Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-14
|l[FCH CONTINUE |IO GAIN GROUND TOWARD lASs|GNY Ldvance 11a Miles tx! Between 1 Disc and Matz l Rivers. |FRMAN DEFENSE
 CHECKS BR1TONS ,nter.Attacks Fail to Throw Allies Rack and Haig's Big Guns
 Causing Heavy
 Casualties.
,o;otod Press Summary )

,Accociated Press SuiiillldiyJ |corman opposition against the al 'et ] tmcns rl@r from immediately north tha sJsp Spmme river to just below yp ,'' apparently has checked for the u 'msnt Is, tph their march eastward in the bepss of clearing the Amiens- Mont ;er sector of the enemy.
 has not, however, prevented the .rch h on the extreme southern end |tbe t'' line from winning additional nts of great strategic value in the and forest region between the and the Matz, where Lassigny Noyon are the ultimate object s and the capture of which not ne would result possibly in the red evacuation by the Germans of Noyon-Rcye-Chaulnes line, but would have a marked effect on battle line running southeastward Soissons and thence along the ble river.
 Allies Improve Positions.
 The battle line in the north and on center remains virtually as it od Monday, although all the allied ops have bettered slightly their Eitions and taken additional pri- eS.
 The Amerieehs and French still e in the environs of Bray, north of river, while south of the river the rmans continued in possession of buhes and Rove, which seemingly y intend to defend at all hazards. Fresh achievements and large nbers of guns have been brought by the enemy to aid him in his en- vors to hold the line, which is es- tlal to the safety of the German hles now in the pocket described by Somme on the north and east and Disc on the south.
 Huns Counter Attacking.
 ne Germans are not merely on the enslve. At salient points here and re they are delivering violent coun- attacks against the allies and are oombarding fiercely the rear notwithstanding the enemy's ef- $ however, Chaulnes is receiving gnty visitation of shells from the sa guns, and Rove has been so en- aehed upon that it is now under a " yer eros fire from both the north @ @u1h and seemingly both towns mately must be evacuated.
 french Pressing Forward.
 a .sI aaded danger to Rove is the {, a'a' as1 tne French in their opera s !, are re knocking at the door of Las 's s,sa soout seven miles to the south \ 1,sO .s' are pressing forward east ma"v ~ward Noyon in a wedge driv- I;an Ii;sneqver which not only is out IrD,s r ns.. hoye, but bringing Noyon "eafer the range of the bic Attllelal t5a reports are to the effect nasl'. %g Germans fearing capture in pIxes s1,ss j.. between Rove and the Q vs11s't s'I11eady are retreating along the the smsnt: sney ' toward Noyon and if the ivnts ie1v ts.s should prove true it is not v ta tSa snat % the entire German battle and an Ids ts1t north will give way in srit uni. ustmen+ saa. .e even there may be a re- Essns ss,1''s4t te G} a, the enemy front from cr st ths,t 'o the t north from Ypres to Al. On e tba mas nas been considerable acti. Tt, The Tho present. ~en British and French ets th.t toermanlc CT, communication Eed. '''a' all the attacks were re. !, ths Battle % Over Fismette
 ,e&s st ara;sst y9sls river G! the Germans ir by t5s ti5salnst Fismette, which i, is Fded to han" h,'e1lcans and French are tAsrnI I haa,' nave driven the allies to are the eE, beSakk.of vaak of the river. A eounte9 ru ta1 ppation i"eveT' "t T! resulted in the ''e' re-