WAR IN THE AIR.

North Otago Times, Volume CVI, Issue 14173, 15 July 1918, Page 6

WAR IN THE AIR.

SUCCESS OF BOMBING OPERATIONS.- . BIG TOLL IN GERMAN , AEROPLANES.' (Cable— Press Association—Copyright.) , LONDON, July 12. The Press Bureau states thai ,thc Iu dependent' Air Force dropped over sixty one tons of bolnbs sovcnty-foui raids in Germany during June, A French communique reports: Dur iug June,''iSO-enemy aeroplanes were brought down and 181 seriously dam aged. Over six hundred tons of bombs were dropped on enemy* territory. TONS OF BOMBS DROPPED. SQUADRON VISITS IMPORTANT • GERMAN TOWN.« (Cable- Press > Association—Copyright,) • - LONDON, July 12. Sir Douglas Haig's aviation; report says: Heavy showers interrupted observation. We dropped ten tons of bombs iu tlicMlaytiiue on various targets, but the rain prevented night-fly-ing. - - v • ■• . The-Air Ministry's official report says: A.sqtiadrou on. the morning of the 11th, bombed the railway sidings at Offeuburg,.and a good burst •was, observed. All, our.- machines returned. , YEAR'S LOSS IN AIRCRAFT. ' THOUSANDS OF MACHINES , ', 'BBOUGHTi'DOWN.ENEMY LOSSES FOUR -TIMES ; GREATER THAN BRITISH. (Australian; and Reutcr's) • Received July 15,1.30 a.m. • [ LONDON, July 13. The: Press Bureau states'that 'during the year .ending 30th'Jiincj on the West ('rout alone, the British destroyed 2,250 aircraft; and drove down 1,0815) j The !Air Force, in -."conjunction "with tho Navy, shot down 023. 'ln tho same period ; 1,094 British machines were missing,, also 02 working with the .Navy..; i From, April to Juno,.on the Italian front, the British destroyed ltio innchines, and drove down six. Thirteen' British niaeJiincs wero Missing, ' At Salonika, from January to June, the British destroyed twenty-one machines, and drove down thirteen. Four British niacliiucs were musing. .From March to June, in Egypt and Palestine, the Briijsli destroyed twenty-six, ma-" chines, and drove down fifteen. -Ten British machines were missing. j, Tlip British, therefore, during 'tlmj. year, brought down four thousand air- j !i'nft, while, the British missing sligtly . jxceeds one thousand. • . M

1 1 1 -> ... -BOMBJtfq OPERATIONS. ALLIED ACTIVITY MAINTAINE , (Australian and Beuter.)' Received July 14, 5.5 p.m. LONDON, July 13. The Air Ministry icports: On Tliui day night we successfully bombed thn aerodromes, causing two Arcs. V bombed the railway sidings at Saarlii on Friday. All our machines returne CONSTANTINOPLE BOMBED, DARING DEEDS OF AIRMEN. (Australian and Router's; Received July'l4, 5.5 p.m. LONDON, July 12. The Press Buicau reports: Our a foiec, oo operating with the Navy, fro the Bth to the 10th dropped eigjit tons ( tombs on enemy docks'and works, als half a ton on i Constantinople on tli 7th. The Kulel-Burgas bridge,and st. tiou, in Bulgaria, on which a quarter t a ton ol' bombs i\as diopped recently [was badly damaged. RUSSIA'S COLLAPSE THE MURDER OF MIRBAOH, 1 REPORTED ARREST OF ONE ;\ CULPRIT. • • ,j . • . (tkeuter's Telegrams) Received July 14„-5.5 p.m. . ' ■•COPENHAGEN, July 12, ;A; Moscow. message, via Germany states that one; of Count Marbacln murderers has been arrested. • MARPHINGONMpfiOOW. ADVANCE OF SOCIAL, REVOLU- ..■;••■' 'Nonaries:' ■.;' .: (Reuler'B Telegrams)Received July 14, _5.5 p.m. :, :.,: ''-■'■' " ;pAras,juiyi2. The Stockholm correspondent of Le Matin states that Tchernoff, leader of the; Social Revolutionaries, is at the head of numerous.'armed bauds, chiefly peasants, and Is marching, oii Moscow, Ue'lias reached the environs. '. "L. ~'v SPEOTfIE OFTAMINE. PETROGMD, (Australian and N,Z, Oablo Association) Receiver! July 14,5.5 p.m. , ■, LONDON,' July 13." A wireless Russian official report dates: Owing to food shortage,' cholera s increasing in Petrogrnd.- There are" tinny hundreds ol ! 'victims daily. H rill bo very difficult to carry mi til! tarvest. ' The councils in the corn pro'inces arc urged to speed up tho dopatch of food. ■ ■ ! •