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Show SAYS ZEPPELIN RAIDS MinSELESS' By International News Service. AN ATLANTIC PORT, Feb. 3. Germany Ger-many has branded the Zeppelin as "utterly "ut-terly useless" and the air raids over England En-gland have failed, declared H. Gordon Selfridge, wealthy Chicago and London dry goods merchant, who arrived here today. to-day. Mr. Selfridge has witnessed most of thp air raids over London, with the exception of the most recent one, when he was on his way back to America. The attempt of the Teutons to break down the morale of the English people by bombing the city from the air has failed. The Londoners, after t he first few experiences:, refused to stampede and the anti-aircraft guns have been taking heavy toll. The bringing down of five machines in one of the recent attacks at-tacks was almost too much for the Germans, Ger-mans, and they are now content to use one type of aeroplanes, abandoning" the use of Count Zeppelin's Invention. "Business is .coing on in the cfty." declared de-clared Mr. Selfridge, "and has not been affected in any way by the raids. When the warning" is sent out. employers and customers seek the basement, where a phonograph concert entertains them until the police announce that tho danger is passed. "The present labor trouble in Germany Ger-many is the beginning of the end," declared de-clared Mr. Selfridge. "The influence of the allies' announcement of war aims as set forth by President Wilson and Premier Pre-mier Lloyd George has not been viost on the minds of tho German people.'' |