Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-30
MORE. KILLED
IN new RAID
0VERL0ND0N
City and Neighboring Towns
Again Attacked From
Air By Germans.
BULLETIN.

London, Jan. 3O.-ln last nlgnts
air raid three persons were killed
and 10 injured, 1t was announced
officially. 1t is feared the bodies
Of six other persons are buried In
the ruins of u house.
London, Jan. 30-German air.
men, as far as could be learned
early today, failed last night to
penetrate to the heart Of London.
Bombs. however, were dropped in
the suburbs.
The enemy raiders during the
past two nights did not succeed
and apparently did not attempt
to bomb any military detectives.
They merely attempted to kill
civilians and majority of the vic
tins, as usual, were women and
children.
In last nights air raid bombs were
dropped at various places in Kent and
Essex, it is announced officially. There
were several aerial engagements. All
the British machines returned safely.
About fifteen airplanes took part
in last nights raid. One of them
dropped bombs in the southwestern
outskirts of London and another in
the outlying northeastern district.
There were few casualties in
southwestern London.
Raiders Scared Away.
The second moonlight raid of the
year, carried out by German airplanes
last night, appears 70 have been
checked by the combined activity of
airplanes and anti-aircraft guns
'w1fNhebspt the raiders from the heart
Of London. Conditions for the raid
were as favorable as those Of Mon
day night. The sky was clear and
there was little wind
Official Report.
The official statement follows:
"a number of attacks were deliv-
cred against London by hostile air
ships last night between 10 p. m. and
1890 a. m. but in no case did the
raiders penetrate into the capital
The first enemy machines crossed the
Isle of Thanet at $50 p. m. and pro.
ceeded up the Thames estuary to-
wards London but were all turned
back by gun fire. At about the same
time three or four other raiders
crossed the Essex coast. These also
failed to penetrate the outer defenses
of the capital.
Meanwhile a single airplane which
crossed the Essex coast at 1890 p. m
passed around the north and west Of
London and dropped some bombs or
the southwestern outskirts. At the
same time another enemy machine
dropped bombs on the northeastern
outskirts without causing any casual
ties and damage.
"Other airplanes which crossed the
Kent and Essex coast between 1929
p. m. and 1850 p. m. were all turned
back by gun fire at various places
on the way to London.
"The final attack. delivered across
Essex by three or four machines be-
tween 1880 p. m. and midnight, was
equally unsuccessful. Bombs were
dropped in various places in Kent ani
Essex.
Casualties in Southwest.
Detailed reports of the casualtie!
and damage have not been received
There were a few casualties in the
southwestern outskirts of London.
about the same number of ma
chimes as on the previous attack ap
pear to have participated in the raid
viz. Is. A number of our airplane!
went up. Several engagements witt
enemy machines are reported One o
our pilots attacked a raider over thu
northeastern outskirts of London will
the result that it dropped its bombs
on open ground and made Off Al
our pilots returned safely"