"The tog of one pilot who made ree attacks onthe Marelll works star 'The weather was hazy, no clouds, visibility fair, 'The moon' was of no assistance in the attack. "Flares were dropped which showed up the target to advantage. The frst stick bombs started four tires and caused two "large explosions. The second stick cotised bright blue and white explosions. The third stick caused 14 fires i Tine."
"Another pilot arrived 19 minutes Iter. Ho had had an exciting journey, for his oxygen supply partlily failed when he was over the Alps and he Was uble to obtain very little oxygen while he was flying. three miles "Up, carried on, however, and got over The Ruman.ians, it was further understood, emphasize their desire to Femain at peace with Russia and have evacuated the border area for a depth of several kilometres.
Although official confirmation of the settlement of the Bessarabian situa tion was still lacking, an official source told the United Press that "we are under the impression that the matter has already been settled. No Ineldents have been reported in the ast 24 hours, hence tension has con Sidevably decreased.
According to unconfirmed reports, Russian and Rumanian troops clashed In the frontier district of Dorohol, in Bukovina, yesterday. The Propaganda Ministry declined to confirm or deny the reports. One version said 100 were Killed and six Rumanifu planes were shot down during the day. Another version said 70 were killed and one Rumanian plane lost.
Meanwhile, the German and Tal Ministers to Rumania left the capital for Rome and Berlin yesterday and well Informed quarters believed thei departure indicated that Germany and Holy were pressing for a solu tion of the Transylvania question be. fore the Balkan tinder box could explode. (The German and. talion Ministers to Hungary lett Budapest for" Salsburg last wight) United Press British Mercantile Losses Announced London, Aug. 27.
It fs authoritatively announced that riereantile losses for the week end August 18-19. were 10 British ships {olalting 41,75 tons, one Allied ship of 7,802 tons and two neutral ships aggregating 4,134 tons, making a total of, 82,609 tons.
This figure is slightly above the weekly average for the previous 49 weeks, namely, slightly over 50,000 tons, The average British tosses are between 26,000" and 28,000 tons, 'The Germans claim to have sunk 151,711 tons, "which figure is nearly three times' the actual losses."
German tonnage losses are said to }ount to about 923,000 tons. und Mahan 264,000, making a total of 1,187,000 tons—Reuter.
Fires were already burning at Sesto San Giovanni and " seat cloud white smoke, which was drifting upwards to nearly' 6,000 feet, guided him to the target. "The moon wax covered by a layer of high cloud une there was a haze partly. shrewding the factory, but he made the attack and the bombs. caused new fires. the west side of the works."—United Press,
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