Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-06
A|RPLANES RAID
ESSEX AND KENT
Two Persons Killed, Twenty
Nine Injured and Prop
erty Damaged.
INVADERS ARE DRIVEN OFF
German Torpedo-Boat Destroy
er Sunk in Brush With
British.
INVADERS ARE DRIVEN OFF
ny Associated Prcss,

by Associated PrcssI
raid by a squadron of German
airplanes over the Counties of Essex
and Kent, England serves. for the
moment, to distract attention from tho
maneuvers on the battle fronts. where.
for the most part, artillery engage
mcnts are still in progress.
About sixteen OF the German air
craft were engaged in the attack dur
ing which bombs were dropped and
two persons were Killed and twenty
nine injured and material damage re-
suited in residential sections. Taking
10 the air. British aviators succeeded
in driving OFF tho invaders who lost
tn-o of their machines
The British and Germans near Wyt-
schaete. in Belgium, arc still engaged
in violent artillery duel. which prob
ably is the forcrunner of great in
tdntry action "A; an carly date. Al
ready, according TO Berlin. tho British
after having hurled great quantities
Of steel against the German defcnscs
advanced to see tho result of the work
Of their guns. but were forced by the
German frc to return to their posi-
tons. whereupon tho rain OF British
shell again was resumed.
NO RESUMPTION or
INTENSE FIGHTING.
There has been no resumption on
the part OF the line where the French
arc facing tho Germans OF tho intense
battles Of Saturday and sunday. and
the artillery duels there have died
down in volume.
During Tuesday eighteen German
airplanes were accounted for by British
ayiators on tho western battle front,
down in air fighting Tho British
themselves lost five machines
Apparently the Austrians on the
front from Gorilla TO the sea are still
the aEEressors against the Italians.
but according TO the Rome War Office
their attacks have all been rcpulsed
except south Of .Janiano. where as
saults compelled the Italians TO sive
way.
British squadron has heavily bom-
harded the German naval base a, os-
tend. Belgium and also has sunk a
German torpedo boat destroyer and
put TO flight five other German vessels
OF this class In tho North sea An
Austrian destroyer has been sunk in
the Adriatic by submarine.
RAID rs CARRIED our
Hi SIXTEEN AIRPi.ANES
LONDON. June Sixteen German
airplanes came over the North sea this
evening and dropped many bombs on
tho small towns and villages in ESSEX
and Kent. Only fourteen OF them re-
turned to their home base. for two
were brought down by british guns
So far az late reports show only two
persons were killed and twenty-nine
injured IN the bombardcd districts
The raiders met with lively reception.
extra precautions having been taken
by the British authorities after the re-
cent very serious raid OF the southeast
coast OF England, in which 80 persons.
were Killed or wounded. The Germans
were attacked by British aviators be-
fore they had opportunity TO carry
out their raidins intentions 10 any
great extent. and the British antiair-
craft guns were very effective.
The official statement says: AN air
plane raid this evening was carried
out by a squadron OF about sixteen air
planes. They crossed the Essex coast
at about 6;la and dropped some bombs
In the country and on small towns in
ESSEX. and then proceeded to attack
the naval establishments in Midway.
A considerable number of bombs were
0F0ppe0 ana a certain amount OF uan-
age was done 10 house property. but
the damage done to naval and military
establishments was practically ncgli-
shIe.
MAKE OFF EASTWARD
WITH LOSS OF TWO MACHINES
The TaiGing airplancs were cnga ged
by sunfire and pursued by aircra r.
After having los two machines. they
made off Stewards
The casualties far reported are
two killed. two dangerously wounded
and twenty-seven wounded
According to a local report, the pilot
and observer Of one OF the air raiders
brought down were rescued At sea and
made prisoner.
Warming sirens were sounded at
some places prior to the raid. and
most Of the people took to shelter.
The small number OF casualties is at
tributed to this prccaution Persons
arriving in London from the raided
area state that ample warning OF the
approach of the raiders WAS given. and
that British airmen were patroIline be
fore the enemy reached the coast. The
weather favored the invaders, who. fly
ing ats great height. tried TO pene-
trate inland under the cover Of small
cloud banks. They were quickly To-
Gated and engaged by airplanes and
land batteries, whose defense was so
effective that they penetrated only n
few miles inland and. after dropping
bombs. speeded away. An eyewitness
says that at one OF the raidcd places
the people were entertaining wounded
soldiers on trips in sailing boats. The
shore was. crowded with women and
children. The sunfire of the shore bat
teries caused no great excitement at
the outset. 1t being supposed that they
were heing used in practice.
But suddenly enemy planes came
Into full view and apparently within
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