FOUR AEROPLANES BROUGHT DOWN BY THE FRENCH.
RENEWED BOMBARDMENT BY GERMANS AT «DUN. FRENCH CAPTURE A SMALL WOOD NORTH OF THE AISNE. (Received April 26, 11.25 p.m.) Paris, April 26. A communique states:—"North of the Aisne, after artillery preparation, we carried a small wood south of Butteswood. "West of the Meuse the Germans exploded a mine on Hill 255. Our curtain fire prevented them occupying the crater. "There has been intense bombardment of Hill 304, south-west of Mort Homme Hill, by the German artillery. "We brought down at various points four enemy aeroplanes, including a Fokker. " One of our dirigibles dropped 16 shells on Conflans station. " In the Argonne our hea<fy artillery destroyed a German post and 50yds of enemy trenches."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16214, 27 April 1916, Page 7
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