Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-05
GERMANS UNDER PRESSURE
 IN BELGIUM AND FRANCE
(By The Associated Press. )

Forsaken by all her champions in arms, Germany, the power that hoped to be able to dominate the world by force, is at the threshold of acknowl- edging utter defeat.
 The terms accepted by Austria Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey have shorn all these states of power. Those
 imposed upon Germany surely will be less severe in rendering that country powerless to resume hostilities, even in the far distant future
 Meanwhile pending the presentation of the dictum of the allies the Ger man armies in Belgium and France are the only ones left of the Teutonic allied group which are under attack. And they are being sorely tried In the Italian theater the Austro- Hun garians, utterly crushed, havmg lost thousands of men killed and 300 900 taken prisoner, are standing bewil- dered before the victorious Italian, French, British. American and Czecho- Slovak armies. Respite from further punishment was given them Monday afternoon at o'clock Northern Italy 1 again is Italian. and Trent, Triest and other places which the Italians always l have claimed as their own are donni- mated by the Italians and fly the tri- color of the kingdom.
 ! Almost all of the Adriatic coast line now is in the hands of the Italians anu Albania is all but cleared of the defeated Austro- -Hungarians Like wise eastern Serbia is freed of the enemy, and few days more doubtless will see the remainder Of the strag- gIing Austro- -Hungarians making their way out of the western part of the | kingdom across the Save river into their own territory. As for Bulgaria and Turkey. they no more are menac- | ing.
 | Over a front of thirty miles in northwestern France Field Marshal liaig's armies have delivered mighty blow against the Germans and torn into their positions over wide fronts, capturing important strategic points of the enemy line and taking more than 10000 prisoners. Of particular value in the general plan of driving the Germans out of the invaded region was an advance of more than three miles across the Sambre Canal, which leaves Field Marshal Haig's men set upon good ground for a further dash eastward.
 Meanwhile the French and Ameri- cans on the southern part of the line are keeping up their intensive opera tions in the great converging move ment which, if its progress continues
 is likely to end the battle before tht Germans are able to reach their bor- der. Particularly notable have beer
 the new gains of the Americans west
 of the Mouse over their entire front
 Opposite Stenay in the Mouse valley
 they have an excellent footing for fur.
 ther progress up the river toward tht
 important German lines of communi cation in the north. In the center tht
 American lines now stand twelve
 miles south of Sedan. In the lates
 operations large numbe%S of additiona Germans have been made prisoner anC
 many villages have been liberated
 The Anglo-American guns now ar dominating the Thionville-M -Montmedy
 Mezieres- -Hirson railway, the cuttin!
 of which will rob the Germans of thei main line of communication from tn south and place in jeopardy the larg number of enemy troops inside the bi , sack. The strong opposition whicl last week was imposed against tn French and Americans has died dow
 almost completely and rear guard ac
 tiUns on the part of the enemy pre- .. dominate,