The Sentinel=record., 1918-08-06
(By the Associated pressJ

tBy the Associated PfeSS.)
 The Germans now are Imposing strong opposition to the further ad- vance of the allied troops along the Vesle river from the east of Soissons to the region west ot Rheims.
 Meantime, however, the main hodies of the enemy army continue to the north Of which stream they hope somewhere to reach haven ot safety from the persistent onslaught of the American, French; British ai.d Italian troops, who in less than three weeks have all hut plotted out the Soissons- Rheims salient.
 Notwithstanding the bringing into play by the enemy of large numbers of machine guns and artillery Of heavier calibre the employment of large numbers of picked troops, in- cuding the well tried Prussian guards, and the iBavarians; and in spite of the fact that the rains have sent the vesle out of bounds, and turned the lowlands into quagmires, the Ameracsn and the other allied troops have forced crossings of the river at a number of new points and on the north side of the stream are engaging the enemy.
 The latest French communication, which recently has been extremely rnodaof in chronioling o,aine p,oda hv the allies, says that Monday saw cnly local engagements and that the situation on the battlefront is with out change. Correspondents with the allied headquarters, however, assert that at several points between Sernioise, which lies to tine east of Soissons and Fismes, and between Fisms and Muizon, the French and Americans have taken further ground across the Vesle and have nulhfied German counter attacks delivered in an endeavor to recoup the losses. Between Muizon and Champigny, the Prussian Guard and the Bavarians again suffered casualties in their ef
 
 The Germans jealously are guard ing this particular part of the line. an advance through which to any considerable depth would compel them entirely to lose their hold on the territory in which they are en- trenched around the shell torn city of Rheims. An addition to the heavy infantry action here, violent bom- llardments are also in progress.
 It is not expected in allied milt- tary circles that 1t is the purpose of the Germans to turn about and face their enemies south of the Aisne.
 The hill region in the north of the Aisne-probabiy the old Chemin des- Danes battlefront~-is considered the Mere probable sector on which the srown prince will elect again to test the mettle of the men of General Fochs command.
 It is not eyond the realm of pcs sibility that the greater portion of the western battlefront shortly may undergo material changes in posi- tions. From the southeast of Amiens near Mont Didier, northward to the region around Ypres the German front seems all a-tremble with ex- pectancy.
 In addition to retreat near Mont Didier, to the west bank of the Avre river, retrograde movements in the face of attacks around Albert and an evacuation of territory over front of half mile north of LaBasse canal the Germans are nervously lombard ing British and French positions at various points. possibly with the idea of ascertainine their strength.
 The Bethune, LaBassee. Hase- brouck and Ypres sectors are being particularly chosen for the attention Of the German artillerymen.
 Ju-t what the Germans have in mind cannot be foretold. It is known. however, that Crown Prince Ianp- precht of Bavaria during the early stages of the allied offensive on the