Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-29
FOUR DISTINCT DUELs
IN AERIAL ENGAGEMENT
French Ayiators In Monoplanes Take
Air to Attack Germans in
Armored Taubes.
TRY TO DESTROY AMIENs DEPOT
Paris Filled With Enthusiasm Be-
cause Of Arrival at Havre Of Field
Marshal's French Reinforcements
to Number of 1,25O,OOO Men.

Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch
PARIS, November 2S.--A food OF Of
fetal and unofficial reports to-day told
of numerous battles In the air, which
indicate that the aviators OF the rival
armies are taking q most prominent
part in the actual lighting in tho west
ern war arena
No fewer than four remarkable ex-
ploits by flyers were recorded In the
days dispatches, and one aerial en-
gagement was made notable by the
hghting OF four distinct duels.
In all except one exploit the Ger
mans suffered losses
The War Office announced on ncially
that delayed dispatch had Just been
received from the vicinity OF Amiens
which told OF an attempt OF the Ger
man nying corps to destroy the French
aerial depot ut Amiens on November
ls. Armored Taubes swooped down
upon the aerodromc Of the French
corps, dropping bombs. Their appear
ance had been reported by lookouts,
aviators In monoplanes took the air
one by one, each Frenchman singing
out his opponent. Four duels were
precipitatcd
BATTLES FOUGHT OUT
HIGH ABOVE EARTH
After much manoeuvring for posi-
tions. the four distinct battles were
fought out high above the earth, with
honors about even, until suddenly the
Germans. az II In answer to a signal,
Veered Off and withdrew toward the
German lines.
The afternoon official communique
reports German raids by biplane with
three aviators on the Yprcs front
French artillery put n period to the
German machine was struck, and tum-
bled to earth. Ono OF the German air.
men was killed. and the two sur
vivors OF the crash were taken into
camp.
Numerous houses in Dunkirk were
damaged by bombs dropped from a Ger
man biplane which had ventured far
from Its base, according to news dis
patches from the coast city to-day.
One man was struck by bomb. Dur
Ing the past few days, several !Taube
machines arc reported to have flown
over the city.
,, British avfators took their turn I d.
bomb-dropping, flying over Ghent,
where field headquarters of the Ger
man army have been re-established
Ihree persons were injured. but no
great military damage was done.
british REINFoRCEMENTs
ARRIVE At HAvRE
Paris is ahre with new enthusiasm
tonight because of the arrival at
Havre of Field Marshal Sir John
French's reinforcements to the num-
ber OF nearly 1.250.O0O men. This
second great e1peditionary force ar
rived from England In steady stream
OF troopships. from which they, have
been debarking for the past three days.
Nearly zoo ships comprised the fleet.
work OF equipping this new army is
going rapidly forward. and as fast as
they are put in readiness for service
at the front they are being sent to the
firing line.
The passage was n dangerous one.
for German submarines were actively
engaged on the Belgian coast and at
certain points In the channel II Is
believed the steamships Primo and
Malachite were sunk because they were
thought to be transporting British
troops. The men are reported as be-
ing anxious to enter the battle line.
To-day's news from the battle front
Is meagre.
The midnight bulletins state that to-
days events were but repetitions of the
activities, OF yesterday
Artillery exchanges are reported
along tho whole front in Belgium.
The only offensive movement Of note
was fresh attack by tho German
forces on the positions of the allies to
TO the south Of Ypres. This was re-
pulsed By the French
The activity OF the German artillery
In this region has apparently slack
ened, tending to confirm the unofficial
report that the Germans have with
drawn TO Roulers the heavy guns
which have been hammerinp at This
front.