, 1916-12-02
SUPPLEMENT- TO ST. CRoIx AVIS, No. 81 2p DECEMBER 1916.

al Bots de Bizet. north of Armentiers".
Paris, Nov. 29th.-The bulletin issued by
the War Office tonight reads. "a German
attack on one of our small posts at La Fills
Morte was repulsed. Grenade lighting and
intermittent canponading occurred on tAs
rest OF the front more actively in the sector II
Douaumont aud Vaux." Belgian communi-
cation ssThare is nothing particular to report.
Bucharest. Nov. 29th.-The official com
munication issued today by thu Roumanian
War Office, said northern and northwestern
fronts there have been intense artillery bom'
basdmeuts over the whole trout. An enc.
nv attack in the Prahova Valley has been
repulsed. Yes ern front. There has been
rife firing along the Danube, especially in
the direction of Olyentsa. Dobrudja front.
The situation is unchanged"
London, Nov. 29th.-Undar the Defence
of the Realm Act the Board of Trade, an
nounces that from December Ist. it will
assume control Of all the coal mines in South
Wales. A Committee has been appointed
representing the Board of Trade, the Home
Office aud the Admiralty for the admins
trntion of mines and will meet tomor-
row to consider the question of wages.
Censored at Jamaica.)
Sofia, November 2Sth. Heavy attacks by
Entente forces GU the Macedonian front
both III the Monastir region and in thu Var
dar Valley were repulsed by German and
Bulgarian troops. The text OF the statement
follows: After violent artillery fire the enemy
attacked several times on the front running
from Ternow northwest of Monastir through
height NJ. 1248 north of Monastir, height
No. 1850 in the beud of the Cerna and the
height Near the Village OF Grunlshte. he
peated attacks along the whole front We're
sanguinarily repalsed by the Bulgarian and
German troops assisted by powerful artillery.
The enemy losses were enormous, hundreds
of bodies lying before our positions. In
front OF the sectors of one battalion OF the
51st. Infantry regimsut we counted more
than 800 enemy bodies. No less ferrous
we're tie euemY attacks and artillery IRE Ia
the Vardar Valley. Here the enemy attack
ed with desperation near Luke Duiran, but
was saaguinarily repulsed. leaving q great
/ number OF dead on the battlefield. We cap
tured six machine-guns, numerous rifles and
other material.
London. November 29th.-Admiral Sir
John r. Jellicoe, commander of the British
feet. was today appointed First Sea Lord
of the Admiralty, being succeeded IN COM
mand of the Grand Fleet by Vice Astnirai
Sir David Beatty, WAC commanded the Bril-
fish Battle Cruiser Squadron in the Jutland
naval battle. Admiral Sir HenryB. jackson.
the present First Sea Lord, has been ap-
pointed President of the Royal Naval Col
lege at Greenwich. The announcement OF
the change of command Of the British Grand
Fleet was made this afternoon in the House
of Commons by Mr.. A. j. Balfour, First Lord
of the Admiralty. Mr.. Baltour said there
would be consequential changes also in the
board of the Admiralty. The vital changes
in the management of the navy announced
TO-DAY will be greeted enthusiastically by the
country. They were not unexpected. as re-
gently there has been q demand for an lnfu-
sion OF new life into the sea lords at White
hall. Sir David Beatty's promotion to tue
command of the Grand Fleet gives the Gov
ernment's answer to criticisms mostly from
abroad that he showed rashness in the way
he threw his battlecruiser squadron into the
Ju,land fight.
Berlin. November 2oth.-Two large RSus-
sian transports bound from Helsingfors for
Revel. were sunk in the latter part OF sOcto-
Der az the result, it is believed, OF striking .
mine, says a despatch from stockholm to the
Overseas News Agency. The Transports it
:, s.;d Rad thu entire A2Sth gima on