Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-03
BRITISH, FRENCH AND
 AMERICANS ARE READY
Reserves Of Allies lniadt and Waiting NprOrtnne Time Co Attack Hun Line - Some German Divi
 sonS Lost as High as
 7G Per Cen! of Men.
Associated Press Sumrarv.)

(AsSCciated Press S,lmn1arV.)
 With tine passing of the 18th day of the new battle of the Somme, there came increasing evidence that the great German machine with which it was intended to crush the allied line, has almost utterly spent itself Where previously the Germans had thrown men into the fray, not counting the prodiguou3 wastage in killed or wounded Tuesday saw them decline anywhere to give battle. On the con- trary in what little fighting occurred the British and French troops took the initiative. Thus it seems apparent, with the reserve forces of the enten- ta virtually intact, and with the ada ed weight General Pershing's troops will give them, the trend in the tide of the battle is at hand.
 Whil admittedly both the French and the British armies have suffered rather severe casualties as they stood vlaiantly to thir task af impeding the Germans, and making them pay an unheard of price for every foot of ground gained, their reserves have been conserved with the utmost care behind the lines for the Hateful time when the whitening fire of the allied guns and machine guns should have so blighted German hordes as to bring mere equality in strength to the fight ink forces. And all along the Brit ish and French commanders have not left outside their calculations that staunch oand of Americans, exceeding 100000, who are fully trained and eG- quippcd and anxious to lend their aid in the task of defeating the Ger mans.
 Losses Enormous.
 Daily the German losses in men kill, ed or wounded continue to argument, as details are obtained from the Ger mans made prisoners. Some divisions lost as high as 70 per cent of their effectives, as they charged in mass formation, against the British and French machine gunners and riflemen. Companies withdrew from the fight ing with their cumulative strength re- duced to 40 men.
 The latest accounts of the fighting from the various war chancellories show no new important changes in the battle front. Only minor opera tions tock place in that portion of the front south of Arras held by the Brit ish, and little aside from artillery duels occurred between the French and the Germans on the lower end of the line. The fighting between the big guns was particularly heavy between Mont didier and Noyon, where the battle line bends eastward, and which is a danger spot of great importance to the Germans, the breaking thru of which by the French would necessitate a rapid withdrawal of the Germans east ward from the Amiens sector.
 Bombard in Belgium.
 Altho the Germans have been bom- barding British positions in Belgium, particularly at Ypres, there is no in- dication as yet that an infantry at tack is contemplated In addition to the continuation of their bombardment of Paris with a long range gun, the Germans again have endeavored to drop bombs on the French capital from 
 Bad weather is again hindering op- erations in the Italian theatre, but there has been consider able patrol activity in the mountain rgion and artillery duels of some vio- lnece over the whole front, from Lake Garda to the Adriatic. At several points in the mountains, Austro-Ger- man troops endeavored to gain ad- vantages over the Italians, but were successfully driven back.
 In Palestine, the British forces which penetrated Turkish territory northeast of Jericho, have successfully carried out their objective in cutting the Hedjez railway, and have now be- gun to move toward Essalt. A large number of prisoners and guns, ma chine guns and other war stores have I been taken by the British.
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