Paris, Oct. 30.
Five German raiders appear to be rg in the north and south Atlantic, according to the military correspondent of intransigeant."
From incomplete evidence, he says, the raiders are reported to be the two pocket-battleships, Deutschland and Admiral Scheer, and three other vessels, the Westphalen, Friesenland and Cstmark, which before the war were supply-ships for German South Atlantic plane services.—Reuter.
One report states a German plane was following a British machine, and the German aeroplane opened fire. There were two bursts of fire.
No air-raid warning was given but a "stand-to" signal had been received. People stood in the streets while the machine-gun fire was taking place.
An eir-raid. warning was sounded in error of Holborn, London. Thousands of people, just arriving at their offices, and others going fo work, went to public and other shelters. An "all clear" was sounded a quarter of an hour later.
"The objective of the plane appeared to be the upper reaches of the Firth of Forth. Flying very low, and at a terrific speed, the pilot came inland, where his progress was impeded by several RAF. planes. The British gunters opened fire and compelled the German machine to put about and head for the set, where it disappeared from view.
The Air Ministry announces that the air-raid warning in the East Kent a this morning was due to the pre-e of unidentified aircraft off the of Essex, flying south. British fighter aeroplanes went up to investigate. An enemy machine was seen, off the north-east coast of England this morni British fighter planes went up, and the German e made off towards the east t could be made.
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