The sun., 1916-11-25
FRENCH FILTERS IN
40 FIGHTS IN DAY
Thirteen German Machines
Are Brought Down; Many
Raids Are Made.
BRITISH LOSE THREE
Twelve Airmen Engaged in
Battle With Squadron Of
Twenty Teutons.
BRITISH LOSE THREE

LONDON. Nov. 2l.-A great variety Of
fighting in the air and some notable
achievements we're crowded into the last
twenty-four hours on the battle front In
France. The net result. according TO
the British and French War ofices an
nouncements. 10 that thirteen German
airpianes. probably more. were brought
down. The French aviators alone were
engaged In forty fights. Three British
machines are missing.
There was Q big air battle between a
squadron Of twelve British airplanss and
twenty German machines. Thu German
formation was dispersed. ons machine
was destroyed and several othcrs were
driven down. The British machines re-
turned u~ndamaged.
Gaynener Victor Again.
Sub-Lieut. George 0uynemer brought
down his twenty-third German alrplans.
II was announced yesterday that he had
brought down his twenty.ssoond.
The French oflciai statement Of To.
night follows:
Quiet prevailed to-day On the whole
front. Yesterday afternoon our anti
aircraft guns brought down 4 German
airplAns. The machine fell to the
north Of Bsrry-au.Bac. Tue name day
Quartermaster Wallet brought down
his sixth a~irplane. near Moislains. in
the 6omme region.
tbs Afternoon statement issued BY the
FN nch War once says:
During the day Of November - In
HAgr me three British airplanes en-
gaeed several German machines in
combats. One enemy airplans was
brought dow in the Forest Of Gre
mccoy. During the same day on the
Somme front French aviaton deiiv-
cred no less than forty aerial attacks.
in the course Of which hve enemy
machines were brought to the ground.
Sergt. Flachaire brought Town his
sixth enemy machine at Q point near
M%anacourt m Lieut.. Doulin grained
q victory over his tenth German air
plane at q point to the south OF vaux
Wood.
Il has been confirmed that during
the day Of November - Sub-Lieut.
George 0uynemer brought down two
enemy airplanes in the region of
Falvy. This brings TO twenty-three
earth by this pilot
British in Afr Battle.
The British statement Issued to-nish,
Is as follows:
During the day hostile artillery has
been active against our front In the
neighborhood of Lesb9ufs and Beau
court and on both sides Of La Basses
Canal. Enemy infantry south Of
Puibieux was dispersed BY our artil-
lery IRE.
Yesterday much successful work
was accomplished by Dur aircraft.
Twelve Of our machines encountered
an enemy formation Of twenty air
planes. A. q result of a hght the
hostile formation was dispersed. One
of the enemy machines was destroyed
and several others were driven down,
damaged. All our machines returned
safely.
In other fights in the air four Of the
enemy's airplanes were destroyed.
Three OF our machines are missing,
The Derlia Report.
To-day's German War Ofice announce
ment 10 as follows:
Army Of Field Marshal Duke Al
brecht of wuerttemberg-In the Ypres
and Wytschaete salients firing activity
was temporarily revived.
Army Group Of Crown Prince Rup-
precht-lu tho afternoon a strong fire
was opened north OF the Ancre. ex-
tending also to the southern bank. Sew
eral attacks were made by the British.
but nowhere did they reach u POSI-
tion. The attacks. for the most part.
broke down with heavy losses under
our curtain OF fire.
During the favorable weather pre-
vailing the artillery duel vas violent
at st. Pierre Vast wood and to the
south Of the Somme and in the
, Chaulnes district.