Show FOE PLANS TRIPLE I BLOW BELIEF I OF EXPERTS Offensive in France Italy and by Navy Expected by Allies By H Henry enry G G. Wales International News Service Staff Cor Cor- respondent LONDON May 14 Military H.-Military Military experts are unanimous in the belief that a triple enemy blow is impending on on the sea in France and in Italy It is believed that the war council attended by the kaiser falser alser and Emperor Charles and which had representation from the army and navy as well wen re resulted resulted re- re suited in the ramification of Luden- Luden dorff's dorff s plans until they now embrace a drive by the German high seas fleet while all the German and Austrian reserves on land are thrown into the fighting The Hindenburg combination com corn commands the navy as well as the army Being a soldier of ot the theland theland theland land HIndenburg Is naturally willing willingto to sacrifice the navy to Increase the chances of ot a military success The bottling up of Ostend and Zeebrugge Zeebrugge Zeebrugge Zee- Zee brugge has cut in half the enemy's opportunities opportunities opportunities op op- op- op for naval operations leavi leaving leav leav- i big ing g only points of departure and and- refuges considerably northward but buton buton buton on the other hand Germany is freed of or concern from th the Baltic and is able to concentrate all her sea strength In the North sea The German reichstag is reported to tobe tobe tobe be clamoring over the inactivity of the fleet and the failure of ot the submarines to starve England or prevent American American Ameri Amen can armies from arriving in France It is practically certain that American Ameri Amen can naval units would take part inthe inthe in inthe the battle if it takes place German mine fields planted in the indicate preparations for a retreat if th the German fleet is defeated Gothenburg fishermen refuse refus to brave the German mine fields remaining remain remain- ing ng in port Twenty-one Twenty Swedish trawlers returned to port fearing to risk themselves among the mines Archibald Hurd the famous naval expert on the Dally Daily Telegraph de declares declares de- de clares dares that the answer to the German submarines is the destroyer and the mine mine The allies aUles including the United States were formerly the weakest in that direction After the war however however however how how- ever they will learn the debt caused by the cooperation of the American navy not only in conveying ying but in infighting infighting fighting submarines If the naval po position po- po is improving writes Mr Hurd it itis itis is due to the American America and British fleets Regarding the possibility of a naval nasal battle the strength of the grand fleet has been maintained and some of the finest finest of of Americas America's battleships are now associated with it I I |