BRITISH SUPPLY OF SHELLS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIX, Issue 251, 22 October 1915, Page 5

BRITISH SUPPLY OF SHELLS.

NOT YET UNLIMITED.

(Received Oct. -22, 1.40 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 21

The Times says that, despite the great amount of high-explosive shells expended in the Loos advance, the supply was not exhausted. The gunners had more ammunition in hand thian was expected at the end of the fight. In seme cases supplies were greater at tho end of the struggle than at the beginning, owing to the excellent transport arrangements, but-an unlimited supply for completely beating down the German entrenchments is still nnattained. About 1,000,000 British workers are now employed in mating munitions, and about 5000 skilled engineers have been brought back from the trenches.