Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-26
Associated Press Summary

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 The French forces in the Aisne re. zion continue to develop their suc- cess of Tuesday when they made the rapid advance over front of about six miles. capturing important Ger man positions and thousands of pris- cners. Following up minor success es Wednesday the French again at tackled Thursday along the entire front. forcing the Germans to aban- don Monkey mountain east of Vaux- alillon. the village crd forest of Pi- non, the village of Targny-Silian on the extreme east of the line and nu- merous fortified farms and other points of vantage.
 In Sight of Laon.
 The latest drive of the French brings General Petain's army with in sight of the important railway junc- ton of Laon, the objective sought for, which now is scant eight miles distant. Large quantities of war stores were abandoned by the enemy in their retreat and additional pris. oners were captured.
 The number of ryisoners taken since the drive began now exceeds 12,- 900, more than 200 Of whom are off cers. Two thousand of the prison- CTS were taken Thursday. An indi- cation of the rapidity with which the drive has been carried out it the to- tai number of guns the Germans were forced to leave behind. Thesa amount to 120, among them severa! howitz- CTS not to mention severn! hundred smaller caliber pieces, such as miri- nenwerfers and machine guns.
 Italians Resisting StubbOrniy.
 On the 25 mile front running from Monte Rombon to tho Bians1zza pla- teau, the battle between tho Austro- German forces and the Italians ap- parently is growing in intensity with the Austro-Germans the cggressors but with the Italians stubbornly re- sisting everywhere. Altho the Ger man war office asserts that gainf have been made at various points along the line tho Italian official com munication does not concede any losses, except along the east bank of tho Isonzo. south of Monte Rombon. To the contrary, this communication asserts that on the Biansizza plateau. where the Germans claim successes. and on the west slope of Monte San Gabrielle enemy attacks were repuls- cd. and that the Italians took several hundred prisoners. Not alone does the German war office assert that the Italian line barring the way to the valley of the Flitch 1asin and to Tol- mino was overrun and that positions also were captured on the Binasizza plateau, but that large quantities of booty were taken by the Austro-Ger- mans and that mnre than 10000 prisoners fell into thcir hands, includ. ing divisional and brigade staffs.
 In Flanders.
 While the operations on the YpreS sector on the Flanders front continue to be carried out mainly by artillery. with the British ard French guns hurling the greater amount of metal. the Germans have launched another counter attack south ot the Houtholst forest where the British and French have joined hands. Again this at tack met with repulse.
 Fierce Air Fighting.
 Tn intensive air fighting Wednes. day night. the French airmen shot cown or forced to land. 2S German planes.
 The retirement of Germans on the northern Russian front continues. The enemy now is back as far as Rod entonTurkaln line, approaching Dvi- na river region. Behind them the Germans are destroying everything on the 15 mile front over which they arn retreating.
 On the Gulf of Rlsa the Germans have attempted another landing on the werdcr peninsula but were stop ped hy the Russian fire. Possibly. in view of the operations of the Ger man naval unit at the head of tho Gulf of Finland. the civil pcpulation Is evacuating Cronstadt tho great's Russian fortress and revalI haae neq{ Petrograd. 's