A scouting force of light cruisers and destroyers under Commodore Tyrwhitt engage 11 enemy destroyers off Harwich, and chase them back to Zeebrugge. May 12 (Sat.) Arras Front:--The British capture important enemy positions and the greater part of Bullecourt (see May 17). Zeebrugge is bombarded by British naval forces. May 14 (Mon.) Great Britain:--Sir Eric Geddes is appointed Controller at the Admiralty. The British gain ground north of Gavrelle, and capture Rœux. The Isonzo Front:--The Italians assume the offensive from Gorizia to Plava. May 15 (Tues.) General Pétain succeeds General Nivelle as Commander-in-Chief of the French army; he is succeeded by General Foch as Chief of Staff. The Isonzo Front:--The Italians advance on the slopes of Monte Santo. British naval forces destroy the Zeppelin L 22 in the North Sea. An Austrian naval force sinks 14 British drifters in the Adriatic and escapes to harbour. May 16 (Wed.) It is announced that Major-General J. L. van Deventer is appointed to supreme command in East Africa, in succession to Major-General Hoskins (see Jan. 28). Russia:--M. Miliukoff resigns: a Coalition Government is formed, with Prince Lvoff as Premier and M. Kerenski as War Minister. The end of the First Battle of Arras (see April 9). May 17 (Thur.) Honduras breaks off diplomatic relations with Germany. The British complete the capture of Bullecourt on the Siegfried line (see May 12). The Isonzo Front:--The Italians win the western slopes of Monte Santo. U.S.A. destroyers reach British waters. May 18 (Fri.) The Isonzo Front:--The Italians win the highest peak of Monte Vodice. May 19 (Sat.) Nicaragua breaks off diplomatic relations with Germany. The Russian Coalition Government issues a declaration repudiating a separate peace. May 20 (Sun.) The French advance near Moronvilliers and take 1000 prisoners: the end of the Second Battle of the Aisne (see April 16). May 22 (Tues.) The Hungarian Premier, Count Tisza, resigns. May 23 (Wed.) The Isonzo Front:--The Italians advance on a wide front on the Southern Carso, and capture important positions and 9000 prisoners. A Zeppelin raid on East Anglia. May 24 (Thur.) The Isonzo Front:--The Italians make further progress on the Southern Carso. May 25 (Fri.) The Isonzo Front:--The Italians continue to advance on the Southern Carso. A raid by 17 German aeroplanes on Folkestone; three German aeroplanes are brought down on the return journey by British naval airmen from Dunkirk. H.M.S. _Hilary_ (armed merchant cruiser) is sunk by a submarine in the Atlantic. May 26 (Sat.) The British hospital ship _Dover Castle_ is sunk by a submarine in the Mediterranean (6 lives lost). May 27 (Whit Sunday) The Isonzo Front:--The Italians reach the third Austrian line of defence; San Giovanni is captured. May 28 (Mon.) French Socialists resolve to attend the Stockholm Conference (see June 1). May 29 (Tues.)