Paris, Nov. 3.
PORADIC artillery fire characterized a generally quiet night on the front, the French General Staff communique reported this morning. Yesterday, a twin-engined German scouting plane was shot down in French territory by a British fighter, the communique added.
"Our patrols were active during the day between the Blies and the Rhine," said last night's brief French Headquarters communique.
Chased by persistent British fighters over Staple, near Haze-brock, a German bomber was pursued over French territory and there shot down in fight at a low-altitude shortly before noon yesterday. The British craft directed heavy fire on the German bomber as soon as they caught up with it.
Their streams of bullets penetrated the plane's armour and hit a vital spot. The bomber then dived to the ground, crippled. One wing hit an obstruction and its 8ndercarriage was knocked off by a hedge near
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