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FEBRUARY 28, 1918. AIR RAIDS ON GERMANY. THE Air Ministry has issued the following list of air raidswhich have been made into Germany between December 1st, 1917, and February 19th, inclusive, a period of 81 days :— Date..:.. vr - Dec, '•':'"-.'• 5 •-•-•- - J -.:. V 6 11 24 Jan.,3-4 4-S 5-6 5-6 14 14-15 it 16-17 1 "1 1 21-22„ 24-^5 It f-t *»' t* 28 Feb.,9-10 12 16-17 17-18 18 18 18-19 18-19 19 Objective.1917. Railway sidings ..Works WorksBoot factory Factories1918. Railways RailwaysTown Town & railway ..Munition factory and railways Steel WorksRailways RailwaysRailways TownSearchlight SteelworksRailway sidings .. Railway junctionSteelworks, rail- ways & barracksRailway FactoryRailway SteelworksBarracks & station I. II 1918.Railway Town Railway station ..„ sidings Steelworks & sta. Barracks & station lt ,,Rly. & gasworks .. Station * Thionville. Locality. ZweibriickenBurbach f Burbach \ Pirmasens ..Mannheim . . Nr. Metz .. Nr. Metz . .Courcelles . . Conflans Karlsruhe .. * .Metz EbingenBensdorf Orny Vigny . *Bensdorf Arnaville -tOberbillig .. Mannheim .. Saarburg* -t—t Courcelles . . Offenburg .. ConfiansConflans * —t—t *—t WeightPopu- in lbs. of lation. x>mbsdropped. 14,700 See Saar-briicken. 34,000 290,000 I 00,000 100,000 See MetzSee Metz 140,000 13.000 100,000 See Metz — — — 13,000 — — 13,000 48,200 — 290,000 9,000 13,000 48,000 48,000 See Metz 15.400 See MetzSee Metz 13,000 48,000 48,000 13,000 48,000 t Treves. 1.344 1,096 2,216 1.5942,252 760 2,940 1.344 2,180 2,800 2,105 524280 280 2552 S 1,220 2,210 1,344 1,120 809 280 672 280 J,344 230 1.350 1,844 2,844 1,488 2,240 936 1,250 2,206 650 2,400 a mFrench Airship Lost. SOME details regarding the loss of a French dirigiblewhile scouting over the channel off St. Adresse, near Havre, on the morning of February 20th are reported by the Temps,Following an accident with her rudder the airship collided with the cliff at Heve ; a violent explosion follow'ed, andCommandant Fleury, the captain of the dirigible, and another man were killed, while the quartermaster was thrown to theground and had his right arm broken. Owing to the collision the bombs on board the dirigible exploded and wounded anumber of persons who had arrived on the scene. The diri- gible was entirely destroyed. New German Aerodrome near Ghent. • APPARENTLY the attention given to German aerodromesin Belgium by our bombing squadrons is having its effect. The Telegractf learns from the frontier that the Germansare constructing, by the forced labour of over 1,500 civilians, a new aerodrome near Quatrecht, which is six miles east ofGhent on the railway from that city to Antwerp. It is also reported that the German air service is being extended inview of the spring offensive. Portuguese Bag a Gotha. --"• •• IT was disclosed in the official report on the week's work on the Portuguese section of the Western Front, issued on February 20th, that a Gotha machine had been brought down in that area. The two officers and two sergeants forming the crew were captured. Lighthouse on Dutch Boundary. APPARENTLY the different mistakes which have led tothe dropping of bombs on Dutch territory have decided the local authorities to take action, for the Vaderland reportsthat an iron lighthouse has been put up near Selzaete, on the Dutch-Belgian frontier, to indicate the boundary to aviators. SIDE-WINDS. THOSE who favour Burberry clothing now have an oppor-tunity of assisting to solve the problem of what to do with our discharged soldiers and sailors, as this famous firm havetaken the entire output of Blighty Tweeds, which are woven entirely by disabled heroes. The " Blighty " scheme providesinstruction and looms for a large number of men ; the organisa- tion is entirely self-supporting and owes nothing to State aidor charity. Blighty tweeds are sold at the lowest possible economic price and every member of the public who purchasesthem experiences the satisfaction of feeling that he is making some practical return for the self-devotion of our soldiersand sailors, apart from the acquisition of an essential com- modity that pays for itself in quality and staunch service.Every piece of Blighty tweed is marked with the name of the man who has woven it, who is thus brought into directcontact with the purchaser. Blighty tweeds may either be obtained at Burberry's Haymarket house or of any of theirauthorised agents. THE other day the employees of Airships, Ltd.. at Merton,had the pleasure of listening to a most interesting and forceful address by Mr. Spencer Leigh Hughes, M.P. (Sub Rosa).The chair was taken by Mr. A. E. Webb, general manager of the company, supported by Mr. R. F. Dagnall, manager ofWandsworth, Clapham and Merton Works. Mr. Hughes opened with an appreciation of the way in which the workershad assisted in the carrying on of the war. He reminded them of the great issues that were dependent on the faithfulsustaining help of the working people of this country, and conveyed a message of gratitude from Mr. Lloyd George forthe manner in which they are assisting in the great national struggle. The war, he pointed out, has become more andmore a war of mechanics, of skill, of character on the part of the workers, and he reminded them that we are pitted againstthe artifices and skill and energy of the Germans which it was no use under-estimating, but because he knew some-thing of the working people of this country he was convinced we must win. Referring to the desire of some people tosettle the war by negotiation, he asked, " Who are you going to settle it with ? " We might be sure that if we enteredinto a premature peace now, the Kaiser and his ad- herents would begin preparing for the next attack. Heconcluded by saying that although we could not see the actual work done by airships, the result of the workers'faithful labours, they might be sure that these ships fully represented them in the air, over sea and land. He believedwe were reaching the end more rapidly every day because of the work of the people up and down the country. IN the current issue of System appears an interesting four-page article upon the re-creation of war-worn machinery, by Mr. C. W. Brett, managing director and general manager ofBarimar, Ltd. In this story of a new industry which the war has brought into prominence in Britain, Mr. Brett dealswith the various processes brought into use for successful metal fusion, including oxy-acetylene, electric, and thermitwelding, describing in detail the chief characteristics and uses of each. IT is not without significance that Barimar, Ltd., havewithin the last few days been invited from three separate quarters to establish branches of their business in the UnitedStates, Italy and India. THE practical interest which Mr. and Mrs. Whiteheadtake in welfare work was again demonstrated by their lending their fine house at Richmond for an entertainment with theobject of assisting the funds of the Richmond and Shoreditch School for Mothers. Among those present were Queen Amelia,Viscountess Grimston, and Lady Yoxall, and those who contributed to an excellent programme included Mdlle. AliceDelysia, Miss Lois Barker, Mr. Percy Tarling, Miss Chrystable Conway, Miss Lydia Stace, Mr. Leslie Stiles, Miss EsmeBeringer, as well as many others. As a result of the enter- tainment some £90 was raised. TROUBLES never come singly, 'tis said, and so both thenines in the address of the Aeroparts Manufacturing Co., Ltd., as given in these notes last week, were transposed, making itread 166, Piccadilly, whereas the headquarters still remain at 199, Piccadilly, W. 1. His friends will be glad to hear that Mr. R. F. Mann—whohas been invalided out of the Army—as a result of treatment at a sanatorium, is making splendid progress. He hopes ina few weeks now to be actively at work again in connection with aviation. 243
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