The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-03-05
END TERROR By
ZEPPELIN RAIDS
EXPLOSIVE Bullets Fired By British
Nr1nen Conquer Hun
Airshlp&
aAD Own way FOR While
untll Invention Of New Weapon Ger.
man Gas Bags Roamsd Ahout
Over England 1t WILL
Weather Permitting.

L0ndon-Britain conquered the
with explosive bullets On
til the invention Of this weapon Yep
pelins roamed about over England at
will, weather permitting. The FIRST
air raid upon London was BY Zep-
pelina. This was May 81. 1915. and
until the explosive bullet came into
defense work the Germans came over
in their rigid gas bags as their pleas
ure dictated. The British had no
then for counterattack and
the airplanes they possessed were
helpless, because they could not dy
high enough quickly enough.
On one occasion when Zeppelins
were above the city British a~viators,
as usual, went up to engage them.
But the British flyers could only at
tain $1,000 feet altitude. There they
sat, looking up at the monsters far
above them, the machine guns Of the
airplanes being as useless as toy pis-
tolls. That is the real eason why
Britain built fast, high-climbing air
planes. She had to Guido the Zepps.
She won, soon having airplanes that
could reach 10000 feet or MORE, above
which distance Zeppelins could not
work effectively. These high-climbing
fighting planes, together with the ex-
plosive and incendiary bullets, made
England too hot for the airing Of .
Zepp.
Lead Zeppelin Raids.
The leader Of the Zeppelin raids on
London was Commander Peter
Strasser, who had unbounded hatred
for England. He had an iron nerve
and in Germany was regarded as an
authority on air raids against Eng
land. He met his death on August 4
last year, in the Huns' largest Yep
pelin, of the English coast. An ex-
plosive bullet ended his Journey.
To keep out Of range Of ordinary
an%ti-aireraft fire the Germans en-
larged their Zeppelins' from 10000 to
about 100000 cubic feet thus In
creasing ascent abilitieA But this
was quickly countered By improved de-
Tense methods In Britain. The Zspps
carried about $500 pounds Of bombs
each.
The first time the ZeppelinS visited
London the people took It 40 Q great
Joke. flocking to the housetops to see
the hcendiary bombs that were
dropped. Only nix persons were killed
in the initial raid, although 90 incen-
diary bsmbs were heaved overheard.
The men in the later type Of Yep
pelins were provided with ~parachutes.
The captain and navigating personnel
were supposed to jump from the for
ward gondola and the crew. generally
about twenty men, from the engine
and midship cabins. In the face Oh
disaster, however, there IL no record
Of any member Of . Zeppelin crew
having saved himself By this means
either because the machine became toe
quickly enveloped in flames OF fell tot
rapidly for the parachute to open out
I The Zeppelins: usually ut out from
Germany In the morning and timet
their arrival OF the English coas
about dusk. The fate Of Strasseri
ship was sealed because he arrive,
too early, being spotted above tn
horizon by q British lookout
Penetrate Heart Of England
There evidently was no cOncerte'
action among the Zeppelin raider
each acting more or hess independ
emily. They selected targets upo'
A. --H-- Att A>-A
uninterruptedly, IL possible, and the
flee. They often penetrated into th
heart Of England.
Six Zeppelins were brought down 1
England, the hrst BY Lieut.. Leef
Robson at Culey. He was awarde