Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-16
River Flood Aids German Army in Inflicting Crush
 ing Blow Near Soissons.
BRITISH CAPTURE
 GERMAN POSITION
Report From France States BritOns Advance One Mile Near LeBaSSee. Turks Advancing to the Interior
 of Persia with Small FGrcp.

Berlin. Jan. IL, by wireless to Say vile. l.. I-Today's report from army headquarters reveals the fact that the lighting north and east of SOiSsons, part of which was witnessed by the kaiser has resulted in a much greater German success than previous reports indicated
 The disaster to the French was complete, according to the official statement. The north bank of the Aisne has been definitely cleared' Of Frnech troops, upwards of 4O00 bod ies of whose dead have been found upon the battlefield.
 The report says:
 "It the three days fighting, we have taken 5,2OO prisoners with fourteen cannon, six machine guns and some revolver guns. The French suffered heavy losses, from 4,000 to 5000 of | French dead having been found upon | the battlefield. the enemy retreating across the Aisne under fire of the German heavy batteries"
 Paris, Jan. 15.-Tonight's official bulletin merely says: 1 No important incident is reported" l London, Jan. 15.-The German war office's claim that the kaiser's troops have entirely cleared the north bank of the Aisne, in the region of Sofs-' sons, of French troops, capturing six l towns formerly occupied by the French and inflicting haevy losses. was met by the Paris war office to- night with silence. The French statement says:
 "There is nothing of importance to report"
 That the check suffered by the French troops in the battle of Sois- sons is important is admitted here oy British military critics, though all agree they canot determine the Ob- ject of the German drive except as 1t 1 furnishes a diversion, relieving the pressure in Flanders and Alsace.
 The violent German attack, con- ducted under the direction of the kaiser and the German general stan, by General von Kluck is easily the most striking news from the western | theatre.
 | Strong endorsements, drawn from the right and left Hanks of the Ger man center army, combined with the l intervention of the flood stage of the river Aisne, which imperils the line of communication of the French, pre- venting them from bringing up fresh forces to meet the increase of the superior strength of the invaders. made possible the German success, say British students of the progress of the Aisne battle.
 The German statement asserts by continuous fighting they were able to take the towns of Cuffies, Crouy. Bucy-le-Long, Missy, Cuxrot and Val- lerie, all to the north and northeast of Soissons. These captures indicate that the French were driven in order from one after another of all their position on the three roads leading to the north from Soissons and from the river road which parallels the Aisne.
 As the French retreated across the swollen Aisne they were continually under the fire of the Germans, and the crossing, perilous at best, owing to the rushing torrents, was dOubly disastrous. Hundreds of dead fell m to the river. Both banks were lined with the bodies of French soldiers. It will require weeks for the Frnech to repair the loss of the bridges swept away, even if they are able to hold the Germans to the north bank of the AiSne.