Arizona republican., 1918-05-19
WAR SUMMARY
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Nearly three weeks have passed since the German offensive, begun March 21, died 'lown at it's final active. point in futile assaults on the Flanders front Every indication, however, points to the probability that the coming week will witness it's renewal.
 The entente allied staffs, so far as their opinion ca1 be learned. appear convinced that tie enemy has about completed his repi ganiZation and re- adjustment of forces and that he is only awaiting Saa:her suitable to his purposes 10 str'ss his new blow.
 Fair weather is reported from the battle front pl:' apparently this IS not to the Ge, mans liking. It Is recalled that h. Mas materially aided in shis drive from St. Quentin n March Dy the fogg3, misty conditions prevailing, during which enemy masses could be moved to tho point selected for the heaviest stroke with out coming under allied aerial ob- servation. It may, therefore, be the enemy purpose to await similar con- ditions before essaying his second great push.
 German public opinion is being pre- pared ,y Char cellor von Hertling and othe-s for the imminence of re- newed neavy fighting.
 Allied Side Confident On the allied side confidence is ex- dressed in the outcome, particularly with the Germans crippled in reserve [, wer through their losses in the eallier attack, while the allies have ] fpf tc from the United States, which day by day, is increasing the number of it's men on the Franco Belgian front. The total mileage on the front held by Americah troops, indeed, is revealed to be the third greatest, the French standing first, the British second and the Americans exceeding the Belgian total.
 While the rival forces arc thus poised for the clash in the west, i'm pt rtant develoDments appear to be impending in ike far cast. German aggression in Russia has reached a point where the entente press Is ! clamorinG for counter measures and some action of the nature is appar- ently about to be taken, at least so far as the fafety of the peace of the far east anl probably of Siberian integrity are concerned.
 The action, it is understood, is to | be confined for the present to China and Japan who, with entente assent are to cooperate in protecting Man. 1 churia, with the possibility that the | operations may be extended into Si- | beria as a more effective defensive measure.
 1 In Great Britain, the Irish ques 1 tion looms large again with the an. nounced discovery of a "treasonablt 1 conspiracy with the German enemy on the part of certain Irishmen anC
 the making of hundreds of arrests
 in Ireland. The persons taken il custody include the Sim Fein or
 ganizations president, most of it other leaders and all the Sim Feil
 members of parliament. The govern
 ment descent upon the Sim Feil headquarters md leading personne
 was sudden and bold and the round ing-up process was not accompaniet by disorders.
 The bringing of the conscriptiol question to a head seems likely t
 result from governments action am
 with it may come the solution o
 the problem as to how far Irelan
 may be counted upon to swell tn
 British man power for the figh
 against Germany, either voluntaril
 or otherwise.
 On the water the only incident 0
 note reported is the sinking of Brit
 ish destroyer by d torpedo from
 German submarine, two of the creN
 of the British vessel being killed.