London, Jan. 23.
Telegrams from Berlin declare that a Turkish submarine sank the P. & O. 8. Persia and that an official Turkish statement will be ed regarding the incident.
trians and Germans hope that will settle the Persia question #0 far as the United Btates con-
London, Jan. $3. The War Office announces:—Taking advantage of the bright moon-Eght night a hostile aeroplane ited the east coast of Kent at one o''ock this morning, dropped nine bombs in raped succession and then made off seaward. No naval or military damage was done, but there was some damage to private property. An incendiary bomb caused fires which were extinguished by two o'clock this morning. It is to be regretted that the following civilian casualties occurred: One man killed; two men, a woman and three' children slightly injured. cerned.
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