THE AIR WAR.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16220, 24 May 1918, Page 7

THE AIR WAR.

LONDON, May 22. Official reports relating to the Germans' recent ill-treatment of prisoners will shortly be issued. They show that abuses prevalent in the earlier £*ages of the war are still unmitigated.

BRITISH AVIATORS' GREAT WORK. (By Cable.—Presa Association. —Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association.) (Renter's Telegrams.) LONDON, May 22 Sir Douglas Haig6 aviation report states: — "Twenty-two tons of bombs were dropped iu tho day time on Monday on the enemy's railway stations, aerodromes, and billets. "Our night fliers dropped 13 tous of bombs on aerodromes in the neighbourhood of Ghent, Tournai, and St. Quentin, and a further tons on the railI way stations at Thionville, Metz, and • Conlentz, on the Rhine! Twenty-two heavy bombs were dropped on the railway stations at Naraur and Charleroi. "Sinco tho commencement of tho German offensive 1000 German aeroplanes have been brought down, and over 1000 tons of bombs have been dropped over tho enemy's lines." LONDON, May 22. The "Daily Express" Geneva corespondent says:—''The British daylight air raid on Cologne on Saturday caused enormous damage. In addition to the announced civilian casualties, many recruits were killed or wounded, as a number of bombs fell dircctly on tho barracks in the northern part of the town. The railway station was destroyed, including several locomotives. Other bombs fell in the streets. The tramway service is still stopped. The British aviators carefully avoided the cathedral, but moved freely over the city, flying very low and choosing their objectives with precision. The populace were terified, and are indignant at the Government's failuro to protect Cologne." (Received May 24th. 12.30 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, May 22. Thirty-five persons were killed and 87 injured in tho Cologno raid. HUNS BOMB FRENCH HOSPITALS. (Received May 24th 1.25 a.m.) LONDON, May 23. The United Press correspondent states that German airmen bombed a large number of hospitals in the latest raid on France, killing or wounding some hundreds of nurses, patients, and attendants. Moro than a score of Gothas participated in the raid, dropping numerous bombs of enormous size. One half of a hospital, where there was a very great death roll, was almost entirely demolished. Eyewitnesses describe the wohderful courage of the nunses during the raid. They refused to go to dugouts, but remained in the hospital, soothing and cheering tho patients, many of whom were bad cases, unable to move. The Prussian squadron commander was brought down wounded, and is now being attended by the women whoso sisters he killed. Ho claims that Jio saw no Red Cross, but these hospitals had never before been bombed. PARIS SUBURBS BOMBED. LONDON, May 22. A French official message says: — "Enemy aeroplanes were reported approaching Paris last evening. We kept up a violent barrage, and our airmen went up. The enemy dropped bombs on the suburbs, resulting "in material damage and some casualties. The enemy did not reach Paris." CASUALTIES IN LONDON RAID. (Received May 23rd, 7.13 p.m.) LONDON, May 22. Tho Press Bureau states that tho casualties as a result of the air raid on tho London districts totalled: — Killed ; 44 Injured ... ... 179 (Reuter'a Telegrama.) (Received May 23rd, 7.15 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, May 22. The "Volks Zeitung" states that Herr Keichhoff, a member of the Reichstag, questioned the Chancellor regarding bettor protection from air raids, and asked if he were prepared to end this senseless murder of women and children by international treateis. SUPREMACY OF THE AIR. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received May 23rd, 10.5 p.m.) LONDON, May 22. Mr F. G. Kelleway (Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions), in a speech at Whitechapel, said it was now clear that wo had reached material and personal superiority in the air. If we only exploited that arm properly, and usod it ruthlessly, without any limitation except the limitations of humanity, he believed we would bring the war to a triumphant conclusion.