Progress of the War.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16167, 22 March 1918, Page 6

Progress of the War.

The official communiques to-day again record no outstanding developments any of tho theatres of war, and apart from minor operations on the French lines there appear to have been no infantry actions on any of the fighting fronts. On the British front a bad break in tho weather is reported, and this is probably the reason for the lull in the aggressiveness of both sides. A "Washington message states that American officials believe that the Allies aro planning to pool all

' reserves, permitting overwhelming concentrations at selected points that may be attacked, and believe that the initiative on the Western Front nciv rests with the Allies. Whether advantage of this will be taken to forestall any German offensive is. of course, a matter purely for conjecture, but, vs military experts have pointed out, the probability is that the Allies will permit Germany to batter away at their positions, secure in the strength of their defences, and wear the attackers away by the process of attrition. The shipping outlook as reviewed in the House of Commons bv the First Lord of the Admiralty makes interesting reading. The figures he quotes speak for themselves. and will go a long -way towards dispelling any impression that tho submarine campaign might ultimately flchio\ c its avowed object—the bringing of Britain to her knees. The remainder of the news to-day is mainly of a politico-military nature, and gives little indication of the actual trend of events.