Arizona republican., 1918-03-11
WAR REVIEW
 OF THE DAY
[RepubIican A. p. Leased Wire1

Newton D. Baker, the American secretary of war has successfully passed through the submarine zone and reached a French port
 The continuation of the patrol at Jacks by the Germans all along the western front in France and Belgium indicates that their line having beer, heavily reinforced, the day is not far distant when the entente armies and the American forces will be asked to withstand thrusts of a more serious nature
 Gauged by the firmness of the Brit ish, French and Americans in meet ing the enemy assaults in the last few days, and the feeling of optimism that prevails from headquarters staffs to the men in the trenches a warm re- ception may be expected by the enemy when he launches his attack.
 On Swiss Frontier
 In the past fortnight from Belgium to the Swiss frontier the Germans have essayed minor attacks in nearly all of which they have been beaten before they reached the entente trenches. Where a footing. luckily was obtained, the German tenure of the position generally was short lived, for
 
 Everything in the way of modern warfare-even all the cunning devices of "frightfulness" which the German mind has invented, not emitting liquid fire-has been tried against the Americans, but nowhere has the en- emy been able to dent the front held by General Pershing's men. On the contrary, the Americans have an swered all the German offensives with a spirit of great bravery and, all l though they have suffered some cas- ualties they have made the enemy | feel the effects of their guns and rifle fire. One thing that has been apparent in all the affrays that have occurred in that strip of territory be- tween the trenches known as No Mans land is that the Germans do not like coming into hand to- hand encounters with the Americans and invariably give ground in the face of 1 their vicious do- or die attacks.
 In Northern Italy
 As in France and Belgium, the ac- tivity along the entire fighting front in northern Italy is heightening, and here also the patrol engagements and the artillery duels seemingly signal ized the approach of bitter fighting. Doubtless with the spring thaw the enemy will endeavor to force his way from the mountain regions out upon the plains of Venetia and also to cross the Piave river and from a june tion with his northern armies
 Here, however, the Italians having been reinforced by the British and French, sanguinary encounters may be expected.
 From Russia
 Little additional information has come through concerning the situa- tion in Russia as regards either Great Russia, Little Russia or East ern Siberia. Reports from Sweden say that force of German infantry and artillery has invaded Finland landing at Apo from the Aland is lands The Cossack leader, General Semanoff. is endeavoring to put down the opposition of the Bolsheviki along the Trans Siberian railway in East Siberia. The Japanese foreign mn ister has declined in the diet tc discuss the subject of Japan's inter- vention in Siberia.
 British airmen have successfully bombarded the Daimler motor fac tory at Stuttgart, where for a long time the intensive manufacture o1 airplanes and airplane motors has been in progress. Munitions factories and the railway station also were bombed during the attack, which was carried out in broad daylight.