Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-27
ALLIES MAKE
 FRESH GAINS
 IN FLANDERS Haig and Petain Both Smash Way Thru
 Hun Lines.
CARDONA LOSES
 ON ISONZO FRONT
North and South of TOlmino Battle is Raging Fiercely, With Odds Against Italians-Germans
 Retire in North.

Fresh gains of ground ty ;he French and British forcer nn the Y'pres sector and by the French north of the Aisne, and by the com bined German and Austro-iI1ngar. ian armies in the Autsro-1tal.an the. 'atres are recorded in the latest off cial communication from Londar. Paris and Berlin.
 Gains Over SOggy Ground.
 The new gains of the British ane French in Flanders were made in another swift and decisive offensive launched in the early hours of rhe morning over the front between the southern edge of the Houthol.. wood and the region of Gheluvelt. Bad ed the operations to some extent, and all the objectives set out for could not be taken. A majority of them, how ever, rested in the hands of the al. lies at the end of the days fighting. More than 800 prisoners fell into the hands of Field Marshal Haig's men. With the important railroad junction of Laon their objective the French troops are continuing the pressure against the forces of the German crown prince. In another attack on the right of the village of Filian has been captured, a footing has been gained on the plateau of Epine de Chevergny, and the enemy has been forced to give ground north of La Chapelle Saint Berth.
 In Position for LaOn Smash.
 The successes while not so great as those of the previous days on the center and west bank of the attacking lines. serve materially to bring tho right wing into alignment with the remainder of the front, and place the entire line in better position for another smash nOrthward toward Laon. That the attack may not be necessary is forecast by the military expert of the Berlin Tageblatt, wh0s in belittling the chances of the ulti- mate success of the French opera tions, asserts that it is nor outside the German rule of warfare voluntar. fly 70 abandon territory not essen tial to Germany's great tactical plan in order that losses may be averted.
 Italians Driven Back.
 The Austro-G German armies on the Isonzo front are fast developing their offensive against General Cadorna's forces. Already the Italians on the northern wing of. the 25-mile front have been forced to give ground, and at several places are back across the Isonzo. north and south of Tolmino. where the battle is again on Italian territory. To the south the situa- ton of the Ialians admittedly Is pre- carious. Even the Italian war office that tho evacuation of the Biansizza4 41Ieligcngeist plateau is necessary-a retirement which will render null, in great measure, tho brilliant advance of tle Italians in the summer campaign. The cOmbin- cd German and Austro-Hungarian forces are declared by the Berlin war office to have captured in excess of 30,000 prisoners and more than 800 guns, and 1t is stated that these flg- urges, hourly. are being increased.
 Russian Pursue Germans.
 The German retreat along the northern Russian front continues. The Russians endcavoring to take up the pursuit have reached the Riga- Orel railway, have not come within sight of the enemy.
 On the Esthonian coast the Ger- mans have endeavored to make landing on the Werder peninsula Go reinforce the troops successfully put ashore there last week. The Russians however, drove them off.
 Braxil Enters War.
 e rmany's eighteenth enemy has entered the field. By virtually vote the Drizilian congress has passed a. resolution declaring that a state of war exists between Germany and Brazil. The president of the republic has sanctioned the of state of war. NORTHCLIFFE WILL