New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-07
West
BRITISH

LONDON, Sept. (DAY).-on the night
Of September AZ German aircraft dropped
bombs on three hospitals
Local fighting and patrol encounters &C.
CURED during the night southeast oil 81
Julien and east of Fleurbaix.
The following are the details concerning
The bombing operations by our airplanes
during the day Of Tuesday; Twenty-iour
bcubs were dropped on the cnemy's bul"ts NJ
HsDtay. east Of Lens, and thirty on the bill
cts at Lauwin. Planque, in the same area
Five bombs were dropped on the Audenarde
railway junction and seven on the Aubigny-
au-Bac ammunition dump and the station at
Cambria Eight bombs were dropped on the
Carnieres airdrome. east Of Cambria ana
sixty-one on various other target.
During the night OF Tuesday bombs were
dropped from an average height o. INV iett
as follows. Four on a large aerial training
school near Nslenciennes. II on the han;e-
gnies-C Chin airdrone. near Journal j. on the
Sorhsin railway junction and sidings' "l
which fell directly on the sidingS ] on th'
Nouycaux and Iezenncs airdrome, near Lille
. 6 on sidings between Douai and Somaln. ana
2 on the Ledeghem railway station, south Of
Roulers.
NIGHTl-On Wednesday there was again
great activity in the air. The enemy on sew
cral occasions interrupted the work Of our
artillery machines and attacked our airpIane-
employed on long distance bombing raids. A
few bombs were dropped behind our line, by
hostile machines during the night. Little
. damage was done. ,.
During the day our machines dropped eight
bombs on railway sidings near Client. nye on
large sheds at Maubeuge. hfty-tour on bliIetN
around DOuai. thiTty-eiEht on alrdromeS east
-,,-tI..s+ Of Cambria and siNty-One on va
rious other targets.
During the night ten bombs were dropped
BY our airplanes on airdrones near CourUal.
eight on an airdrone east Of Lille ana
twenty-eight on other targets.
In The air fighting yesterday four enemy
machines we're brought down and five others
were driven down out Of control. Three OF
ours are missing.
AS the result Of successful minor opera
tions undertaken early this morning, our
line posts were advanced slightly SOUTHWEST
Of Lens Later in the morning the enemy
attacked our new line. but was repuised' ne
encmy's casualties we're consideraoIe ana
few prisoners We're taken. 80,
The enemy twice attempted 20 raid our
trenches early this morning east OF ATinen-
there's The first attempt was beaten OH ~
our rifle and machine gun fire. The enemy
tLoD subjected our positions 10 further IN
.ersa boubardment and again attacked. On
III. occasion his troops succeeded in entering
our trenches. but al once were driven oul WIN
the bayonet. One Of our men Is missing.
This morning local attacks were carried
out by us against aa line Of hostile strohE
Doints north Of Frczenberg. some proEI''s
- ed after sharp fighting. in the course
cf which hostile counter attack, delivered
AZ midday. was dispersed with heavy enemy
losses. We captured twenty eight prisoners.
Armenticres was heavily shelIed DS inc
enemy all day. go, 80: .,;a-
The casualties caused by hostile arr raids
Tuesday night include oighty-hve German
nrisoners. of whom thirty-seyen were k'IieJg
and forty-eight wounded by bombs droppeu
from enemy airplanes.