Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-15
London
Continued From First Page)

men and killing a boy about 8 years
old.
Four bombs were dropped. The boy
who died was found in a wood near
the town. Apparently shell frag-
ment or falling brickwork had hit
him. One raider machine gunned
wo-xmen.
The British planes finally drove
the Nazis seward. One German
ship was believed to have been
brought down.
High-explosive bombs were re-
ported dropped on another town in
the same area, one lot exploding
In the working class district.
Parachutists Sought.
IN the Midlands and Scotland,
farmers armed with shotguns and
troops in armored cars drew tighter
nets thrown about thickly wooded
sections where the findings of three
score parachutes caused fears Of
lurking parachute troops.
The Air Ministry, raising its figure
on German planes brought down in
these battles since yesterday morn
ing, said that 81 German aircraft
had been destroyed-296 in five days
of intensive warfare since a week
ago today-and that seven British
fighters had been lost, total of IS.
Accompanied by wailing of sirens
heard across the Channel, 100 of
these flashes were observed from one
point alone on the British coast.
Wailing sirens in the attacked
area could be heard plainly on the
English coast from midnight until
nearly dawn, and brilliant flashes
which lit the sky told watchers Of
bomb explosions.
While August Is dawned without
the launching Of the long-expected
britzkrieg, it was assumed the Brit
ish were striking at all the possible
gathering places for the troops,
tanks, guns, boats and machines
which Hitler is planning to use for
the supreme attempt.
The Germans attempts to get be-
hind the coastal defenses for at
tacks on airports and other vital
detectives indicated they were fol-
lowing their familiar tactics in eff
forts to establish the conditions for
invasion.
The systematic search for para
chutists was touched off by the
finding of threescore German silk
parachutes, II of them in one place.
2 Of which were neatly folded.
Although no parachutists had
been found, the discovery of II in
one place seemed to preclude the
possibility they had been used by
aviators shot down in yesterdays
Midlands air raids.
There was the possibility that
empty parachutes had been dropped
as a deliberate scare so BritainS
would be taken of their guard when
an actual parachute invasion is
attempted.
authorized German sources in
Berlin today vigorously denied
reports that German parachutists
had landed in England. There
is absolutely nothing to these re-
ports they said. They are pure
fantasy. Parachutists haven't
landed anywhere in England"
The denial was also carried by
the official German radioD
Eleven German airmen were re-
ported captured in the Midlands,
but no mention was made of this
by the government in its report on
the finding of the 'chutes.
A day and night-long search by
farmers armed with shotguns, troops
in armored cars and home guards
indicated the authorities were TAX
ing no chances.
August Is Date Recalled.
Rumors that German troops in
Norway had been rehearsing with
bagpipes and had collected Scottish
kits as we'll as British uniforms for
trick landings heightened watchful-
ness.
Last nights comparative calm
here in the air war caused Brit
ish spokesman smilingly to remind