Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-23
English Under Gen. Byng Drive the Enemy Into the
 Open County.
SANGUINARY BATTLE
 ON ITALIAN FRONT
Germans Strive to Break Thru Hill Country But Are Met by Italians
 With Strong
 Resistance.
Associated Press Summary0


 The British are carrying forward successfully their manelver which apparently has as it's objective the encirclement and capture of the inn portant railroad junction of Cam brai, in northern France For three days the forces of General ByihH have strictly keeping to their task of smashing German positions in this region, and now, having driven the enemy from all his fortified strong holds, are battling with him in the open. with the monstrous tanks and the dashiE gcavalry every where open- ing the way for onslaughts by the infantry.
 Fled in Disorder. Already the British line describes an arc from the southwest of Gam brai, with the lower point resting near Fontaine Notre Dame, two and three-fourths miles southwest of the much fought-for town. Altho the stroke of General Ewing was delivered over a front of B miles, from the Scarpe rived to St. Quentin, it was in the center and in the direction of Cambria that it , reached it's Ereatest strength. Here the wedge has been driven nor than R miles and in the driving of 1t numerous towns and villages have fallen into the hands of the British, many of them having been deserted by the surprised Germans, who, fled in apparent disorder leaving e4uip- ment and stores behind them. Brilliant Cavalry Operations. The operations of the cavalry are described as most brilliant, the horse me nmaking gallant charges into the villages and even against machine guns. the gun crews of which were shot or sabrcd
 At other places they were engaged in surrounding the Bourbon wood, directly west of Cambria which dOm- mates the entire retion, including Cambria itself, and clearing out the enemy from the district near F0n- rtaine Notre Dame.
 The British casualties are declared to be considerably less than the num- Der of prisoners taken by General Bying's men, said to be more than 9,O00 up to midday Thursday. $ French Block Attack. To the south of Juvincourt, in the Aisne region, where the French troops took several positions from the Germans Wednesday, counter attack which cost the enemy serious losses, has been effectually blocked. and General Petain's troops are still holding their vantage point. South of St. Quentin the French again have raided enemy petitions at several points, destroying the mand taking prisoners.
 Hand to Hand Fighting. Sanguinary battles are in progress in the Italian theatres between the Brenta and Piave rivers, where the armies of the Tuetonic allis, greatly superior in number, are striving to break thru the hill country to the Venetian plains. Hand to hand en- counters are of frequent occurrence, and in them the Italians easily arc holding their own, inflicting severe losses on the invaders. West of the upper reaches of lthe Piave river where the enemy is endeavOring to gain the valley leading into Venetia the Berlin war office claims the cAp- ture of Monte Fontana, and Monte Spinaccia, but, according to the Rome war office, except on the former pors lines were raided, the enemy every where has ben rpulsd.
 Along the Piave southward to the Adriatic no important engagements have taken place.