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Show GERMAN AIR RAID ON ENGLISH COAST Bombs Cause Fires and Casualties; Austrian Aeros Bombard Venice. LONDQN, Sept. 7. A German air raid on the east coast of England occurred oc-curred last night. The official statement state-ment regarding the raid save: ''Hostile aircraft revisited the eastern east-ern counties Tuesday night, and dropped bombs. It is known that there have been some fires and some casualties, but particulars are not vet available. The number of the casualties will be communicated com-municated to the press as soon as they can be obtained. ' ' ROME, Sept. 7. Another aerial battle bat-tle has taken place over Venice, the .fifth bombardment of that port by Austrian aeroplanes since the war began. be-gan. Two Austrian airships began the attack at-tack by dropping bombs along the lagoon la-goon and over the Italian forts. Italian Ital-ian aviators sighted the invaders and rose to the attack. After a sharp engagement en-gagement one of the Austrian aeroplanes aero-planes was so crippled that it- fell into the lagoon, where its two occupants were captured. Tho other aeroplane, though winged, succeeded in escaping. |