The Alaska citizen., 1915-10-04
Monday

The offensive movement on the part of the allied forces on Satur- day developed into a huge drive yesterday and today, the Germans being driven from their trenches along the larger part of the western battle line IL is stated that in some places they were driven back for a distance of from two 10 five miles Five miles of German trench es are reported to have been cap tured by the British south of tn" Le Bassee canal while the casualties were unusually large as the result of the desperate fighting at Lens.
 The French troops made decided gains in the Champaign district. capturing nearly three miles of trenches. It Is reported that they captured l2,000 prisoners. IL is es timated that the loss to the Ger mans in the last two days fighting has been 6O0o0 In killed and wound ed and 10000 prisoners
 The victory of the allies is par ,ially acknowledged in Berlin dis patches, which state that the Ger mans were forced to retire from their advanced positions near Laas and Lens, meeting with heavy losses. The dispatches also state that the offensive movement of the Anglo French forces near Lille has been stayed by counter attacks of the German forces.
 AS result of the victory of the allies, celebrations are in progress in France and throughout the Brit ish empire Thousands of people throng the streets in front of tn. newspaper offices In London to read the bulletined accounts of events All Paris is praising the bravery of the French soldiers. Particular enthusiasm i3 felt over the fac! that at Petthes the first line of German trenches was taken by the French at the point of the bayonet
 The kaiser is reported to be very much dspleased over the turn ol affairs on the western front. He cha1acterizes the German defeat a result of monumental carelessnes~ and threatens the severe disciplininp of the officers if such occurs again It is also reported that the kaise. contemplates several changes in the commanding officers on the easterr war zone. because the German troops failed to surround the Rus sians when the latter retreated from Wilma.
 An unconfIlmed report today i, 10 the effect that the representa- tives of Russia France. Englanl and Italy are preparing to leave Sofia, The report also states tha' Bulgaria has sent an ultimatum t( Serbia An Italian dispatch states that Roumania has addressed a note to Bulgaria asking that country tc explain the mobilization of hel troops. From Greece comes the re port that every preparation for Wal is being made there. actual partici patton in the hostilities being ex pected at any time. It is stated that 20 merchant vessels have beer reQuisitioned to carry Greek troop! and that they are being prepared to leave at moments notice,
 A Constantlpople dispatch report: the capture by the Turks of allied positions at Anafarga, The trench es were formerly occupied by tht Turks, who were driven out by tn. allies General Ian Hamilton, tn, British commander in the Dardan elles, reports that important gain' have been made by his forces or the Gallipol peninsula. The casual ties on both sides are stated to have been very heavy.
 Naval gains on the part of tn, Germans are reported. A British battleship is stated to have beer sunk and two other warships dam aged off the Belgian coast. The British transport Natal is reported to have been shelled and sunk b. German submarine off the coas of the island of Crete