Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-04
Heavy Cannonade at Given chy Indicates Attack
 Will Be Shifted.
FRENCH RECApTURE,
 IMPORTANT HILL
Loss of Observation Post iS Blow to Germans Brit0nS Find Cham nel at Xecbruggr Completely
 Blocked by Raid.

ASSOC lated Press War Summary
 Having met with reverse III their operations OH the mountainside of tho Flanders salient, where the French and British have stood shoulder to shoulder in defense of Ypres, and the high erohnd which forms bull wark in front of the channel ports, the Germans have. as indicated by the most recent reports, turned to the southern side of the angle in the allied line in northern France.
 On Thursday night and Friday the German artillery has seemingly cen tered ifs fire on the line between Eivenchy and Neitte forest and it may be that the enemy soon will launch an attack against this tttal section of the British line,
 Dispatches from British headquart- CTS tell of d tremendous cannonade in the l.ys region, which may be talk en to mean that part of the Fland- CTS battle field or near MerVille. where the Germans made their great est advance after the fall of Armen- tieres, will be attacked.
 Germans Change Plan.
 Articles appearing in German newspapers Neem to indicate efforts to prepare the German people for an announcement that there will be no immediate attempt to take Ypres. Experts writing what may be con sidered inspired reviews of the sit nation say that nothing would be gained by the capture of the ruined city.
 This may mean that the Germans will turn their attention to some oth- CT part of the front for new effort, and the bombardment of the lines near Merville and farther east, may be the first step in an attempt, eith- CT tc bore straight thru the allied armies or cut thru toward the south and force British retirement from the Arras- Lens sector. So far Is known there has been no infantry fighting in this sector.
 While waiting for the Germans to make the next move the allies have not been idle. All along the line their patrols have been active and at Hangard and Villers- -BretOnneux be- fore Amiens they have taken tactical positions from the Teutons.
 French Capture Hill s9
 One. t,Y these positions was Hill S2, north of Castel. height which afforded good observation of the al- lied communication lines.
 The British admiralty has found that the channel at Zeebrugge in- which old British cruisers recently were sunk. during the naval raid on {, arin hacpC fhl Belgian coast, is still blocked. and and will probably remain so for a considerable time in spite of the ef- forts of the Teutons to dredge new channel around the obstacles form ed by the wreckage of the warships.
 Huns Dominate South Russia
 German troops operating in the Ukraine have advanced into the Don' etz coal region in the eastern part of the government of Kharkov. The presence of Germans as' far east as this would seem to indicate that Teutcnic domination of southern Russia and the Black Sea is almost complete.
 The authority of Gen. Foch, who was recently designated commander in chief of the allied armies in Tfance, mas DeeIl cAleHucu lo 'ANHuNS the forces on the Italian front as a result of the meeting of the inter-al- lied war council at Abbeyille.
 Enemy Artillery Active.
 London, May 3.-"ln local fighting last night south of Villers-B Breton neux,, says Field Marshal Haig's com munication issued tonight, "our troops cO-operated with the Frencn and se- cured few prisoners
 "The enemy artillery showed consid- erabIe activity this morning north of Albert, in the Beaumont-Hammel sec tor. Apart from artillery activity on bonth sides there is nothing to report"
 Huns Heavy Losers.
 London, May 3.-A representative of General Radcliffe. director of mili- tary operations at the war office, to. T cit