Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-13
ANGL0-AMERICANS AND FRENCH MAKE
 ADDITIONAL GAINS
Obtain "Jump- Off" Places for Resumption of
 Big Drive.
GERMAN RESERVES
 ENTERING BATTLE
More Huns Are Captured, Which Runs the Total to Above 1O,- 00U- German Line
 StiiipnS.
Associated Press Summary.)

Although the Germans are employ ng fresh forces of reserves in efforts to hold back the allied troops who are pressing them from the region of the Somme to the Disc, the American, British and French, armies continue to make progress.
 Monday witnessed gains of ground at various points along the battle front of high importance for the fur ther extension of the endeavors of the allies to drive out the Germans from the old Amiens- Montdider sector.
 Gain Foothold in Bray.
 After an extremely bitter contest the Americans and British have gain ed foothold in the important little town of Bray-Sur-S -Somme, on the northern bank of the Somme. A short distance across the river to the south the British have taken Prov art and Midway of the line have pressed on to the east of Fourques- court in maneuver which has re- suited in the further outflanking of ] Chaulnes from the south and of Rove from the north.
 On their part the French in the rolling country immediately north of the Disc river have captured Gury, position of great strategic value ly- ing southwest of Lassigny, and at several other points southward to the region fthe Disc have advanced their lines further toward Noyon.
 Many Prisoners Captured. ;o.b additional Germans were made pri- soner and the enemy also lost in men killed or wounded.
 Unofficial reportz give the numbers 1 of eGrmans captured during the pres ent offensive as in the heighborhood of 4O,OOD.
 The Germans at last accounts were still throwing endorsements to the i east of the road running through | Chaulnes, Rove and Noycn, the pas l sage of which by the allies would ser iously menace all the German forces inside the pocket formed by the Somme on the-Sorth and east and the Disc on the south.
 Not alone are the allies endeavor- ing to press their advantage by front al attacks, but they have drawn up to their back lines guns of medium and heavy calibres and with these they are heavily shelling the areas held by ] the Germans, even as far back at 1 Bethancourt, which lies on the Somme seven and lone-half 4niles east of | Chaulnes.
 l Meantime allied airplanes continue to bombard German positions and to use much guns from low attitudes on troop formations.
 French Dominate. Disc. 1 Seemingly the advances Iby the i French troops on the southern part of the line cannot but have an extreme ly important effect upon the battle.
 The hill positions they have gained not alone dominate the Disc valley running northeastward to Noyon. but around Iassigny also give them a sweep of the plains south of Rove. Aside from the Amiens- Montdidier sector light fighting has taken place on all of the fronts.
 Along the Vesle the Germans again | have delivered violent counter attacks against the Americans and French who are holding ground on the north bank of the stream. As on previous 1 occasions when the enemy attempted 1 to dislodge the allied troops, the counter attacks failed
 British aircraft have brought down a German airship off the coast of Holland according to ana announce ment by the British admiralty. An unofficial report announces that Zeppelin of the largest and newest type has been brought down off tha 1 English coast