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Show E iy F i io 13 1 1 L U iu Group After Group of Planes Penetrate Antiaircraft Anti-aircraft Defenses and Drop Explosives Upon the English Capital and Its Environs. MIST HANDICAPS THE DEFENDERS Unconfirmed Rumor That One Machine i Was Brought Down; Kent, Essex and Metropolitan Metro-politan District Showered Show-ered With Bombs. LONDON, Sept. SO. The London district dis-trict was ajrain raided tonlpht by German air men. There is a circumstantial, but unconfirmed, report that one enemy midline mi-dline was brought down. While there was a bright moon, there also was a slight mist and the raiders were invisible to persons In the streets, bu from the sounds of the antl-alrcrai t guns In action the indications were that the ra'ders were moving over various quarters of the district. Field Marshal Lord French reports that two groups of enemy machines, followed by others flying- singly, crossed the Kent and Kssex coasts between 6:40 and 8 o'clock tonight. They came toward London. Lon-don. About ten penetrated the outer defenses, de-fenses, but only four or five got through to London itself. Bombs were dropped In Kent, Essex and London. No details of the damage or casualties have yet been received. Tho anti-aircraft firing ceased shortly aitor 9 o'clock. There are persistent but unconfirmed reports that two more German Ger-man airplanes were brought down. In expectation of nightly raids the streets of London were much less crowded crowd-ed t on f gh t t ban ord i na ril y. A ina jori ty of the people went early to their homos, and the services In tho churches wore held at 5 o'clock Instead of 7. Hence, when tho warning wns Issued the streets were quickly cleared. There were the usual scenes in the tubes and other shelters, shel-ters, but the police and special constables hod less difficulty in handling the crowds than on previous occasions. |