Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-14
ARMIES TUNED UP
AWAITING BATTLE
Artillery on West Front in
Thunderous DueIs-Tre-
mendous Aerial Activity.
MANY GERMAN FLIERS FALL
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE AND
BELGIUM, Tuesday, March 12-This
has been another day, of ideal lighting
weather. but there has been no change
in the situation. The British and Ger
man military machines-tuned up to
the finest pitch and probably as nearly
perfect as 1t Is possible to make them
are still awaiting the signal which Will
send them crashing against each other.
Meanwhile the artillery pounds away
in thunderous duels at various points
and myriad airmen are busy bombing,
photographing and acting as eyes for
the respective armies.
The British airmen have been doing
marvellous work recently. The first ten
days of March, as whole, have been
among the best yet recorded for the
service. During that period. in addi-
ton to vast amount of reconnoiter-
ing and photogra phing. the intrepid
Brltlshers destroyed thirty-nine Ger
man airplanes and brought down forty
others out of control. despite the fact
that the first two or three days of the
month were so stormy that aerial ac-
tlvity was virtually impossible. Against
this great total fifteen British machines
are reported missing.
Yesterday another fine record was
made, but the official figures are not
yet available.
Many Battles in Air.
There have been many air battles
and virtually all have occurred behind
the German lines. which means that
the British airmen have been carrying
the aerial war vigorously into the
enemy territory. OF the German ma
chimes destroyed all but two we're sent
crashing down back of the German
work that has been done is amazing
and large number of pictures were
taken at close quarters
Bombing raids by British aviators
have been almost continuous One of
the most successful expeditions was
that against three.enemy airdromes ON
March 9. This raid was carried out nv
a large number of machines during the
daytime A British aerial fleet arrived
at an hour when numbers of German
in a field near their hangers. The
British attacked at a height of 400 feet
and, because of their low altitude. were
able to shoot with disastrous effect.
Several buildings were set on fire and
direct hits were observed among the
German machines
Fire on Marching Infantry.
The British returned flying at
height of a hundred feet. which inst
enabled them to clear the tree tops.
They used their guns on every military
object in sight. The first attack, was
made on horse transport. Some of
the horses were killed and fhe resf
stampeded, upsetting the wagons An
otner morse transport was Stampeded
and then a detachment of marching in
1antry came into range. Several of the
soldiers were shot before they could
reach cover. Equally effective was the
shooting against some cavalry two Of
hcerS being among those toppIed from
their saddles All the British machines
all. eiei' "'
British Raiders Succeed.
LONDON. March 14.-British raiders
brought back prisoners from the Ger
Cambria, last night The official state
ment from the war Office TODAY also re-
ports the repulse of a German raid in
the Ypres sector. The statement reads
our ralding parties entered the en-
emy's trenches last night southeast Of
Epehy and brought back prisoners 4
raid attempted by the enemy north of
the Ypres-Staden railway was repuIsed
successfully.
The artillery was active on ho+h
sides during the night southwest Of
Cambria. The hostile artillery in
creased its activity in the Neuye Cha
pelle and Fauquissart sectors"
Freiburg Works Attacked.
On Wednesday afternoon British air.
planes attacked munitions works and
barracks at Freiburg, Germany. accord
ing to an official statement on aerial
operations.
Nearly ten tons of bombs were DROP
ped" says the statement. "AIl our ma
chimes reached their objective.
TN addition to the raid reported in
last nights statement. over three tons
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