In the West

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 90, 13 November 1916, Page 5

In the West

REMARKABLE AIR BATTLE.

VIE WEB BY ANGLO-FRENCH TROOPS. - ; - J '

« SE VENTY MACH I N ES EN- (10

CAGED,.

HONORS WITH THE ENTENTE.

Press. Association—Copyright, Aastra lian and N.Z. Oablo Association. (Received 8.55 a.m.) London, November 12.

Thousands of Anglo-French troops watched near Bapaume the first real aerial tattle at a height of two miles, and which was mentioned in General Sir Douglas Haig’s despatch between 38 German machines and three British squadrons each of ten aeroplanes. The British delivered battle' before the Germans were able to cross our lines. At one moment seventy machines were engaged in tho fight. Firstly, a Fokker fell in flames; then a British aeroplane landed in its owh f lines,, haying been badly damaged. Meanwhile, the soldiers heard incessant machine-gun and revolver fire overhead., and saw at last four German machines drop. After half an hour’s fighting, the enemy flew back in disorder, the British pursuing. ALLIED AERIAL ACTIVITY. The High Commissioner reports r London, November 11 (11.60 a.m.) A British official report states Sixty prisoners were taken yesterday and last night. Effective bombing raids were made on the enemy’s hutments, aerodromes, headquarters, stations and trains. Two trains were hit, and a third fired. Explosions followed. There were numerous air fights, three of tho enemy’s machines being destroyed. A fourth landed in our lines, and others were brought down and damaged. One of mumachines is missing. Seventeen British aeroplanes on

Friday dropped two tons f projectile..

on the steel works at Focklinger. * north-west of Sarrbruck, and felled three enemy machines in air fights. During a raid the following night eight. French aeroplanes dropped 2i tons ot projectiles on the same works. Several fires were observed. All the machines returned safely. French squadrons on Friday night rained projectiles on the stations at Ham, St. Quentin. Tergnier, Neslo, the aerodrome at Diewze, blast furnaces at Ilomsbach and Hagondange, and the airsheds at Frescaty, causing explosions and fires. German aeroplanes cm Friday night bombarded several French towns, in eluding Nancy and Hudeville, doing no damage, the bombs falling in tieopen. The town of Amiens was several times bombarded on the same night, nine civilians being killed and 2G in jured.

BRUTISH CAS ATTACKS SOUTH

OF YPRES.

Press Association —Copyright, Austra linn and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 12.10 p.m.) London, November 12. General Sir Douglas. Haig reports: Last night wo successfully released gas south wai'd of Ypros.

THE FRENCH 16-INCH HOWITZERS.

Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 12.10 p.m.) Paris, November 12. Tile pixtpon-inch howitzers which .fired Port Doiiaumoht with four shells representing hundredweight of melinite, and also drove oii the Germans from Fort Yaux,’ Occupied a year in construction.