Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-29
British and French Consoli- date Positions Recently
 Won from Germans.
ARTILLERY DUELS
 ARE UNDER WAY
ro,;oved Further Assaults Will Be Made. With Bapaume and Peronne
 as Objectives-Heavy Fighting on Eastern Front.
Associated Press Summary

Associated Press Summary
 Excep+ for a fresh attack on the n.rt of the British, which gave them tho greater part of German redoubt nnrtS @ of Thiepval and 600 prisoners, ,ho troops of the entente allies in the region between the Somme and Ancres rivers in France apparently are taking a breathing spell. and con- solidating positions captured In the oTeat offensive which began lasi yonday and has already netted them Combles, Thiepval and other strong German positions, at various points alcsg the 20-mile front.
 r,uring the work of consolidation, hc weyer, the big guns of the British end French arc hurling tons of steel 9gainst the new positions which the Germans have taken, these prepara- torv to another fresh attack, with poronne and Bapaume the. ultimate objectives.
 Meanwhile, a gr1at battle is in pro- gress on the eastern frc,lt, in the re- c;on between Lutsk and Vladimar vclnski. around Viniusky and Korynicca, where the Russians are ctttmpting to advance but the Teu- tors are impeding them by heavy counter attacks. The German war office. says these counter attacks in i've region of Korylicca have resulted in the recapture of positions lost recently by the Teutons, and the al ,tt forces have not passed on beyond thsn. Heavy casualties were inflict- d on the Russians, says Berlin, and ju addition Al officers and 2,S00 men were taken prisoners and one cannon and + machine guns were captured.
 In Galicia, the Germans west of Krasnolesie also pushed forward their line while in the Carpathians at- tacks by the Russians were repulsed n hand to hand fighting.
 The Russian general staff an- nounces that since General Brusslloff began his advance, 100000 officers bnd men of the Teutonic. allies have been made prisoners, and 600 cannon and 2,5O0 machine guns and mine thrcwers have been captured.
 Around Petroseny and Herman stadt, in Pennsylvania. the Teutonic allies and the Russians are engaged in bitter fighting, but no important results have been attained by either side.
 The situation in the Dobrudja re- zion is unchanged.
 On the Macedonia front, Paris re- ports the repulse of Bulgarian at Hacks on both sides of Florina. There have been bombardments by the British of positions of the central bowers by land batteries in the vicin- ity of Dorian and by war ships in the Aegean sea. Aside from infantry at- tacks by the Austrians in the upper Cordevole valley, which Rome says were repulsed, only artillery duels have taken place i'll the Austro- Italian theatre.
 Greece's entry into the war on the side of the entente allies has not yet been announced and official dis Patches from Athens gave the text of the proclamation of provisional Government in Crete, and former Premier Venizelos and Admiral Coundeouritis declares that if the aus ohoulu ucCIuc uOt CO CohO UAAS lead o. the national forces, "it is our duty to do the needful thing, to save the country from the threatening ruin.'
 British Claim Gains.
 London, Sept. 28.-British troops last night advanced at various points on the Somme front between Martin puich and Gueudecourt, says the Brit lsh official statement issued today.
 Germans Claim Successes.
 Berlin, Sept. 2S, via London.-Ger- man troops yesterday victoriously re- pulsed the Anglo-French forces on great part of the battle front be- tween the Ancre brook and the liver Somme, says the official statement is- sued today by the German army head quarters staff.
 TeutOns Repulsed at Verdun.
 Paris, Sept. 28.-A strong attack vas made by the Germans last night on the Verdun front between Thiau- mont and Fleury. The war office an Hounced today that the assault had Seen repulsed with heavy losses for me Germans