Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-10
M0NTDIDIER TAKEN
BY THE ALLIES
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mllllmeter piece.
so far go guns have been captured
from the Germans.
Ham IL approximately lisa miles /
from the present fighting line.
1i5 Planes Downed.
London, Aug. 1-0ne hundred and
fifteen German and British alrplanes
were downed in one DAYS lighting IN
the air and five German observation
balloons we're shot down in flames, ae-
eording to an official eommunique on
aviation issued here today.
Forty-eight German machlen were
destroyed and seventeen others were
driven down out of control.
Fifty British machines were report
ed missing.
British airmen rendered splendid
cooperation with the infantry AT Tue
opening of the big counter-ofiensive
on the Picardy front on Thursday
Planes we're used for supplying the
advanced troops with ammunition
during the lighting The airmen as
sisted the tanks also.
The text of the official Statement,
reads.
"On August 8 our airpiane squad
rons cooperated with other arms on
the battlefront throughout the day.
The line reached by our attack
ing infantry was reported by our con
tact airplanes.
The positions of the hostile ar
tilery in action and columns OF Ger
man infantry and transports on the
march were signalled to our guns bS
our artillery machines
"Other machines supplied our al
yanced troops with ammunition iron
the air.
Cooperation with the tanks wa
carried out Systematically
Our machines assisted the tanI
crews with Information. attacked Gel
man strong points and other enem
opposition with bombs and machih
gun fire.
Smoke bombs were dropped alon
the line of their advance, which hell
ed 10 conceal the approach of tn
tanks from the enemy.
"Our contact machines, workin
with the cavalry, rendered galuabl
service.
Flying low in front Of our advan
4.
ing line our fighting sqnairons sht
at and bombed the enemy during n
retreat. causing havoc among II
ports on the roads congestcd vii
tratIic.
Our bombing sqaadrons flying
few hundred feet above the groun
attacked trains, railway functions Al
bridges
Forty eight hostile machines a
recorded as destroyed by our a
planes and seventeen others we
driven down out OF control. Five b
looms were shot down in flames. F'f
of our machines are missing. Mt
from the ground.
"One of our night flying machin
failed to return.
"On August our airmen continu
their work of cooperation with 81
ish infantry. artillery. cavalry a
tanks on the battlefront.
German troops and transpo
AGAIN we're attacked with bombs a
machine.gun fire from a low altitu
whenever a suitable target offered
sell.
"The bridges over the Somme ri
were heavily bombed both by day a
by night.
Elise where along the British fr
activity in the air has been slie
but the ordinary work of the phof
raphy circumstance and obseryat
squadrons has been carried on
100000 Men in France.
Washington, August l0--There
now close to million and a
American troops in France, Gene
March, chief OF staff, told the Sen
Military affairs committee too
The movement of men abroad
tinues satisfactorily last week,
said, and it was the hope of the
department to average $4,000 me
month during the Winter.
Allies Wreaklno Havoc
London, Aug. l0--Ul;2I The
lies havoc behind the enemy i
where the utmost confusion re- s
says Havre dispatch from
Picardy battlefront
"The German supply columns
pressing in disorderly fashion towi
the Somme bridges, which the Br
artillery an dair forces are hea
bombarding.'
French Claim $1,000.
Paris. Aug. 10 -- 10000 More
210O0 Germans have been capture
the AngleFrench offensive, disps
es to French newspapers stated to
The British and French attac
progressing in the most satisfac
way altho German reaction Is exI
ed today,
TX. g., shrdlu cmfwyp shrdlus
Armen sink Destroyer.
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