IN THE AIR.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 March 1918, Page 5

IN THE AIR.

DETAILS OF PARIS RAID. SEVEN KQUATKIOXS KXCIACED. London, March ]2. The Cerium,;; lost four aeroplanes in the raid on Paris. Paris. March 12. QHicial: A Gotha was brought clown in fiaip.es five kilometres from Chateau Thierry. Tli"> raid bewin at 5 o'clock in the evening, ending at roiclnisto. Sixlv aeroplane?, in sever: snuadpni;:, crossed 1:1:0 s'roncli bne;"; a:?d, though barrages of great intensity weiv ;iiit tip a. fntv reached Pari.'. deiiiolii'hod'several building* and set fire to 'others.

THE IMPRISONED AVIATORS,

0 K RMAS V',S I.'XSAT IS ! f ACTOUV RUI'LY. Renter Worvice. Received Mareli !)..'}() p.m. ijondon, 'Marcii 12. Cermany states t'lat Sclioitz and Wookey (Uri(i-.h airmen,' i -ive been [lai'dotiml. firitaiu ha.-: replied that sln> is not satisfied therea'.ieiK, it i.-, r.ot admitted' that any offence was committed. A further explanation is awaited. 1 Two British aviators, Iht. Scholtz and Sub-Lieutenant Wonke^»,v r ere eo'.iri-mni'tialJr-d in liermany ami sentenced to penal s.ei'Vitude oil a hostiio proclamati in.; in Germany, aubsequently the British Foreign Office informed Gormahy, through Holland, that unless Captain We'ioltz and Sub-Lieuten-ant Wool, r -y v/ere released . ; 'r,,i'!i penal ser\itnde inmiediately, and ftiven jirop-er treatment, reprisals would be taken. Yesterday Ce.-wany decided to release the men. J

ZEPPELIN RAID IN YOT?IvSHIRIi

United Service. Received March 13, IUo p.m. London, Marcii 13. A I'Qr-'elin raid is tskine- rdace in Yorkshire.

GRiaiAW IIUPOIIT ON PARIS RAID.

Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter Received March 12, 10.S p.m.

Lcndon, 'lNVnrcli 12. Wireless Gormau oilieial: Yesternight we copiously and xuecesismilly : bombed Par's in retaliation for enemy attacks on the !)tli anil ]yth on .Stuttgart, Lsslingeii Jiiteruierklieim and Mainz. ' UJSUALTIES AT LAST RAID. Aus. and -VZ. Cable Assoc. and Router. Received March I!j. ]0,5 p.m. London, March 12. ilio lress Bureau states that the air luicl oil March < killed 1) men 8 women and 3-children, and injured 43.