Show GERMAN AIRCRAFT SUFFER HEAVilY i I PARIS Aug 26 Marked l Marked success by French aircraft Is pointed out In to today's today's today's to- to days day's official communication which In addition to its description of land operations on the various fronts says On the whole front our arr service was particularly active It engaged in ina a number of fights with the tho enemy In which it clearly showed its superiority In the region of the Somme three German machines were brought down Three other machines were bombarded with machine guns at close quarters by our pilots and descended suddenly In damaged condition Near Craon our antiaircraft guns brought down a Fokker which fell felt headlong in its own lines being smashed to bits In tho region of Verdun a German machine was brought down in flames Near Mogeville two others were hit and went down In flames names In the vicinity of Pont-a- Pont Mousson a Fokker was put out of I action Two German captive balloons were I set afire by our airmen one north of the and the other on the Somme front It Is confirmed that on August 23 a German captive balloo balloon was brought down by our antiaircraft guns and fellIn fellIn fell fellin In flames in the region of Verdun Last night an enemy aeroplane dropped eight bombs on Baccarat The material damage was Insignificant One person Is reported slightly wounded |