Show R 01 I 1 ERY OF SEA FIBER EVER allies grip on the enemy constantly increasing AS NAVAL EXPERT VIEWS IT seven million tons of shipping enter or leave british ports porta monthly supplies ara being carried in great er ep volume than a year ago submarine menace being held strength of allied armies growing rapidly the ne necessity of peeping keeping an eye ey upon apon the importance of sla sea power in the present conflict despite the close attention claimed by the land battle ta Is emphasized by archibald hurd the naval expert writing la in the london dally daily telegraph we have been apt during the recent offensives on the western front mr hurd writes to overlook other aspects of the war notably the fundamental factor which Is sea power after a period of fifteen months during which our strength in ships has baa steadily etea dlly declined the downward tendency now has been definitely arrested not only la Is our sea power increasing but our grip on the enemy la Is firmer than at any previous period of the me war tons of shipping sen seen en million tons of shipping en ter or leave our ports monthly luch buch ship Is 13 the target for enemy submarines vet there have been das in the unsent week when the enemy has not secured al single ship twelve mouths months ago we ke were nere with difficulty maintaining one stream of traffic namely that which brought us food and raw material materI aV today sup blits are flowing through this main atter la in greater volume than a year ago at the same saine time another stream of traffic has started and merchant shipping has been made available for the greatest transport movement which has ham eer been carried out tor three months pat past american troops have hen ben coming across the atlantic by tens of thou thousands bands far faster than at any time the balance be tinen wt in the allies and the ceafy al po powers Is being adjusted in favor of the former reason for confidence viewing the war in its various aspects navel naval military and economic we have every reason for confidence the tide Is distinctly turning and turn ing let us hope for the jast time tha th submarine menace Is being held the th allied armies are increasing in rela tive strength the food position ol oi this country of france and of italy if 1 improving and shipbuilding both in fri british and american yards Is proceeding at a greatly accelerated pace there Is as assurance brance that by the end of december at least tons will haap been put luto the water here and in the united states and that figure may be considerable exceeded on the other hand the eremya sinh ings of british and allied tou ringa have been so considerably reduced ow ing to the activities of the allied navies and the courage and resource of their Iner chaut seamen that it Is practically certain there in will ill be a balance of shipping on the right side ride ta la a word mord the relative naval milt mill tary and economic strength of the al lies Is steadily increasing at a moment when toe the enemy Is feeling the curdula tive effects ot of the blockade maintained over a period of nearly four years with inci ensing stringency and of tha war on land which not only has re suited in heay casualties but has hag drained the central powers of industrial workers |