Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-09-05
.1O8 KILLED IN
RAID ON ENGLAND
Six German Airp|anes Drop
Bombs on Chatham-Most
of Victims Sailors.
BIG LOSS OF LIFE IN BARRACKS
Eiohty.Six Persons Wounded-EnQlish
Airmen Pursue Teutons-TWo
Big Military Bases
In City.


on England has taken place. The
English coast was shelled, as we'll as
the London district.
The official report Of the raid says:
"A considerable number of enemy
airplanes crossed the southeast coast
at eleven o'clock last (Tuesday) night
and dropped bombs at a number OF
places. Some of the machines reached
the London district where bombs were
dropped.
"No reports of damage have yet
been received"
London, Sept. SIN Monday nights
raid 1O7 persons were killed and SO
wounded at Chatham, 1t IS announced
officially.
Six airplanes took part in the raid.
The victims were naval ratings or
sailors.
The raids over the southeast coast
on Sunday and Monday nights seem
to have been more for the purpose OF
testing the possibility of attack by
moonlight than in the hope Of doing
any considerable damage, Like the
single aviator who dropped bombs on
Dover Sunday night. those who came
Monday night kept at very high alti-
ture and while their machines could
be heard they could not be seen. New
ertheless British airplanes kept up In
pursuit. "a
A dispatch to the Star from Chat
ham says that part of the naval bar
racks was struck by bomb during
Monday nights air raid, causing seri-.
Gus loss of life. The Chatham dock
yard, the message states, entirely es-
capped damage.
Isle Of Thanet Also Bomharded.
In addition to the naval casualties
one civilian was killed and six were
injured.
lord French Commander of the
British home fOrces) reports that Mon
day nights air raid was carried out
by about six enemy airplanes, which
proceeded up the south banks Of the
Thames estuary to Chatham" the
statement says. Bombs were dropped
in the Isle of Thanet and in the Sheer
ness-C Chatham area between 10:4O
p. m. and II 80 p. m. There were no
army casualties. Civilian casualties
reported at present are: Killed, one;
injured, six. The material damage
was slight. Our machines went up
and antiaircraft guns came into ac-
ton. but without result.
"The secretary Of the admiralty re-
ports that in the course Of the air
raid Monday night the following
casualties were caused to naval rat
ings: Killed, 1O7; wounded 49,"
Planes Make Great Noise.
After dropping bombs over a vide
area, many of them falling into fields
or the sea, the raiders departed as
quickly as they came.
Reports received from southeast
coast towns say that during Monday
nights raid the air along the coast
and for some miles inland resounded
with the noise Of aircraft engines.
Two Great Military Bases.
Chatham contains immense military
and naval establishments, docks, bar
racks, engineer schools, and immense
Notifications.
The size of the naval casualties"
reported indicates that the German
raiders bombs blew up something
possibly ship or some Of the build
ings in the two great bases.
British Raid Belgium.
Continuing their raids over Belgium
British aviators made attacks in the
vicinity of Bruges. A British airplane
fought six Germans and shot down one
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