Show SO 50 British British Airs Airships Make Big Raid on Germans in LONDON Sept 23 23 British troops continued to press pres ward north of the Somme in today's fighting General Hai Hait Hai ported to the war office tonight Some advanced trenches i v occupied In one ole of the tIe greatest aeroplane raids of the recent J fighting fifty English flyers raided rained raid rain ed two important railway Junctions blowing up two ammunition trains There were several other ethel violent ex ex- explosions Three hostile flyers were brought down by the British land bat bat- teries Five of the British flyers are missing Many thrilling aerial duels marked the progress of the British flying armada armada ar are ar- ar mada over the German Germau positions The gains made by the British today presumably were on the Courcelette Courcelette- Flers where General Haig earlier inthe Inthe in inthe the day reported an advance on a ahalt halt half mile milo sector in last laRt nights night's i ing ng In the tile last forty eight hours io rs- rs I Haigs Haig's men have made substantial progress between the tho highways leading toward Bapaume reports from British headquarters headquarters head head- quarters said tonight The Germans apparently have ceased their efforts to drive back the tile French from Combles by counter attacks Tonight's official statement from the French war office reported heavy around Boucha- Boucha and the Berny Belloy-Berny sector but no infantry actions The Tile French reported the repulse of German attacks attacks at at- tacks in the I Havy rainstorms interfered with allied allied al al- al- al lied operations on the Macedonia front yesterday Berlin dispatches tonight reported the Rumanians again on the te offensive in but announced ed German victories in Transylvania On the Russian front there thee has been no important fighting In the last twenty-four twenty hours |