AERIAL WARFARE

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 241, 25 September 1914, Page 5

AERIAL WARFARE

GERMANY BL ILDING ZEPPELINS. TO I SE AGAINST ENGLAND. [“Tl.ties" ,\M> “SYDNEY SVX" sEUVKT..] (Received 25. 9.0 a.m.) London. Sept. 21. It is reported that the Germans are building Zeppelins with feverish haste. These, with mysterious big guns greater than anything yet constructed, will lie used against landTlte cutting of cables which lias isolated Germany is particularly resented. BOMB-DROPPING IN HOLLAND, (“times’’ and “svdnev sv>" service.] (Received 25, 9.0 a.m.) London. Sept. 2-1-Holland is officially inquiring into the bomb-dropping at Maestrecht and interrogating Germany. and Belgium. ’The inhabitants demand a speedy apology. A WARNING TO GERMANY. TWO CAN PLAY THE GAME. The Hiuh Commissioner reports: Loudon Scot. 23 6.25 j>.m. In the event oi further bombs being dropped into Antwern or otl cr Belgian towns measures for reprisal will he adopted. ALLIES’ AVIATORS’ WORK. (I F.N ER A L EREN CH’S RE PORT.

E’le.d Marshal Generil Sir John French in the course of Jiis headquarter's 1 epoit '.hi the fight.mg in Erance during the neriod lit it to 18lh September, states:- — Oil August 28th. dliluri the Irltilc I'o’.iaht along the Oise between La Fere and Guise, the French, com nuuider desired to niakc an air recimnaisanee. ft was found, however, that no observe! s were available. Wishing to help our Allies ns much n.s possible <i Brilisli officer ;iltucneo to this particular French army voltin toc red "to go up with a pilot to observe. He had never been in an aeroplane, but lie made the ascent and produced a valuable reccnnaisance report. Incidentally lie had a duel in the air at an altitude yf GOOD feet with an observer of a German Taube monoplane, which had approached. He fired several shots and drov off .the hostile aeroplane. His action was much appreciated by the French. In view of many statements made as to the use of Zeppelins against us it is interesting to note that the Royal Flying Corps, who have been out on reconnaisanee eveiy day since their arrival in France, have never seen a. Zeppelin, though airships of the non rigid type have been seen on two occasions to stop near the Marne. Late in the evening two such being observed over the German forces aeroplanes were despatched against them, but in the darkness our pilots were uncertain of the airship s nationality and did not attack it. .Afterwards it was made clear that thev could not be French. A week later an officer reconnoitring to the Hank saw an airsnip over the German forces opposite the French. It had no nistingir.shmg mark, and it was assumed to have belonged to the latter, though it is now known that it must have been a German craft. . The orders of the Royal 'Hying Corps are to attack the Zeppelins at once, ami there is some disappoint ment at the absence of these t argets.