New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-05
1O7 Sailors Killed in Sleep
in Mondays Attack
by Planes
German Aviators
Escape Unharmed
rIiers Unseen by British,
Despite Bright Moon
light

LONDON. Sept. 4.-German aero
.,.,ss again carried out destructive
LIDS on England last night and TO-
-, In the third raid in three days
..-;gbt the enemy fiers. in considera-
\. number. reached the London dis
-. where bombs were dropped, with
-. damage it is not yet known.
rlvirr At a tremendous height, in
81, bricbtest moonlight. over the mill
..-v and naval bases Of Sheerness and
r,.bsm. last night one Of the six
-,;3srs taking part scored a lucky di-
80. hit On the naval barracks at the
,,..s- p,ace killing lo7 sailors sleep
:. there and wounding Sc others.
-. civilian casualties reported by the
-. 0Hce were one killed and six
-,r,ss5 Except for that one blind
..,b the raiders last night achieved
,.rpara,ively little success. The at
-, lasted less than an hour. and the
cSrmsrs ,sS~ ESCAPED unharmed. without
having been seen.
Lord French's Report
The official announcement concerning
u,-dav nights raid says:
T,rd French commander Of the
p-;tsb home forces) reports that last
-i.bt's D.,. air raid was carried out by
- - six enemy airplanes, which pro
s.Ois ..S5.s mn the south bank Of the
TSo-,ss estuary 20 Chatham. Bombs
,r.-o drorped in the Isle Of Ihanet
~ - he Sheernes ess-Chatham area
Ia.rss, @ 10:zO p. m. and 1880 p. m.
-5sra were no army casualties. ClVll-
..r casualties reported at present are
ya,s5 ]. injured. 8. The materla!
9--,sgs 80, was slight. Our machines
ven, NJ and anti-aircraft guns came
into action. but without result.
@The Secretary Of the Admiralty re
,orts that In the course Of the AIR RAD
la. night the following casualties
we've caused to naval ratings; Killed,
l07; wounded, So
The oficial report of the raid to-
"A considerable number Of enemy
a;rplsres crossed the southeast coast
AZ II o'clock Tuesday night and
dropped bombs a q number Of places.
Some OF the machines reached the Lon
don district. where bombs were
dropped
10 reports Of damage have yet
been received
Whir OF Motors Fills Air
Dispatches from towns in the
southeast coast say that many in
hsbitar.s believed the raiders were
ZepDelns, as they made much more
noise than is usual for aeroplanes.
the air along the coast and for some
miles inland rcsounded throughout the
evening with the noise of aircraft
engines, but the raiders few at such a
great altitude that their machines
could not be seen. British fiiers took
the air in pursuit and searchlights by
,he score were flashed i'm every direc-
ton, but no sign of the attackers ex-
tept the steady whir of their engines
could be detected.
Shortly after 9 o'clock explosions
and heavy firing could be heard in
The direction of Dunkirk and Calais,
and 1t was thought a raid on large
scale was taking place along the French
coast. This lasted until about l0:3O,
when warnings were sent out, and soon
afterwards bombs began 10 drop. After
raining explosives over a wide area,
many Of which fell harmlessly into
tne sea or into open fields, the raiders
departed as quickly as they had come.
Raid May Be Experiment
The raid last night, though inficting
NE first actual military damage admit
ed BY the government. seems 70 have
ssen more for the purpose Of testing
ne possibility of attack by moonlight
man in the hope Of doing any consid-
eIsD.e damage, as the raiders flew at
700 great q height 70 make certain Of
'helr locality or the sureness of their
ain.
Chatham is on the east bank Of the
4edway, thirty miles southeast of Lon
con. u IS the seat Of immense mill
!.aiy and naval establishments, includ-
ing a vast dockyard, an arsenal and ex-
ensiye barracks.
Ine term naval ratings applies TO the
grade OF men on board ship, usually
nose before the mast.