GREAT BATTLES IN THE WEST

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3039, 28 March 1917, Page 5

GREAT BATTLES IN THE WEST

GERMAN LINE THREATENED BY . FLANK MOVEMENT

WILL AMERICA FIGHT?

PREPARATIONS I TRAI

RUSSIA. SETTLING n DOWN

The 'Allies' success in the West is. steadily maintained, and the situation everywhere is developing ia their favour. The French, war oritios, who probably know a good deal more than |is revealed in the published dispatches, anticipate tremendous developments, eclipsing in importance and scope the victory at the Marno, may bo expected immediately. The German line is said to be seriously, threatened by a flank, move by the Allios, and desperate efforts are being made by the enemy to check tnoir further advance,' which now imperils the Hindenburg line of defenoe. In America tho course of events continues ±o bear every appearance of determined purpose. Changes have been made in the Army High Command, and certain measured taken for the more effective direction, of 'the- arms's organisation for war. . From Galveston comes sensational news of aGerman invasion plot. It js Bi&Jed that Germans have been flitting across {he Mexi* cam border at the rato of a thousand evory day, and thai sm. army at 150,000, composed entirely of Germans, has been planned for a desconfc upon Mexico, there to join up with tie strongest faction iu that disrupted country, take control of the Government, eeizo American and British property, and invade tho United States. I» Russia- the settling-down process continues aSmid various distracting eide issues.- A significant sign of the times is the arrival of ontliusiastio deputations from the front, convoying messages of loyalty -to liho cause of :the Provisional Government of iho Revolution.