Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-25
By The Associated Press.)


 Violent German counter attacks asei rear guard actions in great strength still fail to serve the German high command as barriers to the advance of the allied troops on the Soissons- Rheims salient. True, they have aided somewhat in slowing down the fast pace set by the allies at the commencement of the of fensive. but nevertheless on the three sides of the now U-shaped battle front further important gains have been made.
 Driving slowly but surely south of Soissons, the American and French troops have pushed their fronts far iher eastward toward that part of the Soissons- Chateau Thierry railway line that is still in the hands of the enemy, and. farther south, along both sides of the Ourcu river and the road leading 10 F'ere- -Tardenois, Germany's great storehouse for the supply of her troops 10 the south, important penetrations info enemy held territory have been made until the maximum point where tho allies are fighting near Coincy is bout 10 1-2 miles from atheir point of jepsrturelast- Thursday
 Fighting North of Chateau Thierry. in the Marine region north of Cha SO Q Thierry the Americans and Trench have met with the fiercest brd of resistance, for nere the Ger mar machine gunners and infantry men are striving hard to stay their progress in an. endeavor to extricate large numbers of the German forces who are in danger of capture, and also 10 save part of the enormous quantity oi guns and war materials which it is impossible to get out except by the 1igh roads over the undulating and wooded country.
 Advantage With Allied Troops.
 The advantage in the fighting, how ever. has rested with the amalgamated allied troops. who have pushed on porthward past the village of Epieds and busted the Germans from the greater part of the Chatelet forest In this region the allies now hold the villages of Epieds and Trugny- -Epieds which were captured by the Germans and were recaptured Wednesday in 2 cognter- attack by the Americans Pressing on northward the allies have driven their front beyond Courpoil which lies about three and one-hal miles northeast of Chateau Thierry.
 Along the Marne at several points notably in the region of Charteves ant Jaulgonne and farther east at Ire loup, the allies have put the northern bank of the Marne farther behind then in advances and captured a larg number of cannon and machine gun and considerable war materials.
 Hard Usage for Crown Prince.
 In the region between the Marn and Rheims, where the German crow prince has brought forward large mum bers of picked endorsements to sta the British, French and Italians, hi warriors are meeting with hard usag, Following up the advances of tn French and Italians of Tuesday, tn British immediately to the southwes of Rheims apparently have begun movement which possibly portend good results
 Here the British have overcome strong counter attack and. followt1 t. violent bonn mbardment, and struC the German line at Vrigny for gooc ly gain. This manoeuvre, if. it
 pressed to further advantage, will ser ously menace the Rheims Fishes raj way, a scant three miles to the mort and also will tend materially to Jesse the width of the mouth of the pock through which the Germans are ei dezVoring to retreat from the SNissonl Rheims salient
 Germans in Grave Situation.
 Gauged by the war maps, the ne inroads of the allied troops into u German held territory necessarily ac further to the extreme gravity of u situation of the Germans inside u huge pocket, and with the long ran, guns on both sides of the U heavi smelling them far behind the act1 6ghtng fronts, with airHnen bombil them assiduously, and with the il tsntry attacking them on all sides wi rife and light gun fire. their situati, seemingly is hazardous one.