Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-18
Ten British, Two French and One Jap Vessels Disap-
 pear From Atlantic.
BRITISH CAPTURE
 GERMAN POSITIONS
Canadian Troops in Advance on 100- Yard Front, Penetrating German Line to Depth of 500 Yards.
 Russ. Recapture Vadenia.
(Associatcd Press Summary

lASS0claICH PfeSS summary
 A German commerce raider has been working havoc ir the Atlantic ocean on entente allies shipping. Be- tween the Azores and the south Amer ican coast, during the period from De- cember 12 to January 10, at least 13 vcssels-10 British steamers, a Japa- nesc steamer and two French sailing craft-were captured by the raisler. and it is presumed that most of them were sunk.
 The British admiralty assume that eight of the British steamers and the two French sailing vessels, all of them long overdue and some of them known to have been loaded with arms, am muniton. horses and other war sup plies, have been sunk by the raider
 The Japanese steamer was released by the raider off the coast of Brazil and was permitted to land at Pernam- budo 235 men of the crews of the yes. sels destroyed. One of the British steamers is said to have been sent away by the raider. witi 400 addition al men. to be landed, but up to tho present no advices of her reaching port >have been received.
 The whereabouts of tl:e raider is not known.
 Britisl, Hit Germans Hard.
 British troops in France have hit the Germans hard at two places, for good gains, according to the latest British communication. Northeast of Cite GaIonne, the Canadian forces carried out a brilliant essay on a front of 700 yards and penetrated the German positions to depth of 300 yards. to second line. The German dugouts were completely wrecked, anl 100 men were made prisoners. The Germans suffered heavy casualties.
 At Beaucourt sur Ancre, another drive by the British gave them Ger man positions on a front of 600 yards. which they held despite counter at tack in which the Germans lost heavily under the British barrage fire.
 The Russians in 9 vigorous attack, have recaptured the village of Va denia, six miles southwest of tlle Danubian town of Galacz, according to Petrograd, and repuised with heavy casualties a Teutonic allies counter attack. The Teutonic allies also were driven out of the village of Gerleschi near the mouth of the Rimnik river, but later the Russians were compelled to withdraw in the face of superior forces.
 Mackensen Withdraws.
 The Berlin war office admits that Field Marshal von Mackensen's Turk ish advance post near Vadenia was withdrawn, but makes no mention Of the evacuation of the village.
 Tn the Kassino and Shuchitza valley, the Russians are still vigorously of fensive and at one point have suG. ceeded in gaining footing on peak. Elsewhere they suffered repulses, with heavy losses.
 Berlin reports that at Smorgon, which lies on the railroad between the Wilma and Minsk rivers, the Russians. after heavy artillery preparatory bombardment, attacked with infantry and penetrated the German line on 9 narrow front, but later were driven out and left the battle field covered with Russian dead.
 In Galicia, near the Zborow-Zelo- choff railway, the Germans are carry ing out an intensive infantry move- ment against the Russians.
 In all the other theatres, there have been no big battles, the operations consisting of artillery duels and en- agreements between small parties and patrols.