New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-16
ALLIES WING y
AEROS ON SOVIME
British Destroy Twenty
two, Lose Four Machines
During Day.

London, Sept. 15.-In aerial battles
on the Somme front to-day and last
night thirty-three aeroplanes were
brought to earth twenty-five by Bit
ish airmen. seven by French and four
nv German fers. Thus the Ieutons
lost twenty-nine machines, while the
Allies operations cost them only
four. Most of the combats were the
result Of the cooperation Of the Al
lied air squadrons with the artillery
and infantry in the great drive north
of the Somme to-day.
To-night's British official report on
these aerial operations says;
Our air service to-day maintained a
constant successful cooperation with
our artillery and infantry. Frequent
accurate reports have been furnished
Of the course Of the battle. Hostile
artillery and infantry have bAen ef-
fectually gagged by our aeroplanes
with machine gun fire. Many oOinDlhg
attacks were carried out against nos
tile aerodromes and railway statiohs'
in the course of which troop trains
were hit and transport and railway
sidings were attacked with machine
gun fire.
Another German kite balloon was
brought down. The total number OF
hostile aeroplanes destroyed to-day was
thirteen. Nine others were driver
down in a damaged condition. -Four OF
our machines are missing.
French Fire Hostile Aeros.
An earlier statement read:
Much aerial lighting has taken place.
Four hostile machines were brought
down in flames and at least four others
were driven down damaged. One hos
tile kite balloon was brought down last
night and one this morning.
Our aeroplanes coOperated with the
ADVANCE OF our infantry from low
altitude, firing on the enemy on the
Bombs were successfully dropped on
three headquarters of the enemy. Inc
railway station at Bapaume was also
successfully bombed. much railway
stock being damaged and one tram de-
stroyed.
The French statement reads:
Our aviators on the Somme front dis
tinguished themselves, particularly IN
numerous combats above the enemy
lines. Lieutenant Guynemer felled ms
sixteenth. Lieutenant Nungesser his
twelfth. Lieutenant HeurtauX his sixth
and Lieutenant de Rothefort his sixth
aircraft. while in a recent hght II is
confirmed that Lieutenant de C!lin
won his sixth victory. Two other Ger
man machines were attacked at close
range and compelled to descend, seri'
ously damaged.
Aero Felled at Nerdun.
On the Verdun front one enemy ma
chine was felled north Of Douaumont
In The Vosges our anti-aircraft artillery
brought one Fokker down near Luses.
/ our bombing squadrons also were
very active Thursday night. A GROUP
/ of ten machines dropped II bombs and
| 1913 incendiary bombs on the station
/ ard railway at Tergnier and Chatenay
and on the station and barracks al
| Guiscard. Numerous hits were made
huge fire was observed at Tergnlei
and the commencement OF blaze al
Another squadron dropped forty
shells on the barracks at Stenay, where
several fires were observed, and forty
bombs on works at Rombsch One OF
our pilots pushed as far as Dillingen, II
the valley of the Saar,. and dropped
eight bombs on large factory, where
a fire is reported to have been, OBJ
served. The same night the Rombacf
blast furnaces received ten bombs, anC
four more bombs fell on the railway
between Metz and Pont-a-Mousson
| which was seriously damaged.