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Show GERMANS ATTACK LONDON. Four Groups of Hostile Airplanes Bombard Southwestern District. Loudon. The strongest air attack yet attempted on London was carried out Monday night by four groups of hostile airplanes. Some of the machines ma-chines got through to London and bombarded the southwestern district. A terrific barrage was sent tip from the defense guns and the roar of battle lasted intermittently for two and a half hours. The Germans bombed the coast towns as they passed over and proceeded pro-ceeded toward London. Two of the group succeeded in getting a number of machines throtighje sky barrage. Numerous hombS-atrere dronned on the "I Wflluestern district, which is thickly populated with the homes of the upper ! and middle classes. The fire from the defending guns was longer and louder than ever before. A rain of shrapnel fell in all sections of the town and the streets were virtually deserted. |