Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-07-10

and Essen Scores of aero battles
were fought on the west front.
LONDON. July 7.-Rioting broke out
in the east end Of London tonight. when
the people took into their own hands re-
taIiation for the bloody raids made over
the city today by German airplanes-
With 81 men. women and children
dead and I41 injured as the result OF the
German air piracy. the temper Of the
people was al fever heat
Great crowds. mostly women. paraded
the streets of London. in the hackney
district of the east end. attacking shops
bearing German names.
The fronts of these shops were de-
molished' BY the Infatuated crowds. In
cIuded in the crowds were men and
women whose children had been MANNED
or killed by the German bombs.
At two places the furniture was drag
ged from the shops after the doors had
been burst in, piled high in the street
and burned
Police reserves summoned to the
scene partially quelIed the disturbances.
but attacks continued even after they
had arrived
Germany's most proIentious air raid
over London. made with tenty airplanes
early today. brought these results:
Killed IS men. s women. children.
Total 81.
Wounded "A men. so women. 81 chill
dren. Total 141.
There was no military damage to the
city.
Losses to German aerial squadron
seven machines downed-
Seven other Germans airplanes were
shot down later at Dunkirk-
Although the NUMBER OF aerial pirates
was. larger than In any previous raid
over London. the actual losses in killed
and wounded were far less than those
of June 10, when sixteen airplanes killed
I5T and injured 432 in London.
This time more Dondoners sought
refuge in cellars, needing appeals issued
after the last raid, when the great cas-
uaIty list was caused in large measure
by the people crowding into the streets
to see the raiders.
Today's raid was also different from
that Of June 10, IN that the Germans
flew very low over the city. careless
of a storm OF ainti-aircraft shells
showered over the heavens. During the
previous aerial numbering excursion the
enemy planes were almost invisible in
the heavens Today they were plainly
visible when they descended Tor the
bomb dropping over London.
OF the twenty machines which par
tfcipated in the raid only thirteen re-
turned TO Germany. No sooner had the
enemy been sighted over the Isle OF
Thanet. OF the Essex coast. than word
was flashed TO the vice admiral at Do
yer He sent five British flight squad
rons aIoft TO intercept the raiders as
they come from their killing.
MEET INVADERS RETURNING.
Three Of these British planes en-
countered and destroyed one airplane
by-driving Il down into the sea-
A second patrol squadron drove a sec
ond Boche down. flaming from incen-
diary shells.
Another was forced to land on the
beach at Ostend.
Forty miles off the British coast some
British air fighters met the enemy re-
turning High in the air, above the
sea and the coast line. the two squad
, rons battled. wheeling, twisting and
turning.
Here again the British flyers were
victorious. Two of the enemy were
sent crashing down into the sea and a
third bursting in flames was precipi-
tated into the Ricer Scheldr.
The river Scheldt runs through Hol-
land and for a short distance through
Belgium TO Antwerp. Forty miles of
the British coast at this place would
put the fight almost in the middle OF
the North sea between England and Hol-
land
Lord French. commander in chief Oh
the home defense forces. rallied his anti.
aircraft devices at once. The home
patrol forces themselves accounted fol-
one German flyer. brought down in the
Thames.
BRITISH FLYERS UNINJURED.
Not one of the British flyers was in
jured in the fighting either over Eng
land. the sea. or the Belgian and HOl-
land coasts
The raid occurred at 1890 a. m. The
day was slightly hazy, fayOring the
flyers.
Streets were fairly well crowded over
that section OF London where the bombs
were dropped. Children played in the
summary sun II was typical English
summer day.
Suddenly the air signals sounded. Co
incidentally the arches" as LondoneTs
have named the anti-sircraft guns
cracked out their shots Above in the
heavens the Germans wer, plainly visi-
bic. turning and wheeling zig-zaggins
70 avoid the puffy breaks that signalleC
explosion of the aerial shells All ovel
london there was general rush TO the
cellars Some OF the hardy stood curl,
ousIy watching. Some Of the children
were not sufficiently aware OF the dread
menace OF the buzzing insect-loOking
things in the sky. II was among thess
innocent youngsters that the Germans
again took heavy toll. The air was
punctuated by the sharp explosions OF
the snti-aircraft guns, the more muffleC
and distant sound of the shells explOd-
the bombs. The dust OF bricks and