_Bombing Raids against Zeppelin Sheds._ Not the least of the disadvantages from which such huge and unwieldy craft suffer is the fact that the correspondingly large structures required to house them make exceedingly easy marks for the raiding aviator. Bombing, however, is such an uncertain art that even such large buildings as these cannot be struck from any altitude with a fair degree of accuracy. Consequently, in the number of raids that have been carried out against Zeppelin sheds, success has been due very largely to the temerity of the aviators, who have descended within a few hundred feet of their mark despite the fire directed at them from all quarters. At least three and probably more of the big airships have been destroyed in this manner by British aviators, who have made flights of several hundred miles to reach their destination, while the destruction of as many more has been ascribed by the Germans to the "accidental" explosion of a bomb in the shed. In view of the great precautions taken against accident from the explosion of the bombs carried by the airship itself, it is not considered at all likely that there was anything accidental about the wrecking of these craft. One of the earliest attempts against Zeppelin headquarters at Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance, which resulted in the destruction of the L-31, is typical of the plan followed in attacks of this kind. Two British aviators flew from their base in France, about 250 miles distant, at a high altitude. They became separated before reaching their destination owing to a mist. This, however, prevented their discovery until they had dropped within a few hundred feet of the surface of the lake, which it was necessary to do to obtain a view of the airship sheds. The first pilot dropped his cargo of bombs from a height of only 100 feet or so over the shed and was rewarded by seeing it catch fire. He had hardly straightened out on his return course before he heard the attack of his companion. The latter was not so fortunate in escaping unscathed, as a bullet pierced his fuel tank and compelled him to descend. In the majority of instances, however, the raiders have succeeded not only in carrying out their task but in escaping undamaged as well. CAPTIVE BALLOONS