POST-WAR PROBLEMS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16166, 21 March 1918, Page 7

POST-WAR PROBLEMS.

A LEAGUE OF NATIONS. DISCUSSION IN THE HOUSE Of LORDS. 4th YEAR—232nd DAY.

THE WESTERN THEATRE. THE GREAT OFFENSIVE. HUGE CONCENTRATIONS IN FLANDERS. (By Cable. —Press Association.—Copyright.) ("The Times.") AMSTERDAM, March 18. The congestion of troops in Flanders has reached the practical limit. Half a million reserves are around Ghent alone. The Germans arc loudly repeating tho 1014 boast: —"We are going to Calais." (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received March 20th, 9.45 p.m.) COPENHAGEN, March 19. Tho German General Staff has invited neutral correspondents to attend officially on the "Western front. The correspondents will go to the front on "Wednesday. BRITISH AND BELGIAN REPORTS. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.' (Neuter's Tclegrnms.) (Received March 21st, 12.20 a.m.) LONDON. March 19. Sir Douglas Haig reports: — "We drove off raiders north-east of Armenticres. Enemy artillery is active at Ypres. Cambrai, Yermelles, tho La Basseo Canal, and Armcntieres. / "We dropped nine tons of bombs on billets, dumps, and tho Busigny railway station; als6 on two aerodromes. "Tho air fighting has been most intense, and between largo formations. "Wo brought down 28 enemy machines, and 12 of ours are missing. "Our night-fliers bombed two aerodromes. All the machines rcturnod." A Belgian communique states: — "All our advanced trench elements into lyliich the Germans penetrated yesterday. in the region of Nienport, havo been recovered. "Enemy attempts to capture our advanced posts at Beverdyk were iepulsed. Numerous enemy dead were found in the re-occupied trenches."

WITH THE FRENCH FORCES. (Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association.) (B-euter's Telegrams.) LONDON, March 19. A French, communique states: — "Wo repulsed the enomy north of Juvincourt and south-east of Corbeny 3 after lively fighting. There is heavy reciprocal artillery lire, especially m the Samogncux and Bczonvaux districts and between Bures, Badonvillers and iorrainc.'' Another French communique statos: "A dotachment penetrated tho onomy lines in tho Rheims region to a depth «f a kilometre, and destroyed numerous occupied dugouts. "The onemy at midnight, after a sharp artillery preparation, attempted a coup-de-main north-east of Tillery, which hroke down under our fire. "There has been a violent artillery duel on tho right hank of tho Meuse:" PARIS, March 19. French Headquarters report that the centre of activity has now been shifted to the Meuse. The hie French rinds mentioned in yesterday s communique were directed against sectors ivhero the enemy had completed all preparations for attack. As a result of tlie raids the enemy's dommunications were so thoroughly smashed that it will he many weeks before ho can attack from these places. (Received March 20th. 11.25 p.m.) LONDON. March 19. A French communique states:— "There is a livejy artillery action on the right bank of tho Meuse between Bares and Bedonvillers: also in Lorraine $nd at some points in Upper Alsace." THE BALKAN FRONT. GERMANS PREPARING TO ATTACK. (Australian and N.Z, Cable Association.) WASHINGTON, Mfirch 19. Balkan diplomats have roceivod advices indicating that the Germans are heavily concentrating preparatory to a drive at Salonica.