Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-26
Sixteen German Craft Visit
Coast and Drop Bombs 4
on Towns.
sEyENTY-STX KILLED,
ia ARE INJURED
Most 81 Destruction inflicted in One
Tewn-Hritlsh Aircraft Gives Chase
and in Battle Over English Channel
Destroy Thrs. Of Craft Of invaders
Wsmsn and Children Among Those
Killed and lnJurtd.

London, May Z6-Gefman d1rSuApS ~
he number OF about sixteen raided
southeast England on Friday evening,
according to an official statement is
5 sued today. seyenty-six persons were
killed and III persons injured. Three OF
lthe German airplanes were shot down.
Nearly all the damage occurred in ono
ltown, where bombs fell in the streets,
lcausing many casualties.
The following report on the raid was
made by Field Marshal viscount
French:
"A large squadron OF enemy air
jcraft- sixteen-attacked south
east England between SIS and $50
O'Clock last evening. Bombs were drop
tper 1t 4 number Of places but nearly
Tan the damage occurred In one town.
lwhers the bombs fell in the streets,
causing considerable casualties among
the civil population. Some shops ana
houses also were seriously damaged.
.The total casualties reported by tho
police from Ill districts are: Killed, ~.
Injured. ia.
'Of the killed twenty-seven were
women anA twenty three were children.
vnaIofssfystArse wunsnand nineteen
children wsns Injured.
-Airplaness sof the Royal Flying Corps
went IA pursuit and the raidinE aircraft
was engaged by fighting squadrons by
the Royal Atr sesr!ce from DGa!s!r.!..
The admiralty reports that three enemy
airplanes were shot down."
tThis Is the second German air raid
!. m England within three days. On We'd
! nesday night four or five German air
craft flew over the eastern England
counties, dropped some bombs, killing
one man.l
Fiaht Over English Channel.
Three hostile airplanes returning
from last nights raid on England were
brought down by British air forces in
the English channel off the Belgian
coast, the admiralty announced today.
The admiralty statement says.
Naval airplanes attacked the aero
dome at st. Dennis, Westre, near Bru-
ges yesterday morning, dropping many
bombs
"In the evening several enemy air
@crafts returning from the raid on Eng
land were engaged over sea by Royal
Naval Air Service machines. An en-
counter took place between British air.
ships and three hostile airp1anes in
mid channel and one Of the latter was
\ DESTROYED. Several encounters also took
place off the Belgian coast in which
two large twin -engine hostile machines
we're shot down. All our machines re-
turned safely"
+ Flew at Great Heiukt.
A witness Of the German air raid de-
scribed the first appearance Of the hos
tile machines as flying at great
height In formation OF ,fives. The first
lot appeared over the town and dropped
d shower Of bombs over the shopping
| center. This was followed by other
( groups, which unloaded their bombs on
I the startled inhabitants.
4 British aeroplanes promptly went up
in pursuit Of .tHehf. and regular
pitched battla fdifowsa. IN which the
invaders H&fe obviously x6lsted.
During the +pmba bardnepk which was
intensely violent for q quarter Of an
hour, the raiders dropped large Num-
Der of highly explosive bombs. The es-
tablishment OF q fruit merchant was
(, entirely demQlished. At this spot the
4 bodies % men and women and car
casses Of horses were lying about the
] street in heaps.
4 Most Ambitious Airplans Raid.
J town on the southeast coast OF
4 England. Friday evening, May 25, via
London, May 2s.The most ambitious
( airplane raid yet undertaken by the
4 Germans on Great Britain occurred
here late this afternoon while the
streets We're crowded with shoppers
and workers returning to. their homes.