A military expert, writing a few weeks ago, said that Britons who feared an airship attack upon London paid the German General Staff very poor compliment, inasmuch as such an attack could do nothing more than wanton damage and Germany would be sufficiently wise to keep ber Zeppelins to attack our fleet. But, however sound such an argument might be in some circumstances, we have had too many airships dropping bombs on cities and killing noncombatants to be reckless. Hence the war Office fast month requested brilliant lights at night. It is of London to extinguish
necessary that the searchlights should have free play, and that no siding light should aid any possible attack. The Government, it is reported, does not anticipate a Zeppelin raid upon London, but, faking into consideration the range of the German airships and the proneness of their crews to attack public buildings in enemy cities, it is essential that precautions should be taken.
Nov. 2.
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