The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-08

iroSS societies, Immediately dOnned
their uniforms and proceeded to report
themselves for duty In other sections.
The attack was plainly directed
against the civilian population and
business and financial buildings There
is no question that the Germans knew
where they were and it was no matter
of scattering explosives blindlv from
a great height. Why more persons
were not killed is hard to explain
Thousands Were in the streets In the
area bombed but probably much
larger propotion took shelter in the
solid buildings. taught by the lesson
of June 49,
The upper OF one building. where
| several hundred men and girls were
| employed, was partially destroyed. No
one was even injured. as ali the work
ers had been quietly -marshalled inso
the basement when the sunfire began.
Hospital Attacked.
| The upper part of one building. where
| building was crushed but no one in
this building suffered injury as refuge
was sought early in the basement.
Among the places attacked was one of
the most extensive metropolitan hos
pitfalls. on which the Red Cross flag
was flying conspicuously and the loca :
ton Of which must have been known
The hospital escaped entirely. although
several bombs fell close to it.
In one building a number Of promi-
nent business men had gathered for q
conference. Above their heads was
only plate glass. A bomb exploded iT
the lavatory. but did not even break
the glass. Not one of the men wa.
hurt.
Solid Buildings Safe
The days experience showed tina
persons in solidly constructed build
ings are comparatively safe. but tn,
windows of these buildings We're to
day crowded with young clerks deter
, mined not to miss the spectacle a
whatever cost. Numbers of the sky
gazers in one section were badly Gu
by flying glass.
The humble jewellers in workmen'
/ houses, however, had no chance 70
their lives. The sight, now familia
to I1ondoners. of distracted sobbin
!, ; mothers rushing about the ruins o
tenements, fearing to find and some
times finding. the mangled bodies O
their children was the most moving in
, cdent of the German victory.
People in the capital demand auic
: reprisals.
The sentiment recently voiced mos
!, strongly by the archbishop of Canter
, bury and seconded by perhaps the ma
, jority of the substantial leaders O
, public opinion that the British shoul
not descend to he level Of the German
r is not popular with the masses, an
, the suggestion that the slaughter O
English civilians would cease if eac
visitation was quickly followed by
similar stroke against some Gern,a
city, commands strong support.
MuItitudes Witness Fight.
Hundreds of thousands saw the re
markable spectacle today. All Lon
Y don heard the noise of the battle. A
} first there were n few minutes whe
the anti-aircraft guns We're crashin
sharply and the machine guns wer
D rafting aloft. Then came three o
four minutes when the heavy explo
!, glass WAS the dominant sound then
few minutes when the artillery fir
receded into the distance.
Some observers say that a giant air
plane piloted the squadron and tina
| the bomb carriers We're in the center
The low altitude. and slow pace a
which the Germans crossed Londo
and the daredevil way they circle.
over their detectives has caused srea
surprise.
Five minutes after the explosion
cea sed the streets of the district at
tackled were damned with masses q
humanity. Fire enginesc. ambulances
patrol wagons. motors with nurses an
doctors seemed to spring from tn
earth. The police were everywhere
Hundreds of special civilian consta
bles were running to their station.
Almost immediately sightseers froI
the west end swept down and SCENE
. to come in droves throughout the da,