The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-01
HUNS USED THREE KINDS OF BOMBS IN AIR AT TACK Raid on Paris Acts Like Tonic to the Fighting
 Spirit of French
 People

{! Paris, January 3I.--Fragments nj prc5ecfiles dropped by the Germans i and examfned at the municipal lab 1 oratory show that Bonbs of three kinds were used by the invnders, ac- cording to L'IntransiEeant. They were winged torpedoes, weighing from l6o to 200 pounds; explosive bombs and incendiary bombs, the two latter burst- ing minute after falling. No traces of asphyxiating gas bombs were found.
 The total number of bombs dropped Is estimated at 70.
 American Red Cross ambulance workers assisted in removing air raid victims to hospitals. The entire ann bulance personnel was mobilized and had their machines waiting for calls within 40 minutes after the commence ment of the raid.
 NO AMERICAN VICTIMS So far as is known. no Americans are among the victims.
 The French machine which was forced to land on account of mote ' trouble descended in the Place De | Concorde.
 The avitor, Jejuge, was seriously in jured, but his companion. Sachem. was scarcely hurt. As soon as the machine landed American nurses were on the spot offering their services.
 As the gasoline of the aircraft was escaping a taxfcab driver calmly filled several empty cans with the liquid
 POINCARE AIDS WOUNDED
 President Poincare. Premier Glenn erceau and General Dubail military governor of Paris, joined the great crowds of other Parisians in visiting the localities where the bombs were dropped. President Poincare personally assisted number of the wounded.
 In the street crowds the conversa- tion turned chiefly upon the amazing midnight battles in the air, of which not much was seen except the spark ling signal lights and remote flashes of the machine guns
 TONIC TO FIGHTING SPIRIT
 Representatives of the Associated Press heard various street discussions as to psychology of the German at tacks. The common opinion was that they would be tonic to the fighting spirit of the Frenchmen rather than depressing The predominant feeling seemed to be that there should be such reprisals by the French as would convince the Germans that 1t was not worth while to drop bombs upon non combatants.
 Generally. Parisians treated the raid as a great dramatic spectacle. Ali signs of 1t having had any moral effect on the populace was absent The news- papers today did not print long stories of the raid and eliminated ai- together the names of localities where damage was done.
 The pictures. Gobelfn tapesrries and other works of art. which have been installed in Versailles palace, will again be removed to a place of safe ty as precaution.
 SOME FIRES CAUSED
 There was some outbreaks of tire reported after the raid, duo to gas mains having been broken by bombs Tho populace was advised immediate ly to turn off the gas in their house in case of another alarm.
 British soldier mechanics billeted in a suburb near Paris lined LID in tho streets when tho alarm was given and apparently were seen by the enemy airmen when a small fire ncar0y lighted up the sky, for the German airmen remained and trained their ma chine guns on the soldiers. All their bullets went wild, however. and none were injured.