WAR IN THE AIR.
FRENCH RAID IN LORRAINE. 'GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT. AMSTERDAM, August 9. A fHerman communique '/stales:—7. "Our buttle aeroplanes near Damjnerkirch, Ypros, Harboney, and Gondrescange destroyed tour aeroplanes, including two belonging, to the ■squadron which'bombarded the open town of Saarbrucken without causing military damage, but killing nine citizens.;" ' ' ' ./..'." PARIS, August 10. An. official statement says: — "A squadron of 32 bombardment, aeioplanes, escorted by aeroplanes' for' pursuit purposes, left this morning .so, < ( bombard the station and a,factory-, at -, Sam-bracken,, hi Lorraine: 'TJhe,w^atTie,r^-j. 1 wa's unfavourable/ w the', ValleyiJ.Mboing -'■ •„ shrouded, in mist. . ' ,' <•-„-.<. "Twenty-eight machines reached the- , goal and dropped 164 shells. The f»corting aeroplanes kept off enemy aviators.' Numerous columns of smoke' weve observed." '
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 8214, 11 August 1915, Page 5
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