WAR IN THE AIR.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16268, 19 July 1918, Page 8

WAR IN THE AIR.

Cablo.—Press Association.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Reuter'e Telegrams.) LONDON, July 16. Sir DouglasHHairsg r s aviation report states: — "Storms handicapped air work. We dropped a few bombs, but a violent thunderstorm presented night bombing after midnight. Previous to that we dropped over four tons of bombs on the Seclin railway station and hostile billets." The Air Ministry reports:— "We successfully bombed railway sidings and sheds at Offenburg and an aerodrome. Good bursts were observed* We also attacked the railway and sidings at Thionville. Several bursts were observed on the railway, and a large iirc started. There were also severa' heavy explosions. All our machine returned.'' , AMERTCAN~FOSPITALS BOMBED. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received July 18th. 10.25 p.m.) LONDON, July 17. The Gorman airmen arc apparently sarrying out a set programme ol bombing hospitals. A captured map showed the position of every American hospital near the lines. Nevertheless, throe were bombed, killing and wounding nurses, doctors, and orderlies. (Received July 18th, 10.25 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, July 17. The Germans officially admit thirtythree Allied attacks in June in the Lorraine, Luxemburg, Saar. and Rhine regions. They state that no military damage was dono except at Saarbrucken and Ludwigshafen. GERMAN AERODROME BURNED. (Received July 18th, 7.50 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, July 17. Fire destroyed a new German aerodrome and twenty-two aeroplanes at Neville. It is stated that German revolutionary soldiers, at a meeting, decided to burn the aerodrome. Two German non-commissioned officers and ten Belgians have been arrested. (Reuter's Telegrams.) , (Received July 18th, 11.50 p.m.) LONDON, July 17. German aeroplanes raided a prisoners' camp at Troyes, killing ninety-four Germans. (Received July 19th, 1.45 a.m.) - LONDON, July 17. Sir Douglas Haig's aviation report states: — "Thunderstorms on July 16th hindered air work. We dropped 13 tons of tombs on Zeebrugge mole, billets at Estaires and Merville; also on aerodromes and dumps. ""We brought down ten aeroplanes, drove down four, and shot down "6hc Uiloons on fire. Nine of our machines are missing. "Our nightfliers dropp 500 bombs on railway junctions at Seclin and bill6ts. All tho machines returned. A large enemy bomber descended behind our lines."