Show AMERICANS LOOK FOR ALLIED DRIVE EXPECT GEN FOCH TO BEGIN OFFENSIVE SOON WITH WITH TROOPS TROOPS OF SEVEN NATIONS 1 Strenuous Efforts Being Made to Get Gel American Troops Troop Overseas Overseas in in Time Tim to Sli Share re Fully in Satt Battles Battles This his Summer Washington Events on 1 the western battle battle front are arc shaping themselves officers here heie believe not only for tor defeat detent dc de- de- de feat tent of the German drive but for u a offensive counter-offensive b by General General- Foch that nUl may open the road rond to lo au an allied military victory A t wave m-c m of optimism has swept over not only Ameti American nn officials ls put hut also u the c mi military men ruen mein of the allied missions mission in Washington ton Some of them them think it will b be Rome some da days das s yet get before re General Gen Gen- General eral ern I 1 l' l ch can complete his Ins tr troop op dispositions dis- dis p positions ns for a great thru thrust t at nt th the enemy eri nw but bilt others look for tor word Fiord that tha he lie has S struck shuck any allY time Hun Drive Is Defeated The news news news' from the battle front was wa distinctly che cheering Time The British linein lines line in iu the tiie stricken hard Flanders ont front were were holding firmly French r reinforcements rein ln- ln had arrived there making IW practically certain that the the German Germai hire drive toward than tho t o channel ports from frou that direction has been defeated 1 At time the same official announcement announcement announce announce- ment came from that Italian troops were rero already pouring Into France Ilance to shu share c Iii In the crucial struggle there le lils This t added d to o the h he optimism fo foIt forIt for fot fotH It H means that the fighting men nien o ot of France Italy Great Britain America Belgium Portugal and tho the Russian units are being heing massed under one leader leaden lead lead- er et for a mighty blow when the time co comes In e Americans Americans- Do Their Part r r. r There mire are UI lio now tiow limn many Indications of or increased increase I pressure sure toward getting American troops overseas o in In time tim to tp share fully in Iii UI lie tho battles this R summer upon t mn may iest hest time the final issue It I h Is rumored red that Henry Ford FortI marbe may mar maybe be selected to handle 1 airplane in th tine that Charles tr lion n much iu the wa way M. M i. i H 1 lists has h been becu ell placed Jl Ce l in lit charge of |