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London, To-day. The Royal Air Force has bombed the German Fleet.
The 'planes roared over the fleet as it lay at anchor in the roads of Wilhelmshaven Harbour and it is reported that they scored hits on a number of warships.
The entrance to Kiel Canal was also bombed. Reuter.
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A successful attack was carried out yesterday afternoon by units of the Royal Air Force on vessels of the Ger- man Fleet at Wilhelmshaven and at Brunsbuttel, at the entrance to Kiel Harbour, states a communique issued by the Ministry of Information,
Several direct hits with heavy bombs were registered on a German battleship in Strhilling Roads, off Wilhelmshaven, which resulted in severe damage.
At Brunsbuttel, an attack was car ried out on a battleship lying alongside the Mole, causing heavy damage.
R.A.F. CASUALTIES
During the operation, which was carried out in very unfavourable wen- ther conditions, the British aircraft encountered an air, attack and aircraft fire, resulting in some casual-. ties.--Reuter.
GERMAN CLAIM (From Our Own Correspondent
(By Telegraph. Telegraphic Communication Ordinance, 1894. Received 10.07 r.m.) Berlin, admitting" the Belkish raid on naval vessels, without dis- closing the extent of the depinge, claims that five of twelve British bombers participating in attacks at Ouxhaven candy: Withelmahavan were shot down by fighters anti-aircraft re:
Britain's chips of the battle line now somewhere in the North Sea.
CAVALRY PURSUES ROUTED GERMANS ACROSS FRONTIER
(From Our Own Correspondent)
(By Telegraph. Telegraphic Commúnications Ordinance, 1894. Received, September 5, 10.18 a.m.)
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BATTLEFRONT REPORTS are inevitably meagre, but indications are that sharp fighting is taking place along the Franco-German frontier, where issue has been joined, as well as in Poland.
Unofficial reports state that the French forces have smashed through the German defences on the Saar front for a distance of two miles, but no official confirmation is yet forth- coming.
Warsaw clalmo success for а sharp counter-attack and says that Polish cavalry crossed the German frontier in the vicinity of Kowalewen yesterday, driving forward in pursuit of routed Ger- man troops,
In the meantime, air raids continue. There are now 24 German aviator prisoners in an internment camp in Warsaw's suburbs, including ten who are injured." All were shot down during raids on Sunday,-Our Correspondent,
FRENCH RESERVISTS CALLED UP
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Shanghai, To-day, French reservisists withdrew their “cartés d'appel; from the French Con- sulate General here on Sunday and passed their medical examination yes- terday..
It is believed that a large number will shortly leave for Indo-China. Reuter.
HEAVY AIR RAID DEATHROLL
(From Our Own Correspondent) (Telegraphic Communication Ordin- ance Received 12.10 am:)
Shanghai, To-day.
German bombers raided Poznan and Bydgoszcz and completely destroyed where 13 bombs were dropped in the
A Paris despatch says that 300 were killed and 500 injured yesterday when
Chsielucu, a village of 200 inhabitants,
fields, killing cattle.-Our Own Cor- respondent.
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