Show FIRM ON THE m HUNS HOPE TO CRUSH IN THE SOISSONS AND OPEN UP WAY TO PARIS every attempt to cross marne vlas been frustrated by allied forces germans suffering heavy losses in each attack made london alie germans in their new offensive are hammering the allied line apparently with alie hope of crushing in the soissons salient and opening up the way to aaris by dav of the marne and the olse thea are reported to be using welt on toward three quarters of a million men in tilts effort although alie enemy occupies the northern bank of alie marne or 41 stretch of a dozen miles east from the of chateau Th lerr lie seams to no serious attempt to force a crossing the only efforts in this direction that have been reported leang made in small force aliese mere vigorously repulsed liv the french ready to resist the main trend ot the enemy effort Is westward and with this purpose seemingly fully developer deve lopea general roch Is disposing ills forces to resist it already the french adem to be of considerable la alie path of the crown princes drive west of the road to chateau thierry the germans at lat sports had succeeded in penetrating if rom two and a halt to nearly four miles at points west of this road they were stopped for the time being at beast at chau dun three miles from the road which the I 1 rench first lost and then retook in desperate fighting and ilkew ise before chaoui and 51 to the dutli huns forced back but alie strength ot general I 1 och s reserves has been felt by alie german crown prince la die battle for paris just below soissons Sols sons the crown princes troops were forced back on the crise river which runs on a north and south line that town in the engagements on this front several hundred prisoners were taken by the I 1 rench and la the fighting especially the germans suffered herrl fie punishment Is ear alie marae in the of Clia thierry an important rail way point on the river the situation Is somewhat obscure but the I 1 rench apparently patently ly have a protecting line flung northwest from the marne at char teves three and a half miles northeast of chateau thierry and linking up with their north and south line above the latter town which the germans are strongly threatening rheims still site rheims on the left of the german advance Is still lu hands and in general there Is little apparent effort on the part of the germans to enlarge their salient an tills direction except at its narrow edge on sunday the french troops in a counterattack west of st front drove back the germans and also in an attack recaptured in this region according to alie french official communication issued sunday evening alie village aft also was recaptured and near tar denels some ground avab gained b the french troops |