Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-08-19
French and British Troops Record Important Gains
 from Pozieres to Somme.
FRENCH CAPTURE
 HILL OF CALVARY
TeutOnic Allies Take Offensive on the Serbian Frontier. North of SaIonikj. PetrOgrad Reports that Russian
 Drive Is Unchecked.
Associated Press Summary }

| NAoSOCldIcQ PFeSS Summdry.) ] Assaults by British and Frencl lLolces against German positions north of the Somme in France have resulted il the gain of additional ground by the attacks, according to British and French war offices.
 The French advance was in and around Maurepas, the scene of much fighting during the last few weeks, ald the British made their gains in the direction of Givenchy and Guil- lemont, near the southern end of their section of the Somme front.
 The Anglo-French attacks took place along the whole line from Pczieres to the Somme The gains reported oy the French and English l war offices were in the center of the German position on the Somme front, ar! mark another step in the Anglo. French advance toward Tombles.
 French troops gained more ground ill the village of Maurepas after the stopping of German counter attacks rear the village. Cavalry hill, south eas, of the village, was carried by as sault and the French position on the
 
 tc-'ded.
 British troops advanced successfu:- ly in the region of Givenchy and Guillemont and seized more German positions. Reports to London men, ton no gains on any other part of tbis front. The Anglo-French forces captured more than 400 prisoners in the advance.
 The French off5 nsive continues on the right bank of the Mouse in the Verdun region and Paris chronicles the capture of two fortified redoubts northwest of the Thaiumont work. Progress also was reported for the French east of the Vaux Chapetre wood.
 Berlin reports attacks by the French and British north of the Somme, but says all of them were repulsed except one by the British in the direction of Marcinpuich. French gain around Fleury in the Verdun region is admitted.
 There has been little activity on the eastern front, according to the reports. Most of the fighting has been in the Carpathian mountains, we're both the Russian and the Austro-G Germans claim to have made some light ad- varces.
 Petrograd says the Austro Germans are attacking in Galicia, but with no success.
 The Teutonic allies have taken the offensive on the Serbian frontier north of Saloniki, and Berlin reports the capture of Florne, from Servian troops. This movement probably is in answer to the recent entente allies activity.
 Artillery bombardments are taking place on the Austro-ltalian front around Gorizia. Rome claims an ad- vance in the Tre2tino.
 TeutOns Fail, Say Russians.
 Petrograd, via London, Aug. 1S.-i The Austro-G German effort to throw back the Russians in Galicia has re- suited in great losses and met with no success, the war office announced today. The Russians have pressed forward in several sectors.
 The announcement follows:
 "On the front from the Zlota Lipa west to Podhaytze the enemy resum- ed the offensive with considerable forces, without success. The enemy sustained great losses.
 "On the river Byrstritza-Bolotvina we occupied Lysiets (seven miles southwest of Stanislau), on the west ern bank of the river. In the dlrec- Nion of Ardzeluz our troops occupied a series of heights.
 "In the region of Korosmezo ear pathians), our troops, continuing their advance, approached the sum- mits of the mountain in the vicinity of Korosmezo.
 "On the Caucasian front the Turk ish offensive in the region wes, Of Lake Van was repulsed easily by our troops. In Persia, in the region of Kala Pasova, encounters took place with considerable Turkish forces"
 French Hold Fleury.
 Paris, Aug. 1S.-Heavy attacks were made by the French last night on the verdun front. After violent fighting at Fleury, east of the Mouse, they expelled the Germans from part of the town which had been captured. says the official statement today.
 Several German counter attacks on the Somme front southeast of Maure- pas were repulsed.