Brussels, Dec. 22.
The Government has protested to Germany against flights by German planes over Belgium.
Belgian fighters and anti-aircraft batteries drove off foreign planes which flew over various parts of the country yesterday, it is officially announced.
Encounters occurred over the province of Liege.
At Bruges a German plane which was engaged by a Belgian patrol opened fire without effect.—Reuter.
Activity on Western Front f Paris, Dec. 21 Air operations took the spotlight along the war front today with warplanes active in the Alsace and Lor-rame regions, a French Headquarters communique stated this evening—avas.
Germans Bring Down French Plane Berlin, Dec. 22.
A German pursuit plane shot down French reconnaissance plane near Tirnasens yesterday shortly after the French craft had crossed the German frontier, a German High Command communique said last night.
The Communique also announced "slightly more intense artillery fire"
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the West Front yesterday—United
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