The Sentinel=record., 1918-07-23
WAR AT A GLANCE
(By the Associated Press.)

 The drive of the American and French forces into the Soissons- Rheims salient between Soissons and the region of the Marne continues. The Germans at some points are counter attacking desperately, but their ei- forts thus far have proved futile in mere than impeding the advance.
 Further ground has been gained by the allied forces south of Soissons in the center of the line along the Ourcq river and north and east of Chateau lrhierry. Additional large numbers Of Germans have been made prisoner and numerous quantities of guns and war materials have been captured.
 In the Marne region the American troops on the northern bank of the stream are we'll on the heels of the between Charteves and Gland. At last reports their advance had been pushed virtually four miles from their old position on the southern bank and they were pressing the enemy north ward in the direction of FeIe- en- Tar denois, possibly with the intention of endeavoring to link up with the French forces proceeding eastward along the Ourcq.
 Farther east along the Marne the French have been enabled to throw forces across to the northern bank of the stream.
 Severe fighting is in progress be- tween the British, French and Italian troops and the enemy southwest of Rheims, where the British have made a further advance, while in Cham naigne to the east of Rheims the French are reported to have gained all their old front line positions be- tween the river Suippes and the town of Massiges.
 The German defensive has noticeab- ly stiffened on the western side of the Rheims -Soissons salient, but, all though large numbers of reserves have been thrown into the fighting, the maneuvers seem to be more in the nature of a strong rear guard action designed to help the large forces of the enemy in Chateau Thierry to escape northeastward, than a purpose to stand and give battle with the ultimate aim of holding or beating back the Franco-American troops.
 That the Germans now realize to the full that the allies have the upper hand in the battle seems apparent from reports that they are burning and destroying large quantities of am intuition and war materials, through out the entire salient, which they mayo found it impossible to move owing to the rapid strides of the allies across various of their lines of communica- tions and the domination of others by the allied big guns These guns now are throwing shells far behind the lines searching out the entire coun- try side, while allied aeroplanes are harrying the retreating columns with machine gun fire.
 The efforts of the Germans to retard the Franco American forces were particularly heavy Monday in the re- zion of Grisolles and Beau St. Ger main. respectively northwest and north of Chateau Thierry and to the east of Chateau Thierry where the Amer jeans are giving them battle. On all three sectors the enemy lost further ground and his forces in the Chateau 'Thierry pocket IN ere therefore placed in greater jeopardy.
 Realizing the seriousness of his pre- ,dicament the eGrman crown prince is said to have sent out distress sig nals to Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, whose men are facing the British army in France and Flanders, asking for aid Rupprecht dispatched several divisions of his reserves to the south to help his imperial cousin, but to offset this Field Marshal Haig imr mediately detached an equal number of divisions of picked British troops from Picardy and moved them into the battle area southwest of Rheims.