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Show LONDON KEEPING SHARP LOOKOUT FOR AIRSHIPS London. Aug 28. 2:15 a. m The at tack on Antwerp bv a Zeppelin dirigible dirig-ible balloon has aroused some anzietj retarding the possibility of a similar attack on London The Daily Telegraph discusses at length the advisability of providing a suitable protection for London against such a raid. "There exists the distinct posslbll-ity," posslbll-ity," says the paper 'that further raids of a similar nature and on a more extensive scale may be carried out bv the Germans, especially as the present meteorological conditions all , favor such attempts There is no reason rea-son to suppose that the International code regarding an attack on an un ' fortified city would be respected by the Germans. I'nder favorable conditions a dirigible dirig-ible from Antwerp could reach Iji.ndon In about five hours However, the 1 ehmices of detection, even bj night. ' are overwhelming and a Zepelin. in order to fulfill its mission, would have to fly as low as 5000 feet at which altitude it would be well within range of ordinary artillery fire " on |