6 JULY 1918, Page 9

The Independent Air Force, which devotes itself to the bombing

of German railway stations and munition works, has been excep- tionally active during the past week. Our bombing squadrons thrice attacked Mannheim on the Rhine between last Saturday and Monday night. They visited Treves twice, as well as Coblenz, Landau, Hagenau, and Thionville, which is a most important railway junction. The enemy, unlike our Government, does not publish truthful casualty-lists after air raids, but.. there is good reason to believe that the cumulative effect, both material and moral, produced by our bombing squadrons on the industrial towns in the Rhine Valley is very considerable indeed. It is of the greatest importance that these attacks should be continued.