The Germans made several air -raids
on England, killing a number of per
sons, especially at Chatham, and one
of their "U-boats shelled Scarborough.
The British press exhibits some un
easiness lest the Germans have "got
the Jump" on the allies in the matter
of Increased air forces. The United
States, however, Is coming fast In this
respect, building machines as rapidly
as possible and training a big army of
aviators, here and abroad.
Again on Thursday night the Ger
man aviators devoted their attention
to the French hospitals behind the
Verdun lines, bombarding them for six
and a half hours and killing 19 soldiers
who already were severely wounded.
If a cablegram from Shanghai Is to
be believed, China Is about to enter
Into active participation in the war,
The Twenty-fourth army corps, com
posed of 15,000 picked troops from the
northern provinces, is said to be mobil
ized for Immediate departure for Eu
rope, probably through Siberia to the
eastern front to assist the Russians
and Roumanians. The corps Includes
several companies of engineers offi
cered by Chinese graduates of Ameri
can colleges, and an aviation corps
trained by American and French air
men. These troops would be the first
Mongolians to fight In Europe since the
time of Genghis Khan, 8UU years ago.
