THE WEEK'S WAR.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16361, 5 November 1918, Page 7

THE WEEK'S WAR.

OFFICIAL SUMMARY. (rSBSS ASSOCIATION" HUCBilt.) WELLINGTON, November 4. The following telegraphic summary o war operations for the week ende< November Ist, has been received b; the Prime Minister from the Britisl Ministry of Information. After recapitulating the mformatioi already cabled regardmg the enem: losses the situation of tho Czechs _ u the Ekaterinburg region the opinioi in London regarding the armistic< terms and the conditions in Germany the report continues:— . Throughout the week British aircraf' notably contributed to the develop tnents on the Western front Owing perhaps, to improved weather, th« fnemy at last made increased efforta severe air fighting took place ovei the Le ouesno3'-V alenciennes railway During four days 59 enemy machine! were destroved, and 26 driven down while 31 British machines were report- «? missing. The whole week's bag involves 77 German machines destroyed H5 driven dov.«, and 8 balteons Bhol dovW in flames, whilo 54 British machines failed to return. A feature of the week's raiding was soveritv and insistence of the atScks delivered by the R.A.F. Independent Forco on all the usual objectives. On tho Italian front valuable reconand photographic enterprise! were carried out in preparation for the renewed Allied offensive on the Piave. In the recent heavy fighting on the Venetian plain, low Symg scouts played a great part in effectivelv co-operating with the rapidly advancing British infantry. The Austrian airmen, owing to recent heavy losses, showed a marled unappetito for battle. Tho number of British machines misstog Is amazingly low, considering the enormous amount of work accomplished over the fighting zone.