Paris, May 31.
Military: circles here neither con~ firmed nor denied the German claim that General Prioux, Commander of the 1st Army Corps, has been captured in Flanders. No report on the sub-ect has been received from the General Staff of the Northern army.
It is pointed out, however, that General Priowx, true to the tradition of the French army, was with those of his troops who were most threatened by the enemy—Havas, Paris, May 30, King Leopold has returned to his palace at Brussels, which the Ger= mans have placed' at his disposal according to a report from the Bel-lan frontier.
while, @ resolution confirming solidarity with the belgian and Allied Governments was passed at a meeting yesterday Presidents and other officials of the Belgian Senate and Chamber here, Numerous Belgian' members Parliament attended, The foyat fate of ihe Kiry and the tegal status of Belgium willie determined by a meeting of the Bel-Parliament on Friday,—Reuter, London, May 31, Despite extravagant Garn only the destroyers. Grotto and Wakeful, a certain small auxili craft, and one small transport, th G89-fon Abukir, have been lost in the operations now in progress in northern France, from where" the Allied forces are at present being withdrawn in face of tierce opposition, according to an oficial announce-
On the other hand, the Germans are said to be suffering heavy. casualties. On Wednesday atone, over 20. German pines are claimed to have been shot down in this area by British "aircraft covering the" with The Grafton and Grenade were 1335-ton destroyers equipped wit, four 4-inch guns—Reuter,
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