The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-29
FRENCH WIN LAND,
AIR AND SEA FIGHT
German Motor Boat Sunk in
Action OFF Westcnde-6
Acroplanes Lost.
REPEL ARTOIS ATTACK
Special Cable Despatch TO THE suS.

Sp<ct1f CdOIe Despdfcn 10 THE sun.
PARIS, Nov. cs.-Aeroplanes. German
motor boats. a torpedo boat and French
artillery all took part In an extraordi-
nary battle to-day of the Belgian coast
at Westende.
Az told by the War Office In its com-
munique this evening one French aero
plane pursuing a German air squadron
succeeded in bringing dow one Of the
German machines. which fell into the
sea on Westende- Bains. A German tor
mediately put out from Ostend and Mid
delkerke to rescue the av1ators. Other
French a%eropianes then appeared upon
the scene and began an attack on the
German water craft with bombs. In
this this were assisted by the French
artillery on shore. One OF the motor
boats was sunk.
A squadron OF ten French aeroplanes
bombarded Habstro. in upper Alsace,
dropping many bombs and setting fire to
the hangers there. A German aeroplane
on the ground was damaged. German
machines tried to pursue the French
fiers. One German machine was struck
and forced to land and another fell near
Lutterbach.
Near Nancy there was an air fight be-
tween a French and "A German machine
and the latter wa brought down. An
other German machine hat came to as
sist In the fight wis forced to turn about
and fee.
These air battles were recorded in to-
pIahf'a nfVpial afAfarnept from, Tho NAV
Office. The afternoon statement told Of
French aviators dropping bombs on the
railroad station at Noyon and forcing
two captive balloons to descend. while
to the northeast of Thezey St. Martin a
French a%eroplane engaged a German ma
chine and caused 1t to fall in the enemy's
lines.
The summary Of yesterdays aeroplane
activity shows that one German motor
boat was sunk and that six German
%aeroplanes and two balloons were
brought down or damaged.
The land fighting was much less sem
satiOnai. TD-night's statement, says that
nothing unusual happened along the
whole front except to the east OF Berry
au BAG. where a strong recommending
party of the enemy was dispersed. Con-
slant cannoHading e on all along the
front. In Artois the nigh was marked
~ Dshsst As'' MN AIN
ing ut the fortifcations Of Givenchy and
In the region between Roclincourt and
the Chantecler Farm. To the north of
the "Labyrinth" the enemy exploded a
mine and delivered an attack, but the
violent fighting that followed ended in
favor of the French.
To-night's official communique fol-
lows:
Nothing unusual has occurred be-
yond the constant cannonadinH along
the whole front. except to the east Of
Berry au Bac, where a strong recon-
NOTHING party Of the enemy was dis
persed by our fire.
During the course Of the day our
aviators continued to he most active.
In Belgium one OF them who started
in pursuit OF an enemy air squadron
succeeded In bringinR down "A German
a~eroplane, which fell into the sea IN
Westende-Bains. A German torpedo
boat and German motorboats left Os-
tend and Middelkerke in an attempt
to save their aviators. The hydro
aeroplanes OF the Allies and our ar
tiii.ry, having attacked the boats,
sank one Of them.
A squadron OF ten ~aeroplanes bonn
barded the hangers at IIabstro. east
of Mulhouse. Eight bombs Of l55
millimeters and twenty bombs Of so
millimeters were dropped on the
hangers. which caught fire. A Ger
man aeroplane on the ground near by
was damaged by our projectiles. The
enemy tried In vain to pursue our
squadron. An Ayiatik t,ierman).
struck by mitrailieuse bullets,
was forced to land. Another fell near
Lutterbach.
In the region Of Nancy IA German
machine was attacked by one OF our
defending aeroplanes. The French
machine. getting within close range
of its adversary. succeeded in bring
ing II down. Another German ma
chine which came to assist in the
combat was forced TO turn tail and
flee.
The afternoon communicate said
In Artois the night was marked
by active bomb and hand grenade
fighting at the fortifications OF
Givenchy and in the region between
Roclincourt and the Chantecler Farm.
To the north Of the 'Labyrinth' the
enemy. after having exploded IA mine
in front of one OF our works. deliv-
cred an attack. Violent lighting fol-
lowed, which terminated to our advan-
tagc. The enemy did not succeed in
reaching our trench. He was able
only to occupy the crater formed by
the explosion or the mine.
There is nothing To report on the
rest of the front.
Yesterday our aviators dropped nine
bombs on the railroad station at
Noyon and compelled two captive bal
looms to descend. This morning tn
the northeast of Thezey -. Martin. in
the region of Pont-a-Mousson, one II
our aeroplanes engaged "A German
machine and caused II to fall in the
enemy's lines.