Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-04
5O VILLAGES ARE RECAP7UREO BY US, TROOPS AND ALLIES Americans Enter Fishes and Franco -Britons Reach
 Vesle River. ALL ENTENTE NATION TROOPS IN VICTORY Success Is Hourly Growing in Mag. nitude and Military Men Pre-
 dict Hun Retreat to Chemln.
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With the American Army on the Aisne-Marne Front. Aug. 3.-Qo D m. By The Associated Press. )--Ameri can troops entered the southern part of Fismes today. while other forces of the allies held the southern banks of the Aisne and Vesle rivers from Soissons to Fishes.
 Eastward it is almost a straight line through Courville, Branscourt Corcelles and Champigny.
 The advance of the whole army was along a front of almost A miles,
 To the east of Soissons the exten. sion of the line northward along the Aisne, as well as the extension of the general lines, makes 1t probable in the opinion of military men that the Germans will hesitate before strain ing themselves for a stand along the plateau to the east between the Aisne and Vesle, as the branch railroao from Sermoise to the north now is dominated by the allied guns.
 The broad field covered by the ad- vance today includes at least 50 small towns and villages.
 Information reaching the American army commanders indicates that the Germans are engaged in reno ling as large a part of their supplies from Fismes as possible.
 Smoke clouds and detonations con firm information gained Friday tha. large quantities of ammuniticn are being destroyed. At different place behind the German lines the effe ,ts of the destruction and ammunition could be seen today.
 It is not expected that the Ger mans will give up theadvantag ge,,ous terrain along the Vesle without a renewal of the struggle.
 It is believed probable that the Germans, realizing the difficulty of maintaining Fismes as supply point in view of the ease with which the guns of the allies can Lombard it. have decided to establish new base far to the rear, but not to yield the line of which Fishes isanintergral part.
 It is believed possible the German stragetist may have assumed that the French and Americans over exhili- trated kE their triun1phs might plunge forward into Fesmes where they could be terribly punished by the German guns.
 Real Entente Victory.
 Paris, Aug. ,3.-The latest news from the Soissons Rheims front shows that the entente allied victory is growing swiftly in magnitude.
 It is SO great that Paris refrains from exultation, but watches with feverish interest for eevry crap of news, having learned that the pro- gress of events Is always ahead of the conservative official communica- tions.
 Particular significance Is attribut- ed by commentators to the crumb- ling of the right pivot of the German positions in the regions of Soissons which open up great possibilities and provokes speculation as to where the Germans will be able to re-organize their defense.
 The comment generally dwells on the fact that this Is real entente victory with French and Scotch forces under general Mangin, wit Americans under General De Gout+" and with English and French troops under General Bethelot.
 Military critics now look for the retirement of the German crown prince to the Chemin Des Danes where he probably will endeavor to re-establish his line.