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Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 2732, 1 June 1915, Page 2

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SHORTAGE OF SHELLS DISPROVED. AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE. (Received Juno 1, 9 a.m.; London, May 31. Tho Morning Post's correspondent in the north of Franco made it his particular business to inquire into the shell supply- for tho army, and says that he was assured from a number ' of reliable sources that the artillery was doing splendidly ; and, while high explosive shells were certainly required iv an ever increasing quantity, the situation was altogether exaggerated in some quarters. To quote an expression from the front, the correspondent goes on to say, ''\Yj3 are dynamiting our way through the German defences in much the same way as the French are blowing their parapets to ' bits, and we are doing it rapidly and ; we]]," In certain instances Aye' have got into the German trenches and had the occupants trembling for fear. Their dugouts and trenches were concreted and steel plated; notwtthstand- : ing this, they were rendered absolutely untenable. I find among tho soldiers widespread indignation against ' the attacks on Earl Kitchener, and it is logically urged that if the matter ] is really meant as patriotically serious, represents tons iv the right' quarter would be sufficient to call attention to any grievance." | From other sources it is stated that tho alleged scandal over the shortage of shells has been grossly exaggerated for political purposes,'and that the crisis was solely the result of personal quarrels at the Admiralty and the War Office. * I