The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others . NririMAx Prince Kiffin- Rockwell AMERICAN AVIATORS IN FRANCE 271 ON THE WESTERN FRONT While the French with artillery continued to make everyeffort to block the Germans from getting toward Verdun,their comrades in the air were no less busy. Stenay,Longuyon, Montfaucon and Nantillois, in the regions north ofVerdun, and Yifwege, east of the Forest of Houthulst andnortheast of Ypres, were raided by French airplanes in thethird week of April. Twent
The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others . NririMAx Prince Kiffin- Rockwell AMERICAN AVIATORS IN FRANCE 271 ON THE WESTERN FRONT While the French with artillery continued to make everyeffort to block the Germans from getting toward Verdun,their comrades in the air were no less busy. Stenay,Longuyon, Montfaucon and Nantillois, in the regions north ofVerdun, and Yifwege, east of the Forest of Houthulst andnortheast of Ypres, were raided by French airplanes in thethird week of April. Twenty-one shells and eight incendiarybombs were dropt on the railway-statioii at Longuyon, whiletwenty-three miles north by east of Verdun five shells weredropt on the station at Stenay on the Meuse, twenty-fivemiles below Verdun, and twelve on bivouacs in the region ofMontfaucon and the station at NantillQis. There were twoair-raids on Vifwege, a small village about seven miles north-east of Ypres. French aerial squadrons during the day andnight bombarded the railroad-station on two occasions. Onthe first thirty and on the second eighteen
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