AUSTRIANS BOMB VENICE.
ITALIANS MAKE REPRISALS.
Received August 16, 8.30 p.m
ROME, August 15
A group or enemy aeroplanes bombed Venice ai daybreak on Tuesday. A bomb fell on the hospital, killing two and wounding twentyOtic patients.; Material damage was slight. Anti-aircraft guns downed several raiders. An Italian air squadron immediately carried out reprisals and- successfully bombarded the enemy's coast and a group or Austrian destroyers. The machines returned safely. Wireless Austrian official.—As reprisal for the aerial attack on Pola. numerous aeroplanes attacked the maritime arsenal at Venice and successfully dropped four Uns of bombs Tfle airmen observed good hits and conflagrations. Three machines are missing.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17064, 17 August 1917, Page 5
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106AUSTRIANS BOMB VENICE. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17064, 17 August 1917, Page 5
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