Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08
BOMBS DROPPED
ON GERMAN TOWNS
French Aero Fleets Use 3d.
455 KiIos of ProjectiIes
in Raids.
ON WESTERN FRONT

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. July THE oflcial COM
issued by the war ONCE to-
night reads:
Our artillery was particularly &C
tive today in the sector Of Cerny-Ailles.
the region of Hill 304. LIE Mort Homme
and south OF Moronvilliers. near the
Rhone- Rhine canal and the Carspach
wood. Several attempts against our
small posts cost the enemy losses with
out result.
I'm the course OF bombardment yes
terday by enemy airplanes in the re-
gion Of Nancy several bombs fell on a
hospital. Three persons were killed.
one OF them child. and four wounded.
1t also is reported that several were
wounded at Epernay.
Reprisal Raids Started.
1.-THE night of July eishty-four ma
chimes took to the air. Several OF these
raids had as their detectives towns sit
uated very far in the interior OF the
enemy territory, in reprisal for bonn
bardments against our open towns.
Eleven Of our airplanes flew over
kilos OF shells. Several fires broke out.
one Of great violence in the central sta
ton. Six other machines bombarded
Ludwigshafen, doing considerable dam
age. Among other buildings the impor-
tant Badische aniline factory was de-
voured by flames.
Krupp Factory Shelled.
Another Of our airplanes. piloted by
Marecha1 des Logis Gallois. pushed as
far as Essen and dropped projectiles on
the buildings of the Krupp factory:
military installations in tho environs
Of Coblenz. the Nirson station. the rail-
road west Of Pfalzburg and the Thion-
vile station were likewise bombarded.
Another series OF operations over the
enemy lines gave excellent results. A
IRE broke out in the station at Dun-Sur-
Mouse; a munitions depot exploded at
Rantheville; the railroad station at
Machault and establishments at Cauroy
were burned.
''In all 3o.455 kilos Of projectile were
used.
Two of our airplanes have not re-
turned.
Belgian communfcation-Durin the
night the enemy artillery was active in
the vicinity Of Het Sas and Wosten. A
German detachment attempted a surprise
against one Of our posts near st. Jacques
Capelle. but was repulsed with losses.
During the day there was artillery fight
ing in the neighborhood Of Ramscapelle.
Lizerne and Het Sas."
Many German Aeros Lost.
The official announcement of today
follows:
"There was pronounced activity Of the
artillery on the front between La Royare
the region south Of Moronvilliers. A sur
prise attack by the Germans near Mas
siges was repulsed. Elsewhere the night
was calm.
between June Fl and 80 nineteen
enemy airplanes and one captive bal
tors. In addition to these. fourteen
German machines. seriously damaged.
fell in the German lines. Our airmen
also bombarded effectively in the same
period the railway stations at Rechi-
court and Avricourt. and enemy es-
in the region OF Beine, in
the Suippes valley. Last night enemy
aviators threw down several bombs
near Epernay and in the region south
of Nancy"
British Drive Off Foe.
LONDON. July THE official report
from British headquarters in France
tonight reads:
After heavy bombardment the
enemy attempted to raid our trenches
east Of Loos, but was driven of with
loss.
'"rhere was much aerial fighting yes
terday, chiefly on the front between
Lens and Ypres. In this area enemy
machines were encountered in large
numbers; one formation was composed
of as many as thirty. Despite this and
the pronounced activity on the enemy's
part we bombed his aerodromes dur
ing the day, causing damage, and car
ried out successful artillery work and
photography.
THE activity was continued by
bombing during the night, in which the
enemy showed more enterprise than he
had hitherto done. He dropped 144
bombs on our side of the line. our
bombing machines dropping nearly
three times that number on his side.
In this fighting during the day and
night eight hostile machines were
brought down; six others were driven
down out of control. Five Of our ma
chimes are missing"
Claims Repulse Of French.
BERLIN. July 7. via London.-An Of
fetal statement says:
After artillery preparation the
French attacked with strong forces
from Mont Carnillet to the Hochberg.
Southeast of Nauroy the attack was
hand engagements by our guard troops.
On the Hochberg the enemy. who had
penetrated parts OF our first line
trenches, was driven out again by the
energetic counter attack of a Hano-
varian regiment.
lat this stage the French again ad-
vanced and penetrated our trenches for
the second time. but were again COM
pletely repulsed by counter attacks and
in bitter man-to-man engagements.
Accommodating advances on Brimont
and at Cerny -Dormois resulted in a
large number of prisoners being taken.
"Front of the Grand Duke Albrecht:
The artillery fire was frequently re-
vived on this front. but there were no
lighting actions Of Importance.
"The aerial activity was very lively
the day and the night and
three enemy airplanes and one captive
balloon were brought down"