Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-01
British Naval Air Patrols
and Defense Guns Frus-
trate Enemy.
FIFTH ATTACK
IN SEVEN DAYS
Environs Of London Again Bombed
But Raiders Are Driven or Before
Great Damage 10 infiIeted-Two Ger.
man Machines Destroyed and Others
Damaged - Spectacular Battle Re-
suits From Use Of "Air- Rarrass."

patrols destroyed two enemy machines
and brought down another In an air
raid on London Sunday night, says an
official announcement. A Gothic also
was brought down and Is believed to
have been damaged. All the British
machines are SAFE
The raid Sunday night-the fifth
within seven days-accomplished Moth
ing important for the enemy as far as
available details show. The claim that
the new "air barrage" acts as a pow
erful deterrent to the raiders seems to
have been justified in the latest attack.
Defense 10 Successful.
An immense number Of guns Of war;
ous ca1iber were In action. Indeed. it
was they and not the invaders who
were putting up the show. There was
an intense and far-reaching searching
of the skies in all directions. the fash
ing Of bursting missiles showing bright
ly in the heavens Notwithstanding the
extreme brilliance Of full moon. Even
more impressive was the terrific din Of
the guns.
Almost nothing is vet known CON
cerning damage and casualties caused
blythe raiders. 1t is said several bombs
we're dropped IN Essex, and / Kent with
out causing casualties.
One invader was driven from London
by the guns Of the fleet. Southwest
Of the capital another was seen over
the Thames. 1t was hemmed in by
shell fire and wriggled for half an hour
trying for an exit from what seemed
a triangle Of bursting shells. It finally
escaped seaward.
A half dozen bombs were dropped
in a suburban district without caus-
ing casualties or important damage.
One Of thes bombs narrowly missed
striking a hospital.
Call For Reprisais.
THE newspapers. while commencing
the vigor of the defenses. still call for
other measures and advocate reprisals
on German towns. They insist on this
point with greater vehemence. The.
Times contends that 1t would be abb
surd to express the opinion that the
success Of defense had been solved. It
said that the extensive gun fire is only
paTllal OeIe1Se tSu "dTnS tHStl his
warfare is capable Of indefinite expan-
sion. and that new methods win have
to be found to combat it. The Times
advocates a great air fleet capable Of
carrying the war into Germany.
Noisiest on Record.
The weekend air raids established
| a record as the noisiest that London
has experienced. This was due entirely
to the increased number Of anti-air
craft guns and the continuity of the
firing.
Last night the only unusual incident
of the raid was the cheering which was
heard from different parts Of the me-
tropolis. due to the belief that some Of
the raiders had been brought down.
The public. which has been looking
forward to the darker nights that are
approaching for a cessation Of the
raids, have been warned that altho re-
cent raids have occurred on moonlight
nights, there Is no reason to assume
that they may not be attempted on any
night when atmospheric conditions are
favorable
! The taking Of necessary precautions
4 to provide shelter Is urged.
4 ~ Nine Parsons Killed.
Nine persons were killed and forty
two injured in last nights air raid. 1t
Is announced officially.
The official statement announces the
bringing down Of one hostile machine
OF Dover.