Arizona republican., 1917-06-07
German Planes Driven Down

German Planes Driven Down LONDON, June 6-Eight out of IS German airplanes that took part in yesterdays air raid on Essex and Kent were driven down by British airmen. isFour of these were to certainty completely destroyed while two others are believed to have been put totally out of commission.
 Of the IS machines that started in the raid two were brought down near the British coast after having dropped their bombs as reported in the official British statement. The remaining 16 were engaged by 10 naval airmen from Dunkirk who in great battle over the sea destroyed two more of the Germans and drove down another four 1 two of which if is reasonable to be- heve, according to the official report were completely put out of action
 From the moment the Germans left ! the Belgian coast they were engaged. first with patrols over the channel, then with the land forces in England and later, on their return, with the 1 squadron of airplanes from Dunkirk Warning was given the inhabitants of the districts visited and they were able to take to cover so that the casu- alties. while considerable aggregating F killed and 36 wounded, were much l smaller than in the case of Folkestone, which had no warning.
 The British troops have captured German positions north of the Scarpe river over a front of about a mile ac- cording to the official report from. headquarters tonight
 i The text reads:
 The operations commenced last night north of the Scarpe were sue cessfully completed during the day and all our objectives gained. We have i captured the enemys position on the western slopes of Greenland hill on a front of about a mile and taken 162 prisoners including four officers I The morning papers today display with qualification the news C.s the toll i exaeted from the German air raiders. 1 which they remark was a terrible price to pay for a raid which ef- l fected virtually nothing of military l Importance
 It is generally assumed that ten German machines were lost, which l some of the commentators express l the belief is almost enough to cause the Germans to cease repetitions of { their airplane raids. The damage i inflicted on the raiders taken in con- nection with the reduction in sink | ings If vessels by submarines and naval and airplane attacks on enemy bases in Belgium has instilled q spirit of elation in the editorials l and news columns generally.
 We have also captured few prison CTS as a result of raids carried out early this morning north of Ypres.
 There has again been considerable artillery activity on both sides at q number of points along our front, par sticularly on the north bank of the ] Scarpe and in the neighborhood of Vimy village, Armentieres and Ypres
 Activity in the air continued yester l day. Eight German airplanes were brought down in the air fighting, one of which fell within our lines. Eight l others were driven down out of control. i Seven of our machines are missing.
 French Statement 1 PARIS, June 6.--The official state ment issued by the war office tonight says:
 This morning, after the lombard ment of our positions between the .l Ailette river and the Laon road and l northwest of Braye- eu Laonnois, the I-Germans delivered several attacks at l various points in this sector. Two at tempts against the Bois du Mortier l north of Vauxaillon broke down imme- diately by our fire gave to the enemy no other result than appreciabie losses.
 The Germans concentrated their ef- forts north of the Chemin des Danes, where they attacked on the. front of I Pantheon la Coyere farm. The enemy attack repuised in it's entirety, was not able to reach our lines except at one point south of F'ilain. Tn the neighbor- hood of our Rovettes salient. after a l stubborn engagement, some trench ele- tments of the first line remained in the hands of the enemy. Everywhere else our assailants were driven back to their Town trenches
 German Statement
 BERLIN, June 6,-tvia. London. June
 7)-The German evening communica :
 tion says:
 The tense situation in the Wytsch- aete sector continues.
 f@"On the Chemin des Danes infantry engagements have taken place which
 were successful for us.
 ~Otherwise there is nothing new to
 report