New-York tribune., 1917-06-18
Ceaseless Attacks on Teu-
ton Cities Advised by
Lord Mayor of London
Thousands Saw
Zeppelin Burned
One of Two Raiders De.
stroyed by Airman on
English Coast

London, June IA largely attended
citizens meeting at the London Opera
House to-day adopted resolution pro-
posed by the Lord Mayor urging the
government 20 initiate a policy Of re-
prisals in the shape Of ceaseless at
tacks on German towns and cities in
order that their population may expert
ence the effects of such method of war
fare, and thus be induced to force the
German authorities to cease their air
attacks upon open towns.
Several local mayors and members Of
the House of Commons were present
and it was suggested that reprisals
should be undertaken conformity by at
least two Of the Allied powers, namely
France and England, and that such
cities as Berlin and Frankfort should
be selected.
Two persons were killed and sixteen
were injured in last nights air raid
during which a Zeppelin was brought
down. The following official report OF
the raid was given out here to-day:
Last nights air raid was carried out
by two enemy airships. One airship
crossed the Kentist coast at about 2
o'clock a. m, and dropped six bombs on
a coast town. According to the latest
police reports, two persons were killed,
sixteen were injured and large num-
Der of houses were damaged.
'"The second raider attacked the east
coast town Of West Anglia at about
2:3O a. m. She was heavily shelled by
guns of the anti-aircraft defence and
driven off. II is probable she was dam
sged by gunfre. Shortly afterward this
raider, after dropping a number Of
bombs in open places, was engaged and
brought down in flames by pilot Of
the Royal Flying Corps. The airshiip
was destroyed. There we're no casual
ties or damages in West Anglia.
Thousands Saw Raider Fall
A dispatch from an east coast town
saws that thousands witnessed the de-
struction of the Zeppelin. The attack
bv anti-aircraft guns on the dirlgi0le
lasted fully half an hour and people
ran out half dressed to watch it. When
the black object drifting across the SKY
from the southeast 70 the northwest
was seen to hurst into flames the spec
tators cheered.
Pedestrians and cyclists dashed of in
the direction of the fallen airshlp, but
few succeeded in locating the Zeppelin,
which fell few miles from the coast.
Il had been first winged by land gun
and was then finished by an airplane,
which the Zeppelin fought 70 the last
with her guns.
The dirigible dropped in a field Of
corn. far from any habitation, and was
completely destroyed All Of the crew
we're killed and their bodies were
burned. Some of the men appeared TO
have jumped from the doomed airship.
British Airman Unhurt
The British airman who attacked the
Zeppelin descended nearby unhurt. Ac-
cording to the story of an inspector
who saw the fight, searchlights enabled
him to see the movements of the Zep-
pelin and the attacking airman.
The Zeppelin twisted and turned in ar
attempt to escape or beat the airplant
off. and the machine gun fire of the
dirigible was heard distinctly. Present,
/ Is another airman came upon the scene
| and the Zeppelin continued to zigzag in
an endeavor 10 head out 10 sea, but the
| first airman held to his quarry, anc
within few minutes the end came.