Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-30
BRITISH GUNNERS
REPEL ANOTHER AIR
RAID ON LONDON
Put German Squadron Of Plane
to Flight After Sharp
Fighting.
ONLY , REPORTED SLAIN
BY Associated Press 70 Fvcry Ev-1i--


LovDov. jan -
Another raid was uado on London lac
night by feet of German airplancs
close following that made Monday night
when AZ persons were killed and 100 Werr
injured by bombs.
Three persons were killed and ,rr
injured, IN last nights raid n WIS an
nouncod officially this afternoon ~ H
feared the bodies ~ six other pcrgons ar
buried in the ruins of . house
The official statement follows
"A number Of attacks were delivered
against London By hostile arplanes 'srf
night, between 10 p. m and i230 m
but in no case did the raiders penetra'r
into thc capital The first enemy me
chimes crossed The Isle ~ Thanet q % IN
p m. and proceeded up the Thsu1ep
estuary towards London, but were ai'
turned back by gIn6re A. about the
same time three or four other raider
crossed the Esse1 coast They aiao fsiirs
70 penetrate the outer defenoes n thf
capital
Meanwhile single airplsne which
crossed the Esscv coast AZ 030 n
passed around tho north and weEt 81
London and dropped Some bombs IN The
southwestern outskirts 81 The same
time another enemy machine dropped
bombs on the northeastern outskirts
without causing any casualties ~ lam
age
The final tqrk. delivered arroes
F.ssex bv three or foir machines between
m 20 D m and midnight, yvss rdualiv
unsuccessful Bombs were drorp~1 N
varinus places IN Kent and Fssez
Detailed reports - the casualtirs and
damage have not bern rereiv~d There
were a few casualties N the southwest
ern outskirts n london
"Ahouf the same number n n1srhinrs
IS on the previous night appears - have
participated in thc -aid. VIZ, - A num-
5cr If cur aIrplanrs went ~. Several
engagements with enemy marhines arr
reported One ~ oir nilnts atfarkad 8
raider over the northeastern 0utsiirts W
London, with tho result that % dronper
lts bombs on open ground and made ~
ill our pilots returned safely
FEw CASUALTIES ~ CITY.
Other aIrplanes which crossed the
Kent and Essex coast between 10 -
pm and 1880 pm. were ali turn d bar1 bN
uIntlre at various places on the way ta
London.
wo,kgS AID CHILDREN vfcTTws.
The enemy raiders during the past fwo
nights did not succeed and anpnrrntN
did not attempt ~ bomb any military
obiectiyes. They merely attempted 81
kill civilians and a majority u the victims
as usual. were women and children
A large number 81 persons .Illed ID
Monday nighis air raid according t0 the
Central News, met their deaths ID
building the basement % which va
used as a shelter II is believed that two
bombs struck the building - the Wails
we're blown out IN large sections ana at
the tioors collapsed.
One Of the touching incidents N con-
nectIOn with the raid was the death Il
minister, who, whenever raid warning
were gwen, had been ~ the habit of vlsIt-
ing various shelters. Monday night De-
was addressing people Who mad c0llector
In one shelter when q bomb dropped on il.
killing the minister and anuInbeT IL othcrs
The success Cf the british aIrmeu
against the German invaders "a Monday
night raid has caused discussion 10 SOM
quarters that heavy 5arrage over
London during a rad IS rather nun
harmful than helpful I, IS aid THAI the
Air Board should give the airnen clesT
field in dealing RIth The -aldeTs, inEtca1
Of employing gunnrs, which causes dam
age 20 property and some casualties
through falling shrapuel.