WAR IN THE AIR.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 16043, 27 October 1917, Page 9

WAR IN THE AIR.

GERMAN TOWNS

BOMBED

SUCCESSFUL BRITISH RAIDS,

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

(Rerutor's Telegrams.) [Received October 26th, 11.5 p.m.) LONDON, October 26. Sir Douglas Hflig reports:—

"Our aeroplanes bombed an aerodrome at Courtrai. Eight enemy machines wore brought down, and six of our are missing.

"Our aeroplane squadrons, last night, attacked factories and railway communications in tho vicinity of Saarbrucken with excellent results. Naval machines dropped over 3J tons of explosives on the Burbach. works, westward of vSaarbruckcn, causing considerable damage and many fires. "Another squadron bombed railway stations, junctions, and goods sidings round about Saarbrucken, ~ securing many direct hits. 'There were numerous explosions. "A big bomb destroyed a train proi,

ceeding to Saarbruckcn. A total ci five tons was dropped." Saarbruckcn is in Prussia, 49 miles north-cast of Mctz, at tho south end of tho most extensive coal fields in Europe. Its population is about 30,000. It has been bombed twico previously by British air squadrons, being the first strictly German town to bo limbed since tho attack on Freiburg r,u April loth, as a reprisal for the stnkin ff of tne hospital ship GlouoesU r Castle. HUGE AMERICAN OFFENSIVE. (By Gable—Prww Association.—Copyright.)" (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) NEW YORK, October 26. The military authorities are expecting, aerial warfare on a huge scale <n •Tilly, when 1000 machines will go om together, according to programme. An additional programme of 21,500 follows. PREPARING FOR REPRISALS. BERNE, October 'jr.. Germonv is preparing to removn military factories from Western Germany, fearing that tho Allies' aeroplanes will destroy them.