Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-02-20
RAID OVER LONDON LIGHT.
All Aircraft But One Driven OFF,
Casualties Small.

London, Feb. 17.-Only one Of
the six German airplanes which made
an attack on London last night sue
ceeded 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 repelled
by British pilots who engaged the
Germans over the Kent coast. One
large raider is reported to have
crashed into the sea.
Tie Official Report.
The text Of the official statement
reads:
about six enemy airplanes ap-
preached the mouth of the Thames
about 9.45 o'clock last night and car
ried out an attack against London.
All were turned back save one ma.
chine which penetrated the capital
along the line Of the river and drop
ped a single bomb in the southwest
district about l o'clock.
This bomb demolished a house
and buried an invalided officer and
his wife and two children. Several
other bombs we're dropped by the
raider in the eastern outskirts on it's
way in, but no serior> casualties or
udhd6CS Hdfo ucoll ypOltSu.
"An attack whiS was delivered
against Dover aBdt 1O.45 O'Clock
was driven off, lfne bombs being
dropped in OPEN country.
Several Of gtr pilots engaged the
enemy. One them fought an ac-
tion over they kent coast, and shortly
afterward a. trge enemy machine was
see seen from le shore to crash into the
'Polic/ reports OF the casualties
and dayAge have not yet been re-
ceived, but apparently they were
light
Raid Not Unexpected.
With the advent of the new moon,
last nights air raid was not unex-
pected in London. Police whistles
warned the people and except for
stray Omnibuses and automobiles
here and there the streets through
out the city were nearly deserted.
Everybody had taken cover when a
barrage in the outer defenses was
started. Less gunflre was heard in
the metropolitan districts than on
previous raids, but In the distance it
was quite heavy.
That the Germans are finding it
4 .ore difficult each time they try to
reach the capital is indicated by the
fact that only one raider succeeded
last night in penetrating the de-
fenses Of London, and it Is pointed
out that his experience was not a
pleasant one, as he was forced to
drop most Of his bombs on the way
in to Tighten his machine and to
dodge the anti-aircraft gunflre and
pursuing British airmen.
Compared with other raids this,
perhaps, was the mildest yet, al
though the night was ideal for flying,
there being moonlight and starlight
and little wind.
AS the new moon period Is only
starting, Londoners expect more ex-
element In the next seven or eight
nights. All agree, however, that the
greater excitement will be kept for
the enemy himself, whose chances
Of killing a few non-combatants and
demolishing a few houses are rapidly
becoming less than his own personal
danger.
Two Raids Net 27 Killed.
London, Feb. 18.---In the two air
raids Of Saturday and Sunday nights
on London the Germans killed a total
OF q persons and injured Al. In
each case only one raider appears to
have BEEN able to escape the British
barrage and bomb London itself. The
greatest harm was done by the Sun
day night raider when bombs killed
ZIG persons and injured az
.f Six German airplanes attempted to
attack London on Saturday night, but
only one OF them succeeded In reach