, 1916-05-24

the railway buildings. In the aerial engage
ments between four Of our aeroplanes and
three Tokkels over Bezang Forest one of
the enemy machines was brought down
aud another Fokker being attacked. was
compelled to descend to earth behind the
enemy lines, while under the fire of our
batteries which destroyed it. Ia Belgium,
groups of enemy troops attempted to cross
the User Caual between Steenstraete and
Hetsas. They were checked by infantry
and artillery fire. In Champagne the Ger
mans discharged dense clouds of gas along
our front on the road between st. Hillire
and s.. SOuplet and on the Souain- Somme-
py road. Our curtain Of fire made it impos-
slble for the enemy to launch an attack which
be had prepared. West Of tie Meuse Ver-
dun trontl there was u violent bombardment
during The night against our positions be-
tween Avocourt Wood and Dead Mans Hill.
There was no infantry attack. In the Vosges,
an attack was made on one Of our small listen
ing posts. Sub Lieutenant Navarro brought
down yesterday his 11th German acroplane.
LIT fell within our lines at Chatlancourt and
the two occupants were captured. Another
German aeroplane was attacked by Sub
Lieutenant Nungesstr and crashed down III
the Bers forest. IT was the 9Th aetop ano
brought down by this officer. Three other
German aeroplanes were hit by our FIRE and
were seen to fall vertically in the German
lines. German ~aviators during the night
threw many bombs Oh Dunkirk and Bergues.
At Dunkirk q woman was killed anl 81 per-
sops were injured. At Bergues five persons
were killed and IL wounded. In reprIaal q
French squadron set forth immediately to
lombard enemy c~ansonmeuts at Wysego,
Zarren and Handzaeme. A Belgian squad
ron bombarded the aviation establishments
at GhisteIIes. The greater part Of the bombs
reached their mark.
Cairo, Egypt, May 21st.-An aerial attack
was made on Cairo to, day causing the death
of two persons and The injury of a number of
others The following Official statement was
issued. Two enemy aeroplanes dropped
sixteen bombs Oh Sunday morning, mostly on
the Arab quarter. Two civilians were killed
and thirteen were injured severely. Five
soldiers were wounded. The aeroplanes
were driven off by anti-alrornft guns.
London, May 22nd.-Ihe British official
statement on the Western campaign reads
yesterday Sunday cur aoroplane9 had
several successful encounters. An Aviatik
fell on fire III some trees near Abimfor Wood
IN the enemy's lines, one Of its occupants
being seen to fall out. Another hostile ma
chine fell in flames near Cont0lmAison also in
the enemy's lines after m encounter with one
OF our scouts. A third crashed to earth III our
lines near Maricourt. One of our nerop'anes
fell in the enemy's lines. Much successful
artillery work was accomplished. EARLY this
morning Il hostile machine landed undam-
aged in our lines. Tue pilot and observer
were made prisoners"
Paris, My 20tb-The official communica-
ton issued by the War Ofico tonight reads:
"To the northwest of Roye, our artillery
cannonaded enemy revictualling depots
where several fires broke out. To The north
of Soissons, two strong German accommodating
parties were dispersed by our fire. In Cham
payne, q surprise attack enabled us to pene-
trate, TO the northwest of V~iIe-sur- Tourbe
the enemy lines and to clear a German
trench, all the occupants Of which were killed
or made prisoners. On the left bank of the
Meuse after u Commandment of extreme vio-
!ence, The Germans directed an attack Of large
extent against the entire region Of Dead
Mar Hill. In the sector to the east of
Dead Mans Hill, the enemy who had captur-
ed for q moment our first lines, were driven
out of them with serious losses by a counter
attack by our troops, In the sector to the
west and northern slopes of Dead Mans Hill
the Germans after a serious of ~fruitless as
saults rendered murderous by our curtain
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