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Show ZEPPELINS AGAIN RAID ENGLAND One Person Killed and Eight Injured With No Military Damage Done Is Official Of-ficial Report. ACCOUNT DIFFERS German Admiralty Announces Announ-ces Silencing of Battery, Destruction De-struction of Iron Works and Other Results. London, April 6, 4:10 p. m. One person was killed and eight persons injured in last night's Zeppelin raid, it was officially announced this afternoon. after-noon. The official statement follows: "The air raid last night on the northeast counties apparently was carried out by three Zeppelins. The first made one attack about 9:10 p, m., but was driven off by the fire of anti-aircraft guns after dropping five bombs which caused no damage or casualties. Numerous observers stated stat-ed that this Zeppelin was struck by gunfire. "Tho second raider made its appearance ap-pearance in another locality at about 10:15 p. m. Although It was in the neighborhood for some time, no bombs were dropped. Slight Damage Done. "Another raider delivered an attack at-tack In a third locality during the night. Although several bombs were dropped only slight material damage was done. "The total number of Bombs dropped drop-ped was twentyifour explosive and twenty-four incendiary. The casualties casual-ties at present reported are: "Killed one child; Injured eight. "No military damage was done." Berlin Reports Raid. Berlin, April 6r by wireless to Say-ville. Say-ville. The German admiralty announced an-nounced today that German airships last night silenced a battery near Hull, England, with bombs and destroyed de-stroyed a large Iron works near Whitby. Whit-by. The airships returned safely. The statement follows: "During the night of April 5-6 German Ger-man naval airships destroyed a large Iron works, with blast furnaces and extensive establishments, near Whitby, Whit-by, after having put out of action with explosive bombs a battery north of Hull. "The raiders also attacked the factories fac-tories In Leeds and the surrounding region, and several railroad stations in the Industrial district. Good effects ef-fects were observed. "The airships wero shelled heavily. All returned undamaged. |