ATTACKS BY ITALIAN AIR SQUADRONS
EFFECTIVE HOMB-DROPPING. ' CRcc. September 2, 8.10 p.m.) London, September 1. An Italian official report states: "Our low-flyers bombed with accuracy important railway establishments at Franzenfcste. Our airships bombarded military works at Poln, and the station and depots at Prymolano. We destroyed seven aeroplanes." An Italian naval communique states: "Our squadron of seaplanes dropped 2J tons of bombs on tho Austrian arsenal at Pola, causing serious lires. It is believed that the depots of naphtha for the submarines were damaged. British machines bombed the enemy's camps and magazines at San Giovanni di Medna, llagusa, greatly damaging tho station, railway, and bridge. Largo squadrons of seaplanes uninterruptedly attacked Ihirazzo and dropped 3 J tons of explosives, causing fires at the magazines, military works, and near, tho quarters of tho Austrian command."—Aus.-N.Z Cablo Assn.Eouter.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 296, 3 September 1918, Page 5
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136ATTACKS BY ITALIAN AIR SQUADRONS Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 296, 3 September 1918, Page 5
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