Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-17
First and Second Line of Trenches on Wide Front
 Fall to the Allies.
DESPITE LOSSES
 LINE YET INTACT
ChrunicIing French Advance From SuissOnS to Rheims, Berlin Hints That Success May NeceSsitnte
 PrusSiAn Retreat.
Associated Press Summary

The French troops in the depart ments of the Aisne and the Marne have delivered a violent infantry at tack against the Germans, over a front of 25 miles, made important gains, and captured more than 10000 prisoners and large quantities of war material.
 The battle took place between Soissons and Rheims, and over dis tance of 1872 miles, from Soissons northeast to Craonne, the entire German first line positions fell into the hands of Gen. Neville's forces, while east of Craonne a second line position south of Juvincourt, and another position on the outskirts If Bermericourt, running along the Aisne canal to I4oivre, and to Courcy, also were captured.
 German counter attacks on several sectors were repulsed, with heavy casualties to the attackers. For several days there has been violent smelling along the entire re- zion and Monday, while the British activities along the front from Lens to St. Quentin hal almost ceased, owing to heavy rainfall, the French launched their effort to bend back or press the Germans from the posi- tions of greatest strategic value.
 Germans Hint at Calamity.
 The German official communica- tion, briefly referring to the attacks, describes them as a great attempt "to break through with a far distant o5- jective," possibly meaning that suc- cessful break in the German line there might necessitate the falling back by the Germans along the greater part of the line from Lens to SoissOns.
 To the east, in Champagne, violent artillery activity continues, probably being a forerunner of an attempt by the French to drive against the Ger man line in this no less important region.
 Up to the time that the rainstorm began Monday afternoon. the British has captured from the Germans the villages of Villeret, southeast of Hardicourt, and eight miles from St. Quentin, and had made additional progress northwest of Lens.
 British Capture 14,OOO.
 During the week that the British offensive has been under way, the forces of Field Marshal Haig have made prisoners of 14,000 Germans and captured 194 guns and large quantities of war materials.
 From the fact that the French troops in Alsace-Lorraine have re- newed their fighting, preceding t with heavy artillery preparations, and delivering infantry attacks that netted them good gains in terrai1, and resulted in heavy casualties to the Germans, it would appear that all along the French frontier, the mo- ment is approaching for the intensive battle from Belgium to the Swiss frontier.
 From none of the battlefields ex- cept that in France has there come reports of any important engage ments. A Teutonic sllies' attempt against entente positions in the Cerna river region of Macedonia, was re- pulsed. In the AustrO-Italian thea tre, operations have been confined to patrol encounters.
 In Mesopotamia, the British troops in the Tigris and Diala rivers sectors have thrown back the Turks and made numerous prisoners. British aviators, aided by French aviators, have carried out for the first time the announced policy of reprisals issued by the British gov- ernment against the sinking of Brit ish ships, by German submarines. The town of Freiburg has been heavi- ly bombarded, with good results, ac-, cording to a British communication.