The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-19
ON GROUND
 AIRCRAFT FIGHTS
 MARY AT vERDUN
Five German Aeroplanes of Raiding Squadron Shot
 Down by French.
TEUTONS LOSE TWO OF FOKKERS AT LORRAINE
Thirty Sky Combats Over British Lines Reported
 From Battle Fronts

Paris, June 19.-Great aerial activ- fty in the Verdun region by both French and Germans is officially re- ported in the afternoon bulletin. Five of a squadron of German machines which aimed at raid on Bar-le-Duc were shot down by French flyers and two Fokkers were shot down in the battle above Lorraine, where one French machine was also lost. French raids were made last night on many points behind the German lines, and the Germans on their part raided Pont-a-Mousson, Nancy and Bacca- rat.
 In the fighting around Verdun the reports indicate comparative quiet to- day following a night during which, many German attacks on both banks of the Civer met with bloody re- pulse.
 Germans Beaten Of.
 The afternoon bulletin reads:
 'On the left bank of the Mouse (Verdun front) the Germans, after a bombardment of the extreme violence, attacked several times our new Dead Man Hill positions. The enemy, who used jets of flaming liquid, was re- pulsed, suffering serious losses in each of his attempts. We have en- tirely maintained our preceding gains.
 ''On the right bank of the Mouse a series of enemy attacks on our trenches also resulted in a sanguinary failure
 "A little further east, near Hill 32O, we repulsed shortly afterward a hand grenade attack.
 ''The artillery struggle is still very lively in the sector north of Souvil1e.' ''
 The afternoon bulletin also mentions the repulse of German reconnoitring g attacks south of the somme and southwest of Carspach, in the vosges, and considerable mine and artillery activity in the Argonne.
 The night bulletin says there was an artillery action north of Verdun but no infantry attack, and more mine fighting in the Argonne.
 Regarding the many aerial actions the afternoon bulletin reports:
 "On the Verdun front our aviators made numerous attacks on German | machines which came to bornbar Bar-le-Duc. During those engage nents two enemy aerop1anes were brought down.. one near Melancourt l (on the west bank of the Mouse north | or Verdun, and the other at Samog. neux Con the east bank north of Douaumont.) Three other Cerman machines were hit at short range bv our machine gun fire, causing them to descend vertically; the first at Fres nes, the second at Septsarges and tbe tH!EU near Bethincourt. (AIl these points are in the Ver1rn sectorl
 Tn Lorraine four of our machine, engaged four Fokkers above the i enemy lines Two Fokkers, one O. which fell in flames, were brough down east of Bezange. One of ou1 aeroplanes was compelled to descend | "Our bombarding squadrons alst displayed great activity Twenty-fou1 bombs were, dropped on enemy depot. near the Semide station Nin the re l zion of Vozieres); 20 bombs of large calibre on factories at Thionville Ger 1 man Lorraine), where two explosions were noticed; about 20 projecti1es or | the aviation establish ments at Terg nier and Etain (east of verdun). 1 During the night enemy aero planes threw bombs on Pont-au 1 Mousson, Nancy and Baccarat Tn, I material damage was insignificant One person was wounded at Bac | carat