New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-20
Furious Air Battle
Follows Raid on
AlSatian Towns.
GERMAN DRIVE
ON VAUX HALTED
Lull in Verdun Sector
British Lose Ground
Near VermelleS.

London. March 10. - Extraordinary
activity BY the aerial forces Of both
sides on the west front to-day is re-
corded. Five French aeroplanes bonn
bsrded the Sablons station, at Metz;
the ammunition depots near Chateau
Sshns and the aerodrome at Dicuze.
These three points arc within twenty
iye.mile radius in Lorraine The sta
tion al Metz and the aerodrome at
Dieuze were also bombarded yesterday.
Another group Of twenty-thrce
French machines dropped seventy-two
shells on the aviation camp at Habs-
helm and the freight station at Null
haueer. in Upper Alsace, killing seven
civilians and one soldier and wound
n- thirteen civilians.
Furious Battle in the Air.
In a fierce aerial battle following the
5ombardment four French aeroplanes
and three German machines were
brought Gown by gunfrc. many OF
heir occupants being killed.
group of German aeros attacked
railway buildings all along the Verdun
front. One Of these machines was
brought down within the French lines
oy 4 French aviator.
"Five OF our double motor aero
Planes saws the French statement,
-0omoarded the Sablons station. at
Net. the ammunition depots near
Chateau Salins and the aerodrome at
Dieuze Thirty shells of large calibrc
Sere dropped during the course Of this
expedition, Of which twenty fell on the
siat,on at Metz.
"One Of our groups of bombing aero
planes. com mposed Of twenty-thrce ma
chimes. dropped seventy-twO shells on
Tho aviation camp at Habsheim and the
freight station al Mulhausen. Enemy
seroplsnes pursuing our airmen en-
gsged them iu an aerial battle. during
which one French machine and one
German machine were forced 20 de-
seend by their reciprocal machine gun
ire. Two other German aerOplancs
fell IN flames and three Of ours were
seriously damaged and obliged 10 de-
seenl ir enemy territory
German Aeros in Raid
Mutual aerial activity IN recon
soissancc and attack was very pro.
nounced.' says the German statement.
Our acroplanes attacked railway
building on the lines from ClermOnt
70 Verdun and Epinal, Lure and Fesoul
and south Of Dion.
IN a. enemy aerial attack on Metz
ihree civilians were wounded.
"0f French aerial squadron which
attacked Nulhauseu and llabsheim,
four acceptance were shot down in an
aerial gft near Nulhausen. The oc-
egpsuts o. the machines were dead.
A, Mulhausen seven civilians were
killed and thirteen wounded. At Hab-
saeim orc soldier was killed
The bombardment by the Germans
o. the French positions north OF YER
Dun has materially slackened To-day
ne TeUton forces m-de no attempt TO
attack the enemy's lines, following
Violent assaults yesterday opposite
FsuI and Damloup, which were stopped
oy the French curtain OF fire.
IN the region 20 the north Of Yer
cgn," SAYS today French official
statement, "thc bombardmeut slack
stsd appreciabiy during the course OF
ne day. The enemy made no attempl
. st,sc.
TAT Of the Mcusc. after a violent
s'nbardmcnt, the enemy yesterday al,
Hrnoon directed somewhat fpirlted
,ttaek against the Vaux-Damloup front
ne vss driven back by our curtain or
IRE, tis ATTACKS falling completely
Ds'iLg The night there was no acton
N the part Of the enemy infantry
French Attacks Pail.
Berlin states that French attempts
sSS.nrt IL Mort Hommc and east
hsreof' we're rcpulscd, and that on
ne other bank d the Ncusc there was
hsrd.tp-hand fighting of an inconciu-
we nature for small defensive "orhs
y ne reg.nn Of Fort Douaumont ana
'sgz village
"on the left bank Of the McuFc,'
lys the German communication,
IRE fn attempts early this morning.
szsinst L. Mort Homme ana cS.t
tisre,' failed from the beginning Oh
ne r2nt baak artillery activity tem-
~isrly Increased 70 ycry conEidcrapIc
rp.trcf. A. the same time, hanb-to,,
hshi fighting dcvciopcd - teFefai
SA,fs tou'hNard of Port Douanmoht
hs WestNafd of the village oi Eauh
~ s'nal defence WorkE. THIS hYhI-
not yet concluded"
- s1ceesffgi attack aRainst W'
bnhsh lines northeast of VcrneHes' IN
stith ths Germans rcgained gronhd
~ had lost IN mine hghting on
"s'th Z, g. announced By Berlin.
-. sprtfsagt ~ Verrnciler, nopthehht
Ia Bassee Canal" says the state
IN, "sft'r effective artillery pr@pafa-
~ and fee ruccessful eIplofions'
r' we're captured from The bfinsh
nf little gsins they had obtained ~
q" i1fting On March 2. ~ ne bfit-
see9pants. thc majority u Wn'm
sn bgnfd ln the fattened Tencn's'
~ f1DtLrAh u -. .n,-n uNra- a HfIlI8n