Evening star., 1916-09-07
during the day seems large. but there is
no definite information.
German Flters Worsted.

no definite Information.
German Fliers Worsted.
The French aerial service took an active
part in the recent actions on the Somme
front saws a French official statement.
In air fights yesterday two German ma
cbinea were brought down by French
n,,ots and four other German aeroplanes
were forced to descend in damaged con-
dition. The statement says:
"Aviation-Our air service took an
,c.ive mart in the actions Of the past days
nm the Somme front watching the move
ments Of enemy infantry. carrying out
bombardments in the rear or the German
lines and attacking with machlne guns Oh
the march. Our machines armed WIN
guns repeatedly bombarded the enemy's
trenches.
yesterday. two machines were orousht
down by our pilots. One feii IN .ne airee. &c
tion Of Gueudecourt and the other In the
neighborhood Of Brie-en-Santerre. Four
other German machines we're forced to
descend, damaged"
Feel Uphill Work Is Over.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE. September s. via London,
September THE British feel that
their uphill work in this latest Of
fensive is over, with the exception of
the taking of Ginchy. For over two
months now their fight has been one to
gain high ground over the broad COM
manding front. Guillemont places
them in possession of the last of the
old second-line trenches, and from the
Somme to Thiepval the Germans now
have been blasted out of their old posi-
tions.
This is not the only point In our
favor" said a British staff officer. THE
Germans chose their ground when they
built this line of Notifications. which
they considered by their own admission
to be invulnerable When the British
first smashed through the Germans
said we were in a sack. So we We're in
one sense. But we had to make an
opening in that solid line of defense
as a start in our plans. We knew the
great main attack. and this is SO far
accomplished that it is the Germans
now who are in a sack.
Better Supplies in Spring.
IF we prefer to end the summer Of
fensive and wait for spring, when we
shall have quadruple the number of
guns and so much ammunition that we
shall have to keep up daily battle of
guns on four times the length of the
present front with all the shell fire of
the biggest day in this summers often
sive in order to consume the supplies
arriving daily aroSS the channel, why
our present position of artillery and
infantry advantage on the Somme front
IN settled trench warfare means simply
that We could kill two Germans to
every Briton the Germans kill This
was the first step. What the others are
to be only the commanders of the allied
armies know
The Associated Press correspondent.
VINO has been year with the army in
his goings and comings. meets many Of
hcers and soldiers One of the striking
things to him is how often some gain
which elates the army does not elate
either the British or the French repub-
lie. Again. the public enthuses over
some event which the army opinion re-
CARDS as incidental to the days work.
Successes Have Good Effect.
The British and French successes this
week had an extraordinary effect on
both armies. The ability of the French
to make a second drive over the broad
front and the same sector as that of the
big offensive of the first of July brought
conviction to the professional skeptics.
Go over and see the French" said the
British officer. ''if you want to see an
army with it's head in the air.
Not even the weather can dampen the
high spirits of both armies. The rain
has been of the persistent pitchfork,
chilly autumn style. Men who came out
of the trenches plastered with chalky
clay who had been charging under a
weight of sixty-pounds equipment and
then living in miniature ponds made by
shell holes or on the wet earth digging
and wallowing in the mud say Guille-
mont is taken and that pays for their
hardships.