The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-23
THIRTEEN AEROS.
DESTROYED IN DAY
French Wreck Six Machines
and Germans Bring
Down Seven.
SIN BALLOONS BURNED
Special Gable Despatch 10 Tnr sus

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LONDON. May 22.-Numerous aerial
combats and air raids by both French
and German aviators are reported In the
Official statements issued to-day by both
sides. The German raid was on Dun
kirk. bombs being thrown on the town
and at shipping In the harbor.
The French airmen made several
raids. In which they attacked railroad
stations munition depots at several
important own held by the enemy. In
Guiding Metz.
Near verdun French aeroplanes de-
stroyed six captive observation balloons
and brought down a German aeroplane.
Two French dirigibles were used with
success In an attack on the stations and
railroad lines at Brieulies and Dun.
The German Official statement an
nounced that seven enemy ~aeroplanes
had been destroyed or brought to earth
disabled. French airmen accounted for
six aeroplanes OF the enemy, including
raid or Dunkirk.
The French statement regarding op-
crations In the air follows:
In the region OF Verdun French
aviators have attacked a number OF
captive German balloons. Six OF these
balloons were sent dow in flames.
In the course of an aerial engagement
one OF our pilots brought down a
German aeroplane. In the vicinity
of Les Epargcs two other air machines
OF the enemy. attacked by French
aeroplanes. were brought to earth.
one behind the enemy lines at a point
near Liancourt and the other behind
our lines at Fontenoy.
This morning aeroplanes Of the en-
envy threw down bombs on Dunkirk.
On the nights OF May 20 and 81
several operations were conducted by
groups of French aviators. Shells
were successfully thrown down upon
the railroad stations at Metz Les
Sablons. Avricourt and Roye. upon
munition depots at Biaches and Cha
pelotte, on ~hivouacks in the vicinity of
Azannes. and on the village OF
Jimietz, where there had been In
s'a,'ci the headquarters of the COM
Inandant of an important division.
Furthermore. two d~irigibles dropped
bombs on the railroad stations and
the railroad lines at Brieulles and
Dun.
The communicate issued in Paris to-
night told OF the following raids
In the morning one of our recon-
NOTHING aeroplanes pursued "A German
aeroplanc which was returning from
a bombardmert OF Dunkirk. and
catching up with II, brought II to the
earth at Wheels (north OF Cassel).
In Alsacc two enemy aeroplanes
were brought down in an aerial bat
tie. one falling within our lines at
Scnthelm south OF Thann) and the
other In the region OF Borhomne. a
short distance from our trenches.
The German statement regarding
aerial activity was as follows:
Air squadrons yesterday afternoon
repeated their attacks. with vislbly
great success. on the harbor at Dun
kirk. A biplane OF the enemy fell
into the sea after "A fight.
Four other aeroplanes were disabled
in aerial combats and fell within our
lines, one in the vicinity OF Vcrique,
another near Noyon. the third near
Naucourt. east of the ,ieuse, and
the fourth northeast OF Chateau Salins.
The last named was shot down by
Lieut.. Win,gens. who thus disabled
his fourth aeroplanc.
In addition to those mentioned First
Lieut.. Boelkc has brought down his
seventeenth and eighteenth hostile
aeroplancs. one south Of Avocourt
and the other south OF Dead Man
Hin. This brilliant aviator has been
promoted by the Emperor to the rank
of Captain in acknowledgment OF his
achievements.