AIR REPRISALS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 10, 6 October 1917, Page 7

AIR REPRISALS

SCHEMES UNDER CONSIDERATION

MILITARY OBJECTIVES MUST BE ATTAINED OUTPUT OF POWERFUL MACHINES ACCELERATED London, October i. The Central News states that Mr. Lloyd George and General Smuts are considering schemes for air reprisals. A high authority explains that the difficulty in tho past has been an insufficiency of aeroplanes to carry cut raids on an extensive scale. His obviously useless to send one or two machines to drop a few bombs. When we c=nd aeroplanes, they will go in very large numbers, and so attain far greater rpsults in a single raid than the Germans do in several raids. Thus far all the aeroplanes have been needed i(.r bombing hangars and hutments, and for essential work on the:fighting fronts. AVe have definito military objectives when must be attained before the winter sets in. Tho British output of powerful machines lias been greatly accelerated. It is a mistake to believe that Germany s aeroplanes are more powerful than Aus.-N.Z. Cable Asan.

BRITISH DECISION APPLAUDED VIGOROUS SYSTEM OF RAIDS CONTEMPLATED. London, October 4. The newspapers applaud tho Government's decision to raid German towns, and ask how soon the work will begin. The Italian and French newspapers aie delighted at the British decision, especially as America has ;i ways favoured hitting Germany back. It is understood that Britain wiK not be content with small attacks, such as the French carry out after umletended towns have been bombed, but certemplates a vigorous system of i.ir raids, aiming at destroying tht[ German morale and upsetting the enemy's cuiniiH,i-icij-{ions. This drastic sy.Hmi nli-ne will satisfy public opinion in England.—Aus.y.'/'i. Cable Assn.

SPECIAL RAIDING AEROPLANES ORDERED. (Rcc. October 5, 7.20 p.m.) London, October i. It is stated that the Government has ordered greatly increased production of special aeroplanes for raiding purposes. —Reuter.

GERMAN PREPARATIONS MANY TOWNS IN DAKK.VKSS. Amsterdam, October' 4. \Vilhelmshdveii and Eswn «re preparing in all parts to meet British air raids. Manv other important (owns lire pninged into darkness at 8 o'clock in the e\ filing, when the fTfeatres and .afos sto clojc-d. The air defences are being d< um«l and trebled in many important ceutres-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.