IN THE AIR.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 August 1918, Page 5

IN THE AIR.

OUR SUPREMACY IN THE AHt < . /".I ADMITTED BY GERMAN; PRESS, • » Received Aug, 2, 11.5 p.m. ' London, Aug. I< -i The Press Bureau points out the rig- . r.ificance of the admission by German '# journalists of the effectiveness of 'th* Allied air work.

I The Cologne Gazette says: The un- | preeedented employment of the enemy aerial forces is particularly embarrwajng to our communications. The Mama bridgeln-ads are frequently destroyed by -Allied aviators, and must ho rebuilt under the most difficult (Sonditions. ' >■■■ The Strassburg Post says: The enemy; profits with the greatest otofcinacy every advantage in the field. During tW battle lie employed heavy artillery auct fcetaal forces, not only to. bring ue fa 4ft halt tot to push ug back rad BEutchuour, guns.. ■ . . ' The Preaa Bureau cotmnetffa tlint £lßs is particularly pleaging, in view that the Amerioaa air force iftftalS e.d to be as large as the whole pr&4tabs American army and that toe Boy»l Ail} Force personnel lias been tiultipMtW hundred times and ia con9tentljKiiKOß(f> >ng.—Prefla Assoc. ' , ' "

AVIATION REPORT,- ' < Received August S f , 115 ami„ x London, ' Sir Douglas Haig'g aviation rspdw states: There was heavy fighting; on July 31. We brought down 23 aartfe planes, and drove down 9 nncontpdlaUSßi Four British machines have not mliinmiT, We dropped fifteen tons of expbahM with good effect. We dropped at dkUl over 23 tons, heavily damaging senAWfl railways, including those at CamJaai Lille. There were many <Erecfc "lit* causing a number of large fimt—A ,snJ N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuterv "