The most remarkable, the most mysterious, and, from the German
point of view, the most disastrous of the long series of aerial raids on England took place on the night of Friday week. It was remark. able because it was generally supposed that the Zeppelins had months ago dropped their last bomb upon the interior of England, and if they returned at all they would not venture far from the coast-line. Yet on the night of Friday week at least eleven Zeppelins penetrated to considerable distances inland. The raid was mysterious because, although London received the warning early, there was no gunfire, or flashing of searchlights, and the engines of the Zeppelins, if they were heard at all. were heard by scarcely any one. The only bombs which were dropped on London came some three hours after the first warning had been issued, when people in the streets had almost forgotten to remember that an air raid was supposed to be in progress.
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