Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-01
British and French Show Dash Which Carries Them
 Beyond First Objective.
WEDGES DRIVEN
 INTO ENEMY LINE
crown Prince Ruppreeht Reported to Have Already Started Heavy Coun. ter Attack Against Entente Line.
 --Great Battle Is Presaged.

me great assault of the entente allies, for which the big guns have peen preparing for three weeks in commandments of unprecedented vio- renee. mas begun in Flanders, along Iront of about 20 miles from niY- nude to Ypres. around Warmeton Starting with the first peep of day the attack was carried on jointly by French and British troops, the French men holding the line north of Bosin- gle and the British between that town and Warnigen
 The end of the fighting for the day found all the entente plans carried out. The French were holding two lines of captured German trenches and General Haig's men held three Tines, in addition to ten or more towns and villages and more than 3,ooo Germans made prisoners.
 Notwithstanding the fact that the Ieutons had massed almost countless numbers of guns and numerous dtyis- ions of fresh men to hold back the foreseen onslaught, and when the bat tie broke threw both men and guna into the fray. the British and French carried out their operations with dash and determtnatton. Indeed, at some points. so determined were the At- tacklng forces that frequently they passed the objective which they had been assigned for their capture and pressed on and took terrain that had not been figured on for attainment.
 The casualties of both the British and French armies were relatively slight, considering the intensity of the fighting on various sectors, while the Germans. in addition to their man made prisoners, suffered heavily in killed or wounded.
 Although the latest reports are to the effect that the Germans are launching heavy counter attack against the allies at the point where the British and French meet, state ments from the front say the morale of the allies is splendid, while that of the Germans is far below normal.
 The majority of the positions taken by the allies have been in the pos session of the TeutOns since they invaded Belgium.
 The French attack, which resulted in the capture of Seenstraete, was pushed on beyond that town and pen- etrated German lines to a depth of nearly 2h miles. The British placed their deepest wedge into the line to a depth of miles.
 Again the French troops operating along the Aisne front have been ena- bled to put down strong attacks by the army of the German crown prince at Herbetes and Cerny, and. to as- sume the offensive themselves. and advance their line along the entire front
 Greatest Battle of War.
 The British Front in France and Belgium, July 31.-(By the Associat- ed Press. )-An epoch making of- fensive, launched by the British and French against the German line be- tween the river Lys and Bosingle ct daybreak, has. with few exceptions, accomplished all that had been plan ned for the first day of this battle, which gives promise of being the greatest conflict of the war.
 Roughly speaking, the British pen: etrated positions held by Grown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, between Bosingle and Warnigen and at the time of the filing of this dispatch were in possession of the first three lines of German trenches at most points.
 Reports from the French troops, which are attacking over the difficult territory between Dixmude and point near Bosingle, say they have forced their way across the marsh studded and partly inundated region and catured the first two lines of German trenches.
 The casualties of the entente allies have been Surprisingly light and the morale of the men continues at the highest pitch. The contact between the British and French armies has been constant and excellent.
 Late today it was reported that the Germans had begun heavy counter attack at the point where the entente allied forces join.
 The German front line trenches. which had been torn to pieces. offer ed little resistance. but once the al