Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-26
PLANES RETURN OVER
BRITISH CAPITAL BUT
ACCOMPLISH LITTLE
S33 DIE SINCE 1914
LAST NIGHTS CASUALTIES
BRING TOTAL "kULTUR," VIC
TINS, ALL NoN-COMBATANTS
UP TO ASTOUNDING FIGURE.

London, Sept. u. Six persons were
killed and Is wounded in last nights
German air raid on London, 1t was
officially announced today.
This was the second raid against
this city in "A hours, but was failure
so far as material results were con-
cerned
Not more than two hostile planes
were able to fight their way past the
coast defenses and the British aerial
patrols. These two reached "A southern
suburb.
A number of bombs were dropped,
but there were no CASUALTIES outside
of London
The six persons killed last night
brings the total number Of Britons kill
ed in German air raids up to 1893.
London, Sept. 26-The German air
raid on London last night-the second
over this city in twentyfour hours,
was declared today to have been a
complete failure, so far as material
results were concerned.
The attacking airplanes came in
two squadrons, one attacking about
thirty minutes after the first had de-
parted.
The British were on the alert and
AZ soon as the alarm was sounded the
high angle guns were turned loose
against the gigantic Gotha machines
and British aviators sped skyward,
their machine guns splitting thin
tongues Of fire throuh the darkness,
The raiders came by the way OF
the Thames river, their favorite
route. but apparently were unable to
carry out their plans for the lombard
ment of the city with completeness.
Some of the machines were able to
get as far as a southern suburb but
from that point were driven off.
Two bombs were dropped on the
residential section of the suburb
causing some casualties
The Germans are taking advantage
OF the harvest moon for their raiding
activities, but the British have not
been taken by surprise.
Now that the nights are getting
darker. II IL believed that Ieppelins
will again resume their raiding activ-
tiles, for darkness fayors their oper
ations.
This week has already been nick.
named "air raid week" and from now
until the end of the first week OF
October the public will expect fire
auent visits from hostile armen un
less bad weather prevents.
War Argentinas Next Step.
Buenos, Aires, Sept 26-The action
OF the Chamber of Deputies in voting
for break with Germany, was re
ceiyed with keen approval throughout
the republic today
Although the congressional demand
has not yet received executive ap
proval from President 1rigoyen there
is great activity in the government
departments of war and marine
These we're explained to some ex
tent by the National Railway strik'
but on the other hand members 0
the government declared that, II Al
gentine decides to cast her lot witt
the allies, she will not play passiy
role.
The next step In the situation. fo
lowing President lrigoygen's appro'
al OF the action OF the senate an
Chamber Of Deputies, would be dill
lomatic break with Germany. Whethe
this would be Immediately followe
by a declaration Of state Of war,
not certain, but there Is large fa'
tion In the chamber, headed b
Deputy Araya that wants this cou'
try to go to war as actively as he
military powers permit
Just how soon the president wi
act, is uncertain. but 1t was reporte
today that he might wait for the r
port of the translation OF 145 COZ
messages that passed through II
Sdewish legation in this city befo
taking anv decisive STEP