EFFECTIVE AIR RAIDS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2553, 30 August 1915, Page 5

EFFECTIVE AIR RAIDS

ALLIES' AVIATORS DO DAMAGE MANY PLACES BOMBARDED By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Paris,'" August 27. A communique states: "Aeroplanes bombarded two stations in tho Argonne, the enemy Laving dropped bombs at Clermont, but a with no loss of life or damage. ' . * ' ■ "A French aviator dropped ten bombs on an asphyxiating gas factory at Dornach. - . ' "The air squadron bombarded the station and electrical installation at Mulheim, in libs Grand Duchy of Baden. All the machines returned safely." Paris, August 27. An official communique states:— "There has been a violent bombardment at Reims, and heavy petard and grenade fighting along the Whole Argonne front. "Our aeroplanes on Wednesday bombed- tho cantonments of Bannes and Baushant, causing fires; railway stations and bivouacs at Grand Prechatel, Cernay, and Fieviles,' the aviation park at Vitry, and the railway station at'Boisleux. x "A combined bombardment of AngloFrench, Belgian, and also British, navil aeroplanes caused several fires ,to break out in the forest of Houthulet. A French squadron dropped twenty-seven shells ' on the railway station at Noyoii." ' London, August 27, 1.30 a.m. "Paris' reports a concerted bombardment by sixty French, Belgian, and British- aviators, of tho Forest of Houthulet. Several fires were caused, and all the machines returned. London, August 27, 5.30 p.m'. The High Commissioner reports:— "Gn Thursday thp Allies' aviators bombed in the'.Woevre, Saint CaussantEssay; in Argonne, tho railway station at Ivoiry. "Allies' airmen bombed Cierges, as the reply to an attempted German air attack on Clermont-Argonne, tlio enemy aviators doing 110 damage and causing no loss. "Last night the Allies' aviators. threw ten bombs on asphyxiating gasworks, "A squadron of aeroplanes bombarded tho station and powerhouse at Mulheini, in the Grand Duchy of Badeii, returning' unijured. RAILWAY STATION BOMBED. (Rec. August 29, <1.10 p-m.) Paris, August 28. , Official: "Our aeroplanes last night bombed the railway station at Chatel, in, the Argonne." GERMAN COMMUNIQUE. (Rec. August 29, 3.50 p.m.) Amsterdam, August 28! 'A German -communique says: "Enemy airmen unsuccessfully bombed Ostend, Middlekirke, Bruges, Mulhoim, in Baden. Three civilians were killed." CERMAN TRENCHES BOMBARDED. (Rec. August 30, 0.25 a.m.)" Paris, August 29. 'A' French communiquo states: "Tho German-trattchss - in the districts of

Nieuport, Het Sas, and eastward of the Lille road and northward of Arras were effectively bombarded." AIR RAID ON PARIS ATTACK BY FOUR .AEROPLANES. (Reo. August 29, 3.50 p.m.) / _ v . Paris, August 28. ■ Dour German aeroplanes attempted to attack Pdris this morning. French . aviators pursued, and three turned homeward near Compiegne. Two escaped, but the third" was brought down and burst iuto flames, the occupants being incinerated. The fourtli machine dropped 'livo bombs at Montmorency harmlessly, and was driven off. DETAILS OF THE RAID, (Rec. August 30, 0.25 a.m.) Paris, August 29. Communique:—The details of tho air raid on Paris show that threo German machines ascended from the Soissons district and tlirce from Compiegne, and being unable to attain their objective dropped a few bombs at Nogent-sur-Marne," Montmorency, Mont Fermeil, Ribecourt, and Compiegne. Nobody was hurt, except, at'Compeigne, where two nurses and a o'hild were .killed. Immediately tho aeroplanes were sighted they were bombarded from different points, and chased by our machines. The commander of one of our squadrons pursued a German machine to a height' of 3600 metres, bringing it down, northward of Senlig. The pilot was incinerated and tho maohino burnt.