The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-12

said: "Shortly before midnight Tuesday night a small number of enemy aircraft dropped bombs at places on the south coast of Eng land. There was some damage, and casualties included a small number of people killed.
 Later other aircraft dropped bombs at scattered pointsHin east ern and northern England and the midlands, where damage and casu- alties were light.
 "One enemy bomber was de- stroyed."
 (The United Press Zurich bureau reported that air raid warnings were wounded in Zurich and Basic at 4 8. m, with the "all clear" at 4:25. Planes were not audible. Alarms are often sounded in Zur- ich and Basic when planes approach Switzerland on their way to south ern Germany. or in Berne and Gen. eva for planes en route to northern Italy)
 Mainz has had only three previ- ouS air raids, the latest in NoveIn- Der, 194O.
 Smashing at the network of rail lines, rivers and canals meeting in Mainz and particularly at one of Germany's few replacement centers for her rapidly dwindling rolling stock the RAF was striking a tell ing blow at one of the weakest links in Germany's entire war economy -transportatoin.
 The description of the bomber force as strong" led observers here to believe the raid was at least on the scale with that against Saar- Bruecken July 29. In that raid, how ever, only nine bombers were lost. Only one raid in the past two weeks, that against Dusseldorf July 31 when 30 bombers were lost, has exceeded last nights losses.
 Mainz, with population of 145,- 900, lies on the left bank of the Rhine and constitutes one of Ger many's largest inland harbors. It is a railroad link between the main lines on both sides of the Rhine, and connects western and southern Ger many with extensive Marshaling yards and warehouses.
 Aircraft Carrier Sunk
 London, Aug. 12-(UP)-The Air craft carrier Eagle has been sunk by submarine in the Mediterran- can, the admiralty said today. Germany said yesterday that the 22,600 ton carrier, converted in 1918 from a battleship built for Child, had been destroyed. Eagle carried complement of 748 officers and men and 21 planes.
 It was the fifth British aircraft carrier loss of the war.
 The carriers previously sunk were the Courageous, the Hermes, the Ark Royal and the Glorious.
 The admiralty said that large number of the Eagles officers and men had been saved. At least one German submarine ope ting in the area was sunk by British forces, 1t added.
 The admiralty board regrets to announce the loss of HMS Eagle Captain L. D. Macintosh, DSC, RN) as result of a U-boat attack III the MeQlCerranean.
 "A large number of the ships company is safe. The next of kin will be informed as soon as details are received.
 Tn order to avoid anxiety, the admiralty policy is to endeavor to inform the next of kin of ships com- pany before announcing loss of one of his majesty's ships.
 At the time of the German ar1- nouncement about the HMS Eagle the admiralty had no information about survivors. The press therefore was asked not to publish the Ger man claim in order to avoid caus- ing unnecessary concern. Since one newspaper has seen fit to disregard this request, the board of the a6- miralty feels obliged to announce the loss of the HNAS Eagle before they are in position to relieve the next of kin cd anxiety.
 "The admiralty is able to an- nounce that at least one U-boat operating in the same area as the HIS Eagle already has been sunk"
 NaZi Subs Change
 
 London, Aug. 12.-UP)-(Stiffen- ing American Defense has driven German submarines to new attack zones nearer Britain and the British navy in counter attacks has already caught some U-boats by surprise, of ficial quarters said today)
 The British Navy had expected the move and made the necessary dispositions in ample time, 1t wsa said.
 It was added that there was no information here on reports that a German surface raider was operat- ing in the south Atlantic, but it wac suggested that if one were, 1t seemed more likely the raider was an armed merchantmen than war ship.