The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-07

London, July 7.-Thirty-seven persons
were killed in the air raid and 141 in
jured it was officially announced this
afternoon One enemy machine was
brought down by the royal flying corps.
London, July 7.-An official state
ment issued this afternoon by the Brit.
ish admiralty said that three of the
German airplanes which had dropped
bombs on London had been brought
down in the sea.
For about quarter Of an hour the
raiders dropped a steady rain OF bombs.
London, July About twenty enemy
airplanes bombarded London today, ac-
cording TO an official statement by the
war office
The raiders were attacked by artil-
lery and a large number of British air
planes. The results were unknown at
noon.
The raid occurred about $3.50 o'clock
this morning. Thousands of persons
crowded the streets. many Of them wo-
men and children. The police and SOL
diers had difficulty in holding back the
people.
Battle Begins.
Anti-aircraft guns throughout the
city and British airplanes Immediately
engaged the hostile craft and for time
the sound OF exploding bombs and the
vicious reply OF guns was deafening.
Straight over the city flew the squad
ron OF raiders. pursued by bursting
shrapnel. The sun was shining bright
ly, but the sky was overcast with
haze such as is so favorable to raiders.
Notwithstanding the haze. however, the
Germans were visible plainly to the peo-
pie in the streets.
The raiders appeared most suddenly,
and few persons realized that a raid
was in progress until the sound Of
bombs began to be heard. The Ger
mans were travelling at a tremendous
speed They appeared to be at lower
altitude than in the last raid. when
they exacted such a heavy toll Of life
in London.
Early Report Of Raid.
The following account OF the raid was
given out:
Lord French reports that about $50
O'Clock this morning. hostile aircraft in
considerable numbers. probably In two
parties, appeared over the Isle of Tha
net and the east coast OF Essex. After
dropping bombs on Thanet. the raiders
pointed in the direction OF London.
Moving roughly parallel to the north
bank OF the Thames they approached
l II rrtt.
. changing their course. they proceeded
/ north and west and crossed Londor
I from the northwest to the southeast
E Bombs were dropped in various place
: in the metropolitan area.
e The number OF raiding airplanes
( at present uncertain. but was probabl,
!. about twenty. They were attacked b,
J. artillery and by large numbers OF on
own airplanes. but reports as to the r,
suits OF the engagements and as I
damage and casualties have not ye
been received"
Damage was done in the heart 0
London. by the raid. which was one @
\ the greatest. II not the greatest eve
attempted by the Germans over the m'
tropolis.
y Came From North.
The German raiders came from IN
north and left by the south. Glass /
\ some OF the streets Of the city resen
bles that In the streets OF New York an
its suburbs following the explosion o
Black Tom island in the upper Ne,
York harbor last July.
The people In the capital are urgln
: that quick reprisals be taken.
" The west end and fashionable nortl
western residential suburbs had a $,
= perb view OF the approach OF the VII
. itors. From the further northern firing
Of the metropolis the raiders swept OF
ward in fairly close formation. NOR
!, than twenty In number.
ID Begin Swift Descent.
The squadron. which had been flyin
high. then began a swift toboggan dowr
n wards, its speed increasing tremendous
" ly and the planes soon reaching a levs
: evidently less than a thousand yard
u In their swoop toward the central ol
jectives.
Meanwhile. from all directions. ant
y aircraft batteries were working like ms
re chine guns. Burst shrapnel dotted IN
III air around the oncoming raiders wit
IN snarllng vicious black puffs OF smok