New-York tribune., 1918-08-03
Ofenburg and Baden Wis
tied by Airmen in II Raids;
Much Damage Done
Zeebrugge Is Revisited
20 Enemy Machines Are
Downed in Week in Vest
Oriental Line Bombed

LONDON, Aug. 2.-Proof of the con-
tinuance of British airpane supremacy
is afforded in weekly review of the
air fighting, which shows that during
that period seventy enemy machines
were destroyed on The Western front
and eleven driven down out of control,
while only twenty-seven British ma
chimes were reported as missing. On
the other fronts eighteen enemy ma
chimes were destroyed at cost of two
British planes.
In the course Of the week there were
seventeen raids into Germany, in which
Ohenburg was bombed three times and
Stuttgart, SaarbrUcken and Baden
twice each. There were also eighteen
raids on German naval and military
bases in Belgium, in which Ostend was
bombed four times, the Bruges docks
thrice and Zecbrugge twice.
Tell Of Air Victories
The Admiralty statement on aerial
actixties issued tonight says:
"Detailed reports have been received
from Royal Air Force units working
with the navy III the Mediterranean,
the Adriatic and the Kgean. Anti
subm arine and escort patrols have been
well maintained in the Mediterranean
and the Adratic
"As indicated in recent Italian Off
cial communicates from Rome, our Adri-
attic formations have closely cooper
ated with the Italian air forces in raids
on the Austrian naval ports of Cattaro
and Durazzo and in the land operations
at Valona (Avlona).
"In connection with the latter, one of
our machines was forced to land within
the enemy lines, but both the pilot and
observer were rescued the following
day on the Allies advancing and capt
uring an Austrian airdromc.
''ln the IEgcan a constant reconnis-
sancc of the Dardanelles has been
maintained In two raids on Kule Bur
gas, on the Oriental Railway, direct
hits were obtained on the railway sta
ton, which was much damaged. A raid
on the karagachi Station and the
bridge which carries the Oriental Rail
way across the Arda resulted in direct
hits on the lne, close to the bridge,
and among rolling stock. A raid on
the railway station and bridge at
Uzunkopri resulted in damage to the
station buildings.
Bombs DO Damage
During a dawn reconnaissance. of
the enemy coast north and west Of
lmbros thirteen casuues were OBJ
served Bombs were dropped. damag-
ing two and destroying a third A
new enemy airdrome at Uzenkopr was
bombed and photographs show much
damage was done, one hangar being
completely destroyed
"The basin and dockyard at Con-
stantinople were successfully bombed
just after midnight on July 81, but full
details have not yet been received.
More than fifteen tons of bombs
have been dropped on objects of mill
tary Importance at Heehrugge, the
Bruges docks and Ostcnd.'
The french air statement tonight
says:
"On the 3lst seven german airplanes
were downcd during the day. Twenty
two tons Of explosives were dropped on
aviation grounds between the Aisne
and the Nesle and Oh barracks and en-
campments of the enemy IN the val
leys Of the Ardre and Vcsle."
Tho Berlin report reads:
"Yesterday we shot down fourteen
enemy airplanes. Our bombing ma
chimes were very active during the
night and destroyed, among other
things, d big French ammunition depot
north of Chaons.'