El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-06-14
HALF A HUNDRED
KILLED, SCORES
|NJURED|NB0CHE
A|RPLANE ATTACK
Ten Children Dead and
Fifty Hurt in Raid
Upon London
POORER PEOPLE
CHIEF SUFFERERS

10y Leased wire 10 new MexIcan.)
London, June 13.-The east end of
London al bombarded by Is hostile
a%eroplanes. A large number of Brit
ish a%eroplanes pursued the Germans
who flew over Essex to London.
Nearly 80 were reported killed by the
bombs.
The German aeroplanes appeared
over London shortly before noon. A
great battle occurred in the air. The
invaders were attacked by anti-air-
craft guns as well as by British avn
ators.
This is the fourth raid made by the
Germans in the new series of aerial
attacks on England in which airplanes
have been substituted for Zeppelins,
apparently OF account of the success
Of the British in bringing down the
dirigibles. AS on previous occasions
the %airplanes made the attack in day
light. The last previous raid was on
June 5 when IS German aeroplanes
dropped bombs on Essex and Kent.
Several engagements between Brit
ish and German aeroplanes occurred
during today's raid but the results at
present are uncertain, it was an
nounced tonight. The official state
ment says numerous bombs fell rap.
idly in the east end of London. The
raid over the city lasted about Is
minutes.
Andrew Bonar Law, member of the
British wal council, stated in the
house of commons that 81 persons
had been killed and 81 had been in
jured in the city of London alone. The
casualties in the whole metropolitan
area, he said, were not yet known. Y,
The death of 40 persons and the in
jury of 200 in today's air raid was an
nounced in the house of lords today by
the Earl Of Derby, secretary of state
for war. The secretary said he feared
these figures would be exceeded when
fuller reports had been received.
Derby said that ten of the killed
and so of the mildred were children.
The east end of London-in which
live the city's poor, suffered heavily
from the raid. Bombs fell in many
congested districts and while the num-
Der of casualties has not yet been as
contained, two hospitals reported
handling of upwards Of fifty cases,
four of whom died and many of whom
were seriously injured.
In his statement to the house Of
commons, Chancellor BonaT' Law said
twelve to fifteen aeroplanes crossed
the coast at North Foreland and pro-
ceeded across Essex to London. Two
bombs were dropped on North Fore
land and at 1880 O'Clock the bombs
began to drop in the east end of Lon
don. Thirteen bombs fell in the city.
The chancellor said all the anti
aircraft guns defending London were
brought into action and that a large
number of airplanes went up in pur-
suit of the raiders. /
A bomb struck a school house kill
ing ten children and injuring fifty.
One German airplane is reported to
have been brought down. In the
house Of commons, Chancellor Bonar
Law said 81 persons had been killed
and 81 injured in the raid over London
as far as can be ascertained. {
ONE BOMB HITS TRAIN; /,
ANOTHER A SCHOOL
The following supplemental report
of the air raid was given out officially
tulS dILcTuOOH. - /,
'The first bombs were dropped on I
the eastern outskirts of London at
about 1870 a. m. Numerous bombs
fell in rapid succession in various dis. )
tricts in the east end. One bomb fell
in a railway station hitting an in
train. Seven persons were
and II injured here. Another
bomb fell on a school, killing ten and t
about so children. A num- r
Der Of warehouses were damaged and d
fires we're caused. Up to the present h
the casualties recorded in the London 4
is Al killed and 121 injured. The t
lists at present are incomplete aai Il
the final figures may be greater. A e
few bombs also were dropped near
North Foreland and opposite the
banks of the Thames four persons be. '
ing injured"
"The air raid over London lasted
about Is minutes. The raiders were
engaged by guns of the East London Y
iefenses and O large number of aero .
planes of the Royal flying corps and :
The Royal naval air service were sent :
up as oon as the enemy was reported '
off the coast. Several engagements 6
took place in the air but the results /.
1t present are uncertain" u
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