MONASTIR AIR RAID.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13995, 27 January 1916, Page 5

MONASTIR AIR RAID.

A REMARKABLE FEAT,

MANY FIRES OBSERVED

Salonika, Jan. 25

The air raid at Monastir surpassed that of Stuttgart in view of the fact that 190 miles had to be covered and several great ranges of mountains crossed, of which the enemy was occupyinfi the ridges.

Forty-five machines left the aerodrome at 7 in the morning in a regular squadrilla. After a two-hours' flight they reached Monastir, where the Germans and Bulgars ' were concentrated, taking refuge from the winter in comfortable town buildings. A section of the aeroplanes dropped 200 bombs. Many fires broke out. The gun-planes heavily shelled the German and Bulgar headquarters, carefully avoiding buildings used as hospitals.

When the last squadron, flying in regular order, circled over the town preparatory to returning they saw great clouds of smoke rolling up from many : places.

Meanwhile another squadron dropped 100 bombs at Ghevgeli with similar- results.