IN THE AIR.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 20 August 1917, Page 5

IN THE AIR.

WHOLESALE .ATTACKS ON GERMAN POSITIONS. LONDON, August 18. One hundred and eleven aeroplanes executed various flights over the enemy lines yesterday, dropping ping 3000 kilograms of proectiles on aviation grounds at Colmar, Frescati, Hapshiem and Chambley, and and railway stations ** at Frebourg, Inbrisgan, Lnngueyon, Montmedy and and Dun-sur-Meuse, also bivouacs in Spencourt Forest. Many explosions and .fires were observed. Two of our machines are missing.

Our aircraft on August 16th bombed the railway station at Cortemarck. resulting in a violent fire. We brought down seven German aeroplanes yesterday. Eight otflers fell in the enemy lines damaged. THOUROUT ..EFFECTIVELY BOMBED. LONDON, August 18. The Admiralty reports: Naval aeroplanes at midnight on Thursday, dropped manyi tons of bombs no Thourout railway station and caused fires. It is believed an ammunition dump was hit and the railway damaged. Our aeroplanes proved superior, although the weather rendered work difficult. Damaged machines regained our lines. Aeroplanes operated successfully all day, machine-gunning aerodromes and dropping 6» tons of bombs on aerodromes, rail stations and billets. Others harassed and machine gunned German infantry. Our gunners brought down fifteen and drove down eleven. Eleven of our are missing.

ZEEBRUGGE BOMBED. AMSTERDAM, August 19. The “Telegraaf” states that Allied airmen on Friday morning made a attack on Zeebrugge. A large quantity of bombs was dropped. . THE BALKANS. MR BALFOUR CONFIDENT. _____ a LONDON, August 18. In the House of Commons, Mr Balfour, dealing with the Balkans question, declared that he was confident the German schemes for expansion through the B'alkans and Asia Minor to the Persian Gulf and beyond would be defeated. The Government was confident that the hopes for the restoration and glorious future of Serbia would be finally and adequately fulfilled. He trusted there would be military activities in the Balkans, but the difficulties were very great and operations comparable with those on the West front were improbable in the immediate futur. Mr Balfour assured the House that the Allies were giving attention to the quesion of increasing land transport from Salonika. GREECE. MARTIAL LAW TO BE PROCLAIMED. TREACHERY OF LATE GOVERNMENT. i Received 8.5. PARIS, August 19. Le Matin states that after Venezelos’ speech dealing with German propogandist methods, the Chamber ordered the proclamation of martial law throughout Greece. Venezelos declared the Tate'Government had obtained a large German loan solely for the purpose of keeping up mobilisation against the Entente.