THRILLING FIGHT IN THE AIR

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2442, 22 April 1915, Page 5

THRILLING FIGHT IN THE AIR

"TAUBE" OUTMANOEUVRED

London, April 20. Mr. Shepherd, American correspondent with British Headquarters, relates that a Taube llew over \prcs on Sunday last, and enticed two British aeroplanes over tho Gorman lines. The British were soon enveloped by clouds of shrapnel smoke, but finally, ignoring t'ho shrapnel, they climbed above the Taube, which withdrew over tho British' trenches. The British aviators fired, whereupon the Taube circled lower, tho British following. In the Taubo's final effort to roach homo it. was sandwiched between, tho fire of tho aeroplanes and tho trenches, and suddouly crashed to the ground. The pilot was killed and the obeervor taken prisoner. Tho contest lasted an hour and a half. SHADOWED BY A ZEPPELIN. BOMBS DROPPED ON A STEAMER* (Kec. April 21, !J.40 p.m.) Copenhagen, April 21. 'l'he steamer Uranius, bound from England to Huliustad (Sweden), encountered a, Zeppelin oft' Lowestoft (the date is not mentioned). Tho airship followed the steamer for some distance, aird dropped two bombs, without cffect, RAIDER OFF FLAMBOROUCH HEAD. (Rec. AApril 21, 11.5 p.m.) London, April 21. ' A trawler sighted a Zeppelin off Flam« borough Head at daybreak yesterday. The airship was speeding in a westerly direction, INSTRUCTIONS TO GERMAN AIR RAIDERS. (Rec. April 21, 6.15 p.m.) London, April 20. The German General Staff has issued a document in both theatres of war giving the hours of sunshine and moonshine in Paris, Warsaw, and London, to help the airmen in the event of early bombardments or occupation.—''Times'' and Sydney "Sun" services. FRENCH AIRMEN VISIT BADEN. MEMENTOES DROPPED IN SEVERAL TOWNS. (Rec. April 21, 11.5 p.m.) Zurich, April 21. Four French aeroplanes successfully; bombed Mulheim and Habiheim stations, and fired immense war stores atl Mannheim. Amsterdam, April 21.; German advices state that hostile airmen ' yesterday dropped five bombs on Kandern, and six on Lorrach, in Baden (Germany), near the railway station, several persons being injured. [Mulheim, Habiheim, Mannheim, Kandern, and Lorrach are all in Baden,, the adjacent province to Alsace, and close to the Alsatian ; border.] . . .