Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-01
ponulace Mount to House Tops
70 Watch German Planes
in Clear Sky.
AMAZING BATTLES IN AIR
Thirty French Planes Go Up
and Clash With Huns in
Two-hour Contest.

PARIS. Jan. 3l.-Twenty peraons
were kincd and fifty wounded in last
,,chrs air raid, II Is announced off
uially .
mn 'r{ght Was mild and clear and the
~, was brilliant. The streets Of
n,t, were soon filled with crowds
,yrious PERSONS, who watched the
w .,s nud their French antagonists
r.,tng above and swooping down
,,, and fhen. At intervals bursts OF
r"orhinf run fire were heard.
Tfc French airplancs carried bright
upbts so that the gunners manning
,h, yround defenses could distinguish
,Istn from the German hviators. sig
,,u,rg each other with rapid flashes
''EyniosIons OF shells and bombs con
,.r,i tutcrmittently for two hours
and tbcn gradually died away. Al .
',i,.. the sirens signailed that all
was clear
Fonr Squadron Cross.
rho announcement follows!
"Trst information indicates that
f,nr enemy squadrons crossed the
itrcs north OF Compiegne, proceeding
tou3rd Paris. Thanks 90 the extreme
rlearness OF the atmosphere the ma
chimes we're able to remain at very
high altitude. They approached from
thc north and northeast and threw
ufote, tiles over several Paris supurps'
Then they flew over Paris, keeping
for the most part TO the right b9nk
NJ the river, and dropped almost all
heir bombs in a few minutes.
"seyeral bombs failed TO explode
bpt others found victims. chiefly wom-
e en- end children. Two hospitals we're
struck Several buildings were serious
~ damaged.
french AirlIlancs 40 tp.
"Sotnc thirty French airplanes went
10 meet the enemy as soon as the
alarm was given. several clmbuts oc-
rurred 10 the north In which ono Ger
man machine was downed. The ftvia-
tors we're made prisoners. One French
machine in attempting TO make u
landing in Paris on account OF motor
,. troubles fell The pilot and gunner
were wounded
Fragments OF proIectiies dropped by
The Germans and examined at the mu-
uidpal laboratory show that bombs
uf three kinds were used bye-the in
luoars according to LlntrasiSeant.
They were winged torpedoes weigh
inc from 100 to 200 pounds explosive
latter bursting a minute after falling
SO traces OF asphyxiating gas bombs
were found.
The total number Of homhs dropped
is estimated at seventy American Red
Cross ambulance workers assisted In
removing air raid victims 10 hospi-
tls The entire ambulance personnel
Nus mob Iizod and had their machines
"a.tH. ,ar calls within forty minutes
ai',l ,h9 announcement of the raid.
No Americans Victims.
80 flr as is klOVn no Sfl"uas
w'Io among the Victims.
The Ereuch marhne which was
r,ra 70 land on account OF motor
trouble descended in the Place de La
t'orc.rde just 10 the right OF the pill
lar surmounted by the stone horse
from The Marty palace. which marks
me entrance TO the Champs d'Eiy-
sees.
The aviator Lejuge was seriously
injured, but his companion, Sachem,
was scarcely hart. AS soon as ,he
machine landed American nurses
were on the spot Offering thesr serv-
lCes
As The gasoline OF the aircraft was
oScaWdg from the reservoir q taxlcab
"'4'tI Caliuly ftIled several empty
can with the valuable liquid, which
is very scarce in Paris.
President Poincare. Premier Glenn
enc'dI- and General Dubgil, military
Fn'erAor OF Paris joined the great
crowds NJ Parisians In visiting the To-
rlilhes where the bombs had fallen.
lhe president visited personally
large number Of the injured.
In tho street crowds the conversa-
uon turned chiefly upon the amazing
Niunlght battles IN the air, OF which
not much was seen except the spark
ing signal lights and remote flashes
rom machine guns. II appears that
thousands OF persons mountad TO the
Ioots and watched the scene. thruout.
nurine the attack the newspaper Of
noes had difficulty IN mobiltzing their
printers from their points u vantage
uh me roofs 10 go on with their work
- representatives OF the Associated
IeSS heard various street discussions
~ ~ me psychology of the German at
1cHs The common opinion was that
'u'N would he a tonic to the fighting
Spifll OF the Frenchmen rather than
depressing in their effect. a predomi~
naht feeling seemed TO be that there
.oull be such rcprisals by aIhe
lehch az would convince the Ger
%,lus mat 1t was not worth while TO
'''p poi~bs upon non-com Ira tants.