BOMB DROPPING

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLII, Issue 11616, 15 August 1918, Page 5

BOMB DROPPING

AN INCIDENT AT LASSiSNY

FRIGHTFUL CARNAGE IN THE STREETS Loudon, Augut 13, Sir Douglas Haig’s aviation report states that there has been .much air lighting. We brought down thirty hostile machines and drove down seven out of control. We dropped forty-live tons |of bombs during ;.the day on Pennine and Gamhrai stations. We were heavily assailed. Twelve British machines are missing. Prior to the great attack on L?.ssigay, one of our air scouts noticed dense eolumes of men and transport pouring “through the village. - The French "sent I'M planes to attack them and tons of bombs were dropped on the Germans in the streets of Lassiguy. Men and horses werelkillal ambfires Tiie streets Ay ere blocked with the wiecksge cf waggons, anil the march of the German columns was retarded for hours. REPUBLICANISM IN BULGARIA Loudon, August 13. The Germnu press freports a Republican movement in Bulgaria.