Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-09
hA|G'S 6|G GUNS RUSHED UP BfH|ND ADVANCING TROOPS Heavy Artillery Busilv Smelling Demoralized
 Huns in Rear. BRITISH LOSSES.
 ARE VERY LIGHT Misty Weather Aided BritOns in Rio Offensive and Prussians
 and Bavarians

Wlth the British Army in France Aug. s 4:30 D. m. by The Associates Press).-Fighting their way through the Germans at dawn on a front o over lo miles astride the Rive, Somme, British and French troons this evening had reached points from five to six miles inside lines which this morning belonged to the enemy.
 The Prussians and Bavarians fled before the advancing infantry and tanks. leaving many of their guns be- hind them.
 British Losses Small.
 Large numbers of prisoners have been taken both by the British and French and heavy casualties undouDt- edly have been inflicted on the enemy
 Thus far everything has been ac- complished with excessively small losses to the allies.
 Of one entire British corps. for in- stance, two hours after the attack be- gan, only two officers and 15 men of the ranks were reported as casual ties.
 The artillery has followed up the storm troops closely and now is hurl- ing shells down upon the enemy forces which, taken by surprise and fiercely attacked, must be in more or less crippled condition. It is believed that endorsements are on the way 10 help them.
 What tomorrow holds for the en- emy cannot be forecast but the out present conditions.
 Moreuil and the country front ad- joining Villers Aux Erables have been taken by the French, while the Brit ish have captured the Dodo and Hamel woods and Marcelcave alter hard fighting and pushed a considerable distance beyond.
 Especially hard fighting vas ex- pected and still is in progress on the left flank of the fighting front in the neighborhood of Morlancourt.
 The weather helped in the advance.
 Attack Begun at f A. M.
 North of the attacked zone the bar rage began at o'clock this morning and lasted four minutes. Tanks then rolled forward and with them the in fantry swarmed toward the enemy lines.
 uCS0 llIlCS WOlO "A passed as a mist started to roll in.
 All along the line, except possibly northward on the left flank, very llt- tie enemy shelling' was experienced after the attack got we'll under way
 Nearly all the country already fought over and that what is now m front of the allied front was low ana rolling and especially adapted to or fensive warfare.
 One new German division which ha'i just arrived in the line before the all tack was launched was told to expect local attacks.
 Prisoners taken from this division said they had heard nothing or gen eral attack being known.
 Tank Chased German General.
 Where the tanks and the armoree car zatteIies pressed far forward IT 1T the rolling country there was mucf agitation among the enemy. r A report came back that a brltlsl tank, probably one of the fast little Whippets, had been seen chasing H., frightened German general up the road. But the enemy general was ho' alone in the direction he was going: 4
 Observers reported considerable columns of enemy transport gong eastward in a hurry during the middle of the day.
 Farther south, the tanks likewise did excellent work. They also have been taken across the river Luce un. der the cover of night, and they dle very good work in assisting at the I capture of Dobo wood and Hame wood and nearby high ground:
 Batteries Move Forward:
 Slightly north of here the br1tisn s batteries moved forward so raplo!y that they were up and firing in their new positions 30 minutes after mid. night, when the infantry went over the top, followed at first in this par. ticular case by the tanks 1000 yaros to the rear. :.
 At 6 o'clock the weather was se QContinued on page six. 1st column.)