Progress of the War.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16220, 24 May 1918, Page 6

Progress of the War.

Thoro is litbio news from tlie various theatres of war to-day, and such as there is records no events of importance or significance. A French communique mentions lively patrol activity on tho whole of the Ailctte front, and Sir Douglas Haig refers to raids and counter-raids at certain points on tho British front, but apart from these local movements the lull in the great offensive continues. The aerial warfaro, however, continues without abatement, and Sir Douglas Haig's aviation report bears out the statement of Mr P. G. Kelleway, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions, that we have established material and porsonal superiority in the air. In addition to tho numerous successful activities recorded by Sir Douglas Haig, which include raids on the railway stations at Thiouville, Metz, and Coblentz, on the Rhine, we arc told that since tho commencement of the German offensive 1000 German aeroplanes have been brought down, and over 1000 tons of bombs have been dropped over tho

enemy's lines. The damago to tho enemy's communications by aerial operations on such a vast scale must have been enormous, and it is no doubt largely due to tho Allied aerial activity that tho German High Command has been compelled to delay tho resumption of tho offensive. The Admiralty's report of the gross tonnage lost owing to enemy action during April gives ground for hope that the submarino menace is at last being really overcome.