The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-18
Germans Drop Bombs ON Lon
don Saturday and Sunday.
16 Killed Last Night; IL Vic.
tins i'm FOrrler Raid.
SAMMIES MAKE GOOD SHOWING
FruStrate All German RuSeS To
Outwit Newcomers.
Govt Sends Another
Ultimatum to Rumania.

London, Feb. 1S-The casualties in
Sunday nights cir raid were 16 killed
and 81 injured. it was officially an
nounced this afternoon.
London, Feb. 1S.-Three men. five
women and three children were killed
in Saturday nights enemy raid over
England Lord French announced to-
day. -Four persons were injured
Only one raider got thru the defenses
Saturday night while one of another
group which attacked Dover. was
brought down in the sea. Last night
several bombs were dropped in and
around London.
Raided Again Sunday Night.
Six or seven airplanes took part in
the raid of Sunday night The first
flow over London, dropping bombs in
various districts All the others were
The following official report was
issued today:
Last nights air raid appears to
have been carried out by six or seven
enemy airplanes, of which only one
penetrate into London. The first
raider passed the Isle of Thanet about
9:45 D. m, and proceeded up the
Thames estuary into London, crossing
the capital from southeast to north
west Bombs were dropped in various
districts between 10:40 and 1885
o. clock.
ssThe remaining raiders which at
tempted to reach London from the
northeast across Essex or from the
east along the lie of the River
Thames were all turned back.
| Reports of casualties and damage
have not yet been received.
| (By the Associated Press.)
AS the time for more active military
| operations on the western front ap-
proaches. 1.-THE American eNpeditionary
force is widening it's sphere of activity
/ along the front lines. Not only do
| American soldiers hold a sector of the
front east of St. Mihiel but American
| artillery is helping the French in
| Champagne and infantrymen in com
pany with French units are holding
| the front lines in one of the most
| famous battle fronts in the world. 1t
| is not disclosed where this front is,
| but it is described as being a place
where ruined villages and devastated
! country tell of hard fought battles in
which the Germans pushed forward
| only to be driven back later by the
| French The Americans are well
| equipped to deal with the enemy and
| their officers with difficulty restrain
| them from attacking the Germans at
| every opportunity.
/ On the American sector especially
the Germans have tried various ruses
| in an endeavor to outwit the newcom-
ers in The battle line, but in vain.
|
has- tanped and destroyed telephone
| lines; he has sent up false signals and
has charged his wire entanglements
with electricity. but he has been out
Unanswered each time.
Down "a Hun Machines in a Day.
Except for a few small raids. only
the artillery has been active at vari-
ous points on the British. French and
American. fronts. British airmen have
been intensely busy dropping bombs
and downing enemy machines. Seven
teen German airplanes were brought
down by the British Saturday and sew
en- more disabled. The British losses
were five.
| Communication with Petrograd has
been restored and delayed reports tell
| of serious rioting there and Of jndi-
| cation that the Bolsheviki power is
| waning. An ultimatum again has been
sent to Rumania. This time the Ru-
manians are asked to evacuate Bes-
sarabia and to permit Russian troops
| to pass thru Rumanian territory and
Bessaraoia.
| Much Fighting in Russia.
Kiev. which until a few days ago
was the capital of the Ukraine is the
center o. much fighting and it is re-
ported Germany intends sending
| troops lbere Immediately to help the
Tiev rada against the Boisheviki