Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-03
AMERICANS SAND FRENCH ADVANCE:
 TAKE 300 HUNS Hamlet of Vaux Near Cha teau Thierry and Woods
 Are Captured U. $. AIRMEN IN
 THRILLING BATTLE Three German Planes Are Shot Down; Two Yankee Flyers Fail to Return After Encounter
 Stop Counter Attacks
Associated Press Summary

tASSOCluleu fTeSS summary
 Hurling themselves at the tip of the salient driven into the allied lines by the Germans late in May the Americans and French have won tm- portant ground near Chateau 'Thler- ry. The attack was local in charac- ter but it's success may prove im- portant in future operations in that part of the battle front near Paris. The assault was aimed at the ham let of VauX, situated On the south side of the Chateau Thierry- Paris road, and on the northern slopes of Hill 2C4. 'Vaux is about two miles from Chateau Thierry This was carried with rush by the French and Americans who also oc- cupies two small patches of woods in the vicinity.
 Hun Counter Attacks Fail The Germans almost immediately began counter attacks in all attempt to regain the lost positions, but their efforts failed. In the initial attack 1 and in their repeated assaults against the new lines held by the allies the Germans have suffered heavy losses. At least 300 prisoners have been talk ] en by the French and Americans.
 One entire German regiment is off, ficially reported to have been vir- tually annihilated.
 l A thrilling air battle between nine i American airplanes and an equal number of German machines is re. ported in the Chateau Thierry sector At least three German planes were destroyed, while two American ma chimes have failed to return from the encounter
 BritOns Hard Pressed. British forces northwest of Albert have been forced to fight hard to hold positions they too from the Ger mans Sunday night. A determined attack by the enemy at that point threatened to wrest the captured ground from the British, but heavy counter attacks flung the foe out of all but one of the trenches they had occupied.
 The French front west of the Oise and east of Rheims has been the scene of considerable local fighting in which prisoners were taken by the allied forces. The French have reoccupied the village St. Pierre Air ale, southwest of Soissons. which they lost three weeks ago.
 Italians Shift Attack.
 Italian forces, which have been gaining important ground on the east ern side of the Asiago plateau have suddenly shifted their attack to the Monte GreIppa region, least of the Brenta river Important Austrian po- sitions have been carried, and nearly 600 prisoners captured by the Ital- ians.
 Czech -Slovak troops, fighting under the Italian flag. have taken part in the Struggles of the last few days in the mountains.
 There is still no indication that the German offensive is about to be re- newed, despite that it is almost three weeks since the fighting north Of Con- peigne came to stop.
 American, British and French forces which have been landed at Kola on the Murmanst coast, to protect vast stores transported there before the collapse of Russia as a factor in the war, probably will be called upon to face serious attack soon. Dispatches from Christiana say that German and Finnish troops are pushing northward toward the coast.
 Annihllate German Regiment.
 With the American Forces on the Marne, July 2.-An entire German regiment has been virtually annihil- ated in the fighting west of Hill 204. according to official information.
 The attacks fby the Americans on the Vaux positions were so terrific that they swept right thru the enemy lines and had their objects been to continue the advance they could have done SO with the greatest ease, as vir- tually everything before them had been cleared. So great was the en- thusiasm of the men the officers in some cases had to look sharp to keep 1 them from going beyond the set ob- jectives.