The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-21
THREE. CHILDREN
AND q OTHERS
KILLED IN THE LATEST HUN
RAID OVER LONDON
AIR MACHINES IN TWO ATTACKS
Only One of Them Succeeds in Reach.
ing capiai City.-one Other, Was
Brought Down BY Defenders
Near the Kent Coast

London, Feb. 1SLSixeen persons
We're killed and thirty.seven injured in
Sunday nights raid over London. Lord
French commander in chief of the
home defenses announced this after
noon. OF these killed thirteen were
men and three women. ~.aaa
~ Three Children Killed
London, Feb. 1S-Three men, five
women and three children were killed
in Saturday nights enemy air raid
over England, Lord French, commam.
der IN chief of the home defenses, an
.nounced today. Four other persons
were seriously injured. t- Il
Lord French, commander of the
home forces, reports that the hostile
airplanes came in over the Thames
estuary shortly after ten o'clock and
proceeded toward London. Some
booms were dropped in the capital
Twenty-seven In All Killed
German airmen renewed their at
tacxs ever England for the first time
since Dec 9Th, Saturday and Sun.
day night, killing twenty-seven and in.
juring forty-one, in their bomb ex-
posions. '.rn".,
One of the enemy's planes was re-
ported to have been brought down
over Dover Saturday.
No details of last nights raids have
been received with the exception of
the casualties.
Only One In London =
London, Feb. 1S-Only enc of the
six German airplanes which made an
attack on London succeed in reaching
the capital, it is announced officially.
This raider dropped one bomb in the
southwest district, which caused four
casualties. An aerial raid on Dover
was repealed by British pilots, who
engaged the Germans over the Kent
coast. One large raider is reported
to have crashed into the sea.
The statement, says that one bomb
dropped in the southwest district de.
molishcd house and buried an in.
valided officer and his. wife and two
children, and continues:
s Text of Statement <'t,
Several other bombs were dropped
by the raider in the eastern outskirts
on its way.
Several of our pilots engaged the
enemy. One of them fought an action
over the Kent coast, and shortly after
ward a large enemy machine was seen
from the shore to srash into the sea.
Raid Unexpected
With the advent of the new moon
last nights air raid was not expected
in London. Police whistles warned the
people. Every body had taken cover
when a barrage in the outer defense
was started.
That The Germans are finding it
more difficult each time they try to
reach the capital is indicated by the
fact that only one raider succeeded in
penetrating the defenses of London.
The diffulty to which the invaders
are subjected in attempting to reach
London is shown by the report of an
incident in the direction of the Thames
estuary, where Gotha vainly attempt
ed to break through the barrage The
enemy machine was caught in a circle
OF fire which it could not elUde until
the moonlight waned. Meanwhile the
aviator was overwhelmingly to circle
and dip and do other hair raising
stunts. #as SIS. .f'.aI
When finally he eXtricated himself
from the circles Of fire he dashed sea.
ward amid parting shower of shrap-
mel.
The Hun Version
Berlin Feb. 1S-CBritish admiralty
per Wireless Press -Reporting the
German air raid Saturday night on
England the Germans war office
statement issued today says: ""Ourl
attacked with bombs London,
Dover and Dunkirk (Frans) as well
as the fighting forces on the north
coast of France" /