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Show Bombing Raids Destructive The bombing raids that have been launched by the British against German objectives are apparently doing considerable damage in Germany but it is an open question whether German planes are not doing more damage dam-age in Great Britain. The general bombing of England has now been followed by the use of dive-bombing tactics against restricted targets, such as specified speci-fied ports, like Dover. The purpose pur-pose of these attacks is to destroy the facilities of the ports in order to prevent the import of material jand food that must be brought j into England if the British continue con-tinue the war. Reports from German sources assert that the purpose is being attained and that it is only a question of time before British ports will be unable to handle the shipping upon which life in the British Isles depends. London, as might be expected, denies that any serious situation has arisen but, then, no one would expect London to admit such a catas-t catas-t irophe as long as it could be denied. From neutral sources comes inforrrtion that German industrial industri-al plants have- been greatly damaged by British raids, that great ports like Hamburg have been wrecked and that the moraie of German citizens has been i shattered by incessant air raid warnings. Berlin, of course, denies these reportts, making light of the damage inflicted by British raiders. raid-ers. There is no way for a neutral observer, 3,000 miles away, to know the truth as to the damage done by the raids. It is natural to believe that it is much greater than either side admits. The bomb from the sky is a destructive destruc-tive terror and it remains to be seen which nation, and what people, will give way under the impact of the new weapon of war. |