The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-01
CITY
BOMBARDED
FROM SKY
Town in Neutral Country Laid
Waste by Aviator Whose
Nationality is
Unknown.
FIGHTING IS DEADLOCK
Reports From European Battlefield In
dIeate Both Sides Prepar-
Ing for Future
Attack.
FIGHTING IS DEADLOCK

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
AMSTERDAM, May 1.-The Dutch
village of Zierikzee near the Belgian
frontier, was laid in utter waste Sun
day night by bombs dropped from
an aeroplane. The aviator's nation
atty and his reason for dropping
death dealing missiles on a neutral,
unprotected city. have not been
established.
There were several casualties
ave, according to one report today.
'aThe whole village is in ruins"
declared the Telegram today.
More than hundred houses
were smashed or damaged. The civ
lian population was panic stricken
at the raid and the sight OF an air
man or airmen far above, flashing
searchlights and whirlfng around to
drop their bombs"
The TELEGRAPH Joined with other
Dutch newspapers today in demand
ing an immediate inquiry to establish
the identity of the raiding party.
Nearly all newspapers insist from
the location Of Zierikzee it is evident
the bombs were not dropped by mis-
take, but rather by design.
Take Breathing Space.
[By William Philip Simms. United
Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES
AFIELD, May British and Ger
man forces alike took a breathing
space" today.
Worn out and cut to pieces by
their repeated and. reckless counter
attacks of the past few days, the
German infantry qufeted down.
The British, for their part. settled
down to artillerying. Their guns
roared in never.ending chorus, and
the German cannon replied in thun-
derous echoes.
Guemappe was she1led all day yes
terday-and quite heavily. Arleux
was likewise the target for German
projectiles.
The Germans were palpably nerv-
GUS. fearing British attack south Of
Oppy and for this reason they were
spraying shells along the entire
Oppy-Gavrei,e ;'ne. The Germans
were particularly jumpy during the
night and kept rtar shells constantly
shooting toward the sky, watching
carefully any movement across No
Mans Land, while their shells pound
ed away at the British lines.
In only one spot did the Prussians
counter attack. This was at Brit
ish post to the west of Havrincourt.
The attack carried them over the
British positions for a moment, but
they were Immediately driven out,
with losses.
Deadlock in Fighting.
LONDON, May IA deadlock was
apparent along the British front to-
day. Field Marshal Haig's only re-
port of fighting was of night raid
carried out by his forces
north of Ypres, where few Ger
mans were taken prisoner. Else
where he reported nothing special"
The raid was in the same sector
where yesterday the British COM
mander in chief reported a similar
minor action.
This is the second day of apparent
in the British ADVANCE
from Arleux south Of Monchy Both
sides are deadlocked along this
sector. The tremendous fighting of
Saturday and Sunday has seemingly
brought on a period, of temporary
abatement during which both sides
are hurrying up fresh troops and
fresh materials for renewal at a
later time.
Admiralty Weakens.
LONDON, May 1.-Rumors that
the powerful agitation led by Lord
to force the British at,-
miralty to tell the truth Of the sub
marine menace, had borne fruit in
drastic changes" shortly to be made
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