Berlin, Oct. 24.
Long Julls characterized raids during the night and early this morning London. Occasional booms were faintly audible in the distance. But in the Midlands there was more tivity and raiders also were reported over Liverpool and a north-west town, Night raiders were fewer than usual and they appeared to be trying to pierce London's newly strengthened outer defences with various bombing \AKING advantage of low-hanging clouds and apparently flying at low altitudes, British planes broke through a furious anti aircraft barrage Jast night and early today and bombed Berlin in several waves.
The British planes attempted 'a large scale raid on the capital, but the terrific anti-aircraft fire allowed only a few of the raiders to reach the city. Several house: 5 are damaged and a few people injured, reports said.
The British planes came in aistinet waves, with the pilots taking every possible advantage of the low-hangi clouds. They flew at a low altitude, for their motors could be heard loudly and distinctly for prolonged periods.
Anti-aircraft batteries blazed away'
the British bombers incessantly. The British planes formed targets drawn against the clouds by the searchlights and the anti-aircraft guns were in action throughout the raid.
The glare of one fire was seen for hour from the United Press office the heart of Berlin, '"Last night British planes attempt ed a large scale attack on the Reich capital. However, only a few enemy planes reached Greater Berlin," the High Command announced.
"They dropped incendiary bombs. incendiary slabs and occasionally ex-Plosive bombs on several points."
The bombs, according to the comwwe, damaged buildings slightly and enuised "small fires, but the lat ter "were quickly "extinguished. Several wounded were reported—
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