Evening star., 1918-01-30
ENGLAND AGAIN
RA|DEDBY ENEMY
But Two Outlying Sections of
London Reached by Ger
man FIiers.
By the Associated Press.

! DS tHe Associated PreSs.
| LONDON, January 30.-In last nights
air raid three persons were killed and
ten injured, it was announced officially.
| 1t is feared the bodies of six other per-
! sons are buried in the ruins of a house.
In the raid, bombs were dropped at
various places in Kent and Essex, it is
announced officially. There were sew
erai aerial engagements ALI the Brit
fsh 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.
The enemy raiders during the past
TWO nights did not succeed, and ap-
| parently did not attempt to bomb any
military objectives. They merely at
tempted to kill civilians. and a ma
jorlty of the victims, as usual were
women and children.
Conditions for the raid were as ia
vorabie as those of Monday night: The
, sky was clear and there was little
wind.
The official statement follows:
"A number of attacks were delivered
against London by hostile airplanes
, IL. l. .,pb
am, but in no case did the raiders
penetrate into the capital The first
enemy machines crossed the Isle OF
Thanet at $50 pm. and proceeded up
but were all turned back by gunfire
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
Outskirts Reached,
Meanwhile a single airplane. which
crossed the Essex coast at 1890 pm,
passed around the north and west of
London and dropped some bombs on
the southwestern outskirts. At the
same time another enemy machine
dropped bombs on the northeastern
outskirts. without causing any casual
ties or damage.
"Other airplanes. which crossed the
Kent and Essex coast between 1925
pm. and 1850 pm. We're all turned
back by gunfire at various places on
the way to London.
The final attack, delivered across
Essex by three or four machines be-
tween 1880 pm. and midnight, was
equally unsuccessful. Bombs were
dropped in various places in Kent and
Essex.
About the same number of machines
as on the previous night appear to have
participated in the raid; viz fifteen
number of our airplanes went up.
SeVera! engagements with enemy ma
chlnes are reported One of our pilots
attacked a raider over the northeastern
outskirts of London. with the result
that 1t dropped its bombs on open
ground and made off. All our pilots
returned safely"
a large number of the persons killed
in Monday nights air raid. according
10 the Central News, met their deaths
In a building the basement of whi,.h
was used as a shelter. 1t is believed
.hat TWO bombs struck the building. as
and all the floors collapsed
In addition to the persons from tbe
outside being sheltered in the building
there was large night staff at work
at the time of the raid. This accounted
for the serious mortality Although a
number of bodies have been recoverad
1t is feared that others are still buried
in the debris.
One of the touching incidents in con-
nection with the raid was the death IF
i minister who, whenever raid warn
ings were given. had been in the bab;t
OF visiting various shelters. Nondav
night he was advising people who had
collected in one shelter when q hom,h
dropped on it, killing the minister nnS
number of others. N
. The Central News says that tva,+,
nine bodies already have been recoy-
cred from the building. Fireman aa
soldiers are still pouring water on tha
burning debris. Many bodies ware
burned most severely. Among the nn,,
ber was that of a woman who stiI,
clasped two small children to her
breast. iei
The success of the British afrme,
against the German invaders in Mon
day nights raid has caused discuSs;nn |
in some quarters that a heavy barrapa
over London during raid is ratber
more harmful than helpful. 1t is said
that the air board should give the air
men a clear field In dealing with the
which causes damage to properly and
some casualties through falling shran-
mel.
BERLIN. January 80, via London
The bombing of London, South End.
Dunkirk. Gravelines and Calais by
German aircraft is announced in an Of :
fetal statement issued today.