Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-10-03 | Page 9 | Royal Air Service Proves its Worth

il AIR SERVICE PRSIIS WORTH Official Press Bureau of the British Admiralty Praises Work Accomplished. (Spcrial Cable by Arrangement with Loudon Dally Telegraph and International News Sen-ice.) LONDON, Oct. 2. The official press bureau of the admiralty tonight issued a statement covering the work of the royal naval air Bervice with the expeditionary expe-ditionary force in France. It says: Advanced bases have been established estab-lished some distance iniand and on several occasions skirmishes have occurred between the armed motor car support of the aeroplane bases and bauds of Uhlans, ail of which have terminated successfully for our forces with considerable Joss to the enemy in killed and in prisoners pris-oners captured. The naval armed cars and aeroplanes aero-planes assisted the French forces of , artillery and infantry on several occasions and during "the course of these actions five officers aDd men of the air service of the royal marines ma-rines and the royal naval volunteer reserve have been reported wounded. wound-ed. The air reconnoissances by the naval air men extended for eons id- j erable distances into the enemy's country. A detached squadron of ! aeroplaues have crossed the Rhino j and made an attack on Dussel- i dorf. It has been previously reported that good work has been accomplished accom-plished in the dropping of bombs ou positions of military importance N and along lines of railway comniu-l comniu-l nication.