The Mena weekly star., 1917-07-12
SECOND AIRPLANE
 RAID IN LONDON
Like Flock of Geese Above City, Tho Killed and Wounded Less Than in First Raid, June i3-aeprisaI
 Demanded.

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 London, July 7--The second des- cent on London by squadron of airplanes was made this morning between and 10 o'clock when the business section of the metropIis was most crowded Altho the Ger man contingent was arger, more daring, more deliberate and descend cd much lower than on the visit of June t3 the killed and wounded were only about ne-third the pre- Nious casualty list. Property dam- age cannot be estimated
 The flight of the Germans over London lasted about twenty minutes. British airmen engaged them for eNeral minutes and the anti-aircrafI guns were firing briskly but without success 50 far as concerned the de- strueti0n of any of tho twenty or more invading machines
 The admiralty was able Co report tonight however, that naval airmen who followed them to sea brought down three machines A British squadron sent up from Dunkirk to intercept the returning raiders did not encounter them because they had taken more northerly route but the British airmen met and de- stroyed seven other German ma chimes.
 Like Flock of Geese.
 On the former visit made in hay weather like today's, tke Germans kept high i'll the mists, but today when they neared their obieetives most of them descended Their for nation was like a flock of wild geese and neither the British pursners nor the guns were able to scatter them until they spread out before letting loose their bombs.
 Hundreds Of thousands of people lon roofs. from windows and in the streets saw the spectacle. All Lon don heard the noise of battle,
 Fierce Running Fight.
 The Germans steered across Lon don, northwest to southeast. They dropped the last of their bombs on w0rkmen's dwellings and crossed the Thames. some observers say q giant airplane piloted the squad ron and that the bomb carriers were in the center flanked by scouts for fighting off the British airmen.
 The low altitude and slow pace at which the Germans crossed Lon don and the daredevil way they cir cled over their objectiyes has caused great surprise. They completed the maneuver over the Thames and as | the British machines came up the raiders quickened their pace. A fierce running fight ensueG be- tween strong force of British ma chimes and the raiders toward the mouth of the river. None of the Germans had been brought down when the compatants disappeared from view but the British squadron continued the pursuit and engaged them heavily.
 Hospital Attacked.
 Todays attack was plainly direct cd against the civilian population and business financial districts. The Germans plainly knew where they were. Why more persons were not killed is hard to explain. Thousands were in the streets in the area bonn barded, but probably much larger proportion took shelter in solid buildings as taught by the lesson of June i3.
 Among the places attacked sps one of the most extensive metro politan hospitals on which the Red Cross flag was flying conspicuously and the location of which must have been known. Early rumors were abroad that the hospital had been badly damaged, but upon inpestiga- tion showed 1t had escaped entirely. Humble Homes suffer. In one building number of prominent business men had gath cred for conference Above their heads was only plate glass. 4 bomb exploded in the lavatory but did not even break the glass. No one of the men was hurt.
 l The fate of the humble dwellers 1 III titt Wul httlSH Htlstn Wd9 0ltt lereni. They had no chance for life. lThe sight Of distracted, sobbing llnaiHers rushing about the ruins ( ltenements fearing to find and some times finding mangled bodies of their children was the most moving incident of the German Victory. A thorough investigation by staff cor respondents of the Associated Press showed that no military, munitions tor supply establishments were Touched
 ReprisaIs Demanded l Five minutes after the explosions ceased the streets of the district attacked were damned with fire en- zines, ambulanres, patrol wagons and motors with nurses and doctors. Police were everywhere. Sightseers Ifrom the west end seemed to come lin droves.
 This part of London usually de- serted on Saturday night was Icrowded with tens of thousands to a it A ...f&.