warnings
TO take cover, show no signs Of panic
or even Of great excitement during
raids. h people have accommodated
themselves to the enforced alterations
In their method OF living and are hur-
rying home at the close OF their work.
Ing hours to take an early dinner and
prepare to spend the evening in the
security of their homes or in the
geater safety afforded by the protcc-
ton OF the subways, the Easements
and other underground refugees. Many
carry wraps and food and make them
selves as comfortable as the circum-
stances Will permit in the corridors of
the big hotels. which are becoming n
favorite place for the residents. the
walls anording protection against nyinr
glass.
a largo proportion of the people con-
tinue their usual work. Last night
Tor example. the delivery carts con-
tinued on their rounds, tho drivers talk.
ing cover when the COMMANDMENT be-
came intense. only to proceed when tn.
guns at intervals ceased firing.
PRESS Is GROWING
CRITICAL OF GOVERNMENT
The London press Is becoming strong
~ critical OF the government. Semi
Official explanations that the British
cannot spare machines for reciprocal
raids are questioned by the North
cline newspapers. the Daily EXPRESS
and others. which point out that tn.
Germans are able to spare aircraft for
raiding England and have enough along
the battle lines to give the British .
continuous fight for supremacy in the
air.
1t Is argued that the Germans evil
IDENTIFY have outbuilt the British In air
craft and may be expected to continue
building on an increasing scale and
improve the types of their machines
while the British are trying TO catch
up with them. Predictions that this
would be the case were made months
ago by some of tho newspapers and by
experts like Lord Montagu of Bea,s-
lieu. Lord Montagu also predicts tina,
the will soon pass the ex-
perimental stage Of operations and
be able to attack E-ndon in all kinds
OF weather, nearly every night.
Several theaters which advertised
performances last night withdrew them
at the last moment, mainly becaus.
only a handful OF people appeared.
Others went through their perform
ances in the presence OF a few per
sons. but removed patrons in the gal
leries TO the ground floor.