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BRITISH AND FRENCH

CAPTURES.

Lopos, May 14. Heuters Correspondent at Friescht Hendquarters states that the French and Britishy cuptures, since the beginning of the offensive, froin. April to May 12, were:--

Prisoners (of whois

"970 are officers)....... 49,370

Guts

Trench Mortar

„Machine Guns,.....

440

*388

040

These do not include the number

of guns and machine-guns put out of action.

REPORTS FROM THE BATTLEFIELD IN FRANCE.

TONDON, May-14.

Tield-Marshal Sir Dougins Haig reports: "We repubëd raids last night | north-east of Epny, and to the north of Ypres, taking a few

prisoners. We progressed in Roeux village.

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A French communiqué states- Strong Gerusan teonnaissances at- tempting to rough our lines at various points broke down completely under our fire. The enemy xoffered important losses and we took prisoners.

GERMAN ADMISSION OF BRITISH SUCCESS.

Hector.

THE MACEDONIAN FRONT.

SERBIAN SUCCESSES.

"CHANGES AT THE

ADMIRALTY

NEW COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF CHINA STATION.

Losboy, May 14." Sir Edward Carson, First Lord of The Admiralty, announced the fol- lawing changes in the Board of Adeninday :--

Admiral Folliene to have the addi- ;' tiomil title of Chiel of the Naval Staff..

Vice Admiral Oliver, at present Chief of Staff, 'to be an arki- tional member of the Board with the title of Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff. Rear-Admira Dut, ut present in charge of the Anti-Submarine Department, to be an additional ember of the Board with the title of Assistant Chief of the, Naval Staff.

Rear Admiral Halsey, at preseеt Fourth Sun Lord, to be Third Sen Lord, in succession to Vice Adiniral Tudor, who will". appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Chin Station.

Str Eric Geddes, at present-

Director-General of Transports

to be an additional member of the Bourd Bear-Adbijal. Tothill becomes Fourth Seu Lord in place of Admiral Halsey.

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Meanwhile the process of strength-

new

LONDON, May 14.

ening the Naval Staff by the addi. A, Berlin official announcement admits that the British have forcedative service is being continued.

dow of efficers transferred from.

an entrance into Roeux. A fierce

Sir Edward Carson explaining fr battle continue it says, at Bulle the House of Common the court. There is increasing artillery Admiralty appointments, said the- activity in thy pres-Wytschuete changes had a two-fold object. The first was to free the First Sen Lord und the Hends of the Naval Stuff as far as possible froin, administr tive work in order that they might concentrate their attention on f portant issues relating to the Naval conduct of the war The second object was to strengthen the ship building and production departments of the Admiralty by providing an which supplied the Army with muni organisation comparable to that

tion It was further intended to develop and utilac to the beat advan tage the whole shipbuilding resources of the country and as far as possible concentrate the whole organisation under one authority.

LONDON, May 14.

A., Serbian communiqué dated the 12th int states: There has been violent artillery duel s'ong our whole frout. We carried more trenches in the region of Dobropolja" and heavily repulsed violent Sounter-attacks.

OPERATIONS IN TURKEY

IN ASIA.

BUISIANS RETIRE. ACROSS THE

DIALA

Diala.

LONDON, May 14

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Sir Erie Geddes had been chosen

for this position and he would be responsible for the fulfilling of the

A. Russian official report, received by wireless, states i

shipbuilding requirements of

f the Southward of Erzingan the Kurds Ministry of Shipping. For this pur- Admiralty, the War Office and the repulsed one of our companies. We

pose the staff of the three depart repelled a Kurd attack near Belumer.ments would be placed under bis Under superior Turkish pressure control. As the duties for which he we retired to the left bank of the will be responsible to the Admiralty would include not only shipbuilding, CONFERENCES OF THE TOUTON but the production, of arme and munitions it was necessary that his touch with the Admiralty should be AMSTERDAM, May 14

close and intimate Fence bir op Dr. Bethmann-Hollweg lunched pointment as a member of the with the Emperor and Empress of Admiralty Board. He would also by Austris and diced with Count Czernisciated with the Ministry of Ship- nin, afterwards returning to Berlin ping as a member of the Shipping where the conferences.continue.

POWERS.

RECENT""" MILITARY NEEDS

GERMANY

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Mr. Runciman asked whether the duty of supervising the construction

of merchant shipping would be trara.

to the Admini

AMSTERDAM, May 14 ferred from the Shipping Controller Bailway travelling in Germany was restricted between the 18th and 29th April owing to military needs.

RDBILFOUR MEE COLONELT

Sir Edward Carson said that Sar Eric Geddes would uct with the Shipping Controller and added Sir Erle Gedder mout