South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-02
TEN KILLED
IN AIR RAID
OVER LONDON
Twenty Giant German Air
planes Drop Bombs on Eng
land For Sixth Time
in Eight Days.
International News Service:

International News Service:
LONDON, oct. 2.-Ten persons
were killed in the German air raid
last night, it was officially announced
today by Viscount French. com
mander-in-chief of the home de-
lenses.
This brings the total number OF
persons killed on British soil from
German air raiders up to S64.
In addition 10 the 10 killed, 3S
others were wounded in the areas
bombarded by the great fleet Of Ger
man aeroplanes Monday night.
Although there was savage fight
ing high in the clouds between Brit
ish machines and the German
planes, all OF the British aircraft
returned safely.
Reaches Zenith.
German air frightfulness has
reached its most acute stage. In last
nights raid over London and the
southeastern counties more than 20
great German machines of the
Gotha type took part, it was esti-
mated today, and considerable dam
age was done not only by the bombs
dropped from the aeroplanes but by
the rain of shrapneI from the high
angle guns which fell back upon the
city.
The people of London had been
warned In advance 70 expect an at
tack. and only the holder were in
exposed positions when the alarm
was sounded and the thunder of the
barrage fire from the high angle
guns began TO sound at sunset.
The German airmen evidently had
hoped 20 lead LoEdOners into dan
ger by attacking in squadron for
nation with intervals in between
the commandments, but in this they
were foiled.
Vigorous Defense.
Not all of the attacking airplanes
were able to get as far as London,
so vigorous was the defense put up
by the British patrols and so violent
was the curtain fire from the anti
aircraft guns.
However. some Of the machines in
the first squadron succeeded in bonn
harding the southwestern part of the
city in which the finest residences
are located. Some projectiles were
dropped also on the northern out
skirts
While many windows were smash
ed and great holes torn in the streets
by the bursting of aerial torpedoeS
no damage Of military Importance
was done.
Great Spectacle.
Savage fighting. in which the
squirting fire from the machine guns
could be seen high in the clouds,
gave the spectators one of the most
thrilling scenes they have witnessed
since the Germans began attacking
London. The German bOmb bling ma
chimes were accompanied by speedy
battle planes which engaged the
British machines while the bomb
troopers were at work.
The fire from the high angle guns
was the hottest ever known. and for
hours the thunder of these guns
echoed between London and the
coast. while the sky was lighted up
by the shafts of light from numer-
Gus searchlights and the lurid glare
OF bursting shrapnel
The Germans used shTapnel pro-
iectiles as well as torpedoes, these
being less useful for the destruc-
ton of property but better adapted
for killing purposes. Incendiary
shells were thrown down also.
Sixth Raid.
The latest raid-the sixth in eight
days-renewed on a vigorous scale
the demands of the press for re-
prisals, and il is expected that the
matter will be brought up in COM
mons when parliament cOnvenes on
oct. 16.
The German machines which took
part evidently came from a base. in
Belgium. If they flew from Ostend
tie attack entailed a nonstop fight
Of more than 200 miles; if from Zee
brugge. nonstop flight of $50
miles.