Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-14
Haig's Men Grimly Defend Road to Channel Ports
 and Fight for Ypres.
FRENCH MAKE SOME
 GAINS TO SOUTH
Regain Vukage Oi Kangard After Be- ing Driven Out By GcrmanS.- Americans Fight on S0ut!
 End of Line.

Associated Press War Summary
 Ssffenn2 British resistance as checked the German drive southwark from the I.ys towards Bethuna, and westw ard from Merville towards Hazenzrouck The enemy pressure is continuing towards the north and along the line running southwest from Messines to the south of Bail euil. The whole Ypres salient and the .cona'nued safety of the channel ports are pointed to as at stake in the fighting. Hazenbrouck and Bethune. important railway centers. are vital feeding points from Messines ridge and the Ypres section.
 So far as HaZenbrouck is concern ed the Germans have been held on the edge of the forest of Nieppe, west of Merville, five n,les away from thc;f objective. The Germans have been battering at the British line here since they captured Merville Tues dya night, but have advanced only few hundred yards. being stopped short of the forest about a mile and a half beyond Merville.
 Little additional light was thrown Ey the dispatches upon the situation around Baileul. towards which the Germans had worked very close in Fridays fighting. It was developed, however, that the enemy was attacK- ed near Eeuve. Eglise and Wulvcrg- hem, in the region northeast of R:ll- euil, between it and the Massines ridge The British are. on comrara- lively high groumd and the reports did not indicate that the Germans were making much progress.
 On the sou'herly side of the wedge which the Germans have driven Ill between La Basse and Arman-ierras. the British resistance has no. stiffen- ed. Bethune has been threatened by the push in this direction. The ene- my twice attacked Locon on this line. three miles north of Bethune. out each time was repulsed. The Brit'sl, also held firmly around Givenchy on their right flank and advarael their line by capturing an important Ger man post.
 Some Position Improved.
 There was an improvement also in the allied position on the Somme front. The Germans had gained n footing in Hangard-en Santerro. southeast of Amiens. in an at'ack Friday, but a counter drive by the British and French during .l.e night at the point where the lines joined on the Ra'ver Luce. restored the situa- tion, putting the French agaln copi- plete possession of the vilage
 Meanwhile American forces are contributing notably to the mainten- ance of this lime on sectors on the French front to the southeast.
 The men on the sector northwest of Foul added to their laura!s last night by repelling in coninnct'on with the French another Gerlaan att tack on Broul wood in the forest of Apremont. east of St. Mihiel. counter attack was launched and the Germans were thrown out ',f pnsi-s tions at point where they had sanl- ed a footing. Details of the rel,llse of Fridays two attacks upOr the Americans in this show that during the fighting lasting virtually all day, Americans inflicted reavy caaualties upon the enemy and took 3f priscn- CTS. They suffered few casualties. themselves and had no men taken prisoner.
 French troops are fightins fire sn the city of Rheims set By G.sriNan shells. The city has been under fre- ouent tcr1lbardment durins the past few weeks Berlin declarins the shel- ling was in reprisal for shellins Ger man dugouts in Laom by the French artillery. The effort to control the