London, Sept. 27.
Sout mpton yesterday suffered the worst ait raid of the war to date.
Despite an intense barrage, the town and dropped many explosive bombs onthe district and among the homes of tens fof thousands of Iabourers. Heavy casualties resulted and the material vantage inflicted also was consider-fable. The number of residents left homeless runs into the hundreds.
At least one German plane was destroyed, blown to pieces in mid-ait by an anti-aircraft shell. As the flaming wreckage fell, one member of the German crew baled out, but his
ike a stone into the river.
acti it fire and he dropped The homeless were accommodated ast night in churches, public halls and schools—United Press.
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