The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-26
BOOBIES LOSING HOLD ON THEIR
 KEY POSITIONS
Bray Reported Captured-- --Noyon Ma! Fall Any Moment --Bapaume is Be- ing Surrounded--Yanks Advance
 Again North of Vesle River

WITH THE BRITISH, Aug 24-From August to about August g the British forces captured 3OOO Germans and huge number of German guns of large and small calbre Both the north and the south of the Some river they capturing quantities of the German guns They have captured complete batteries of trench and howitzers the north of the Some and to the south twelve large guns have been counted but number of small guns which have not been counted have been taken.
 LATE CAPTURES
 UNDATED, Late wire-The British have captured 1hepva the northeast of Albert and the of Bray has fallen before the British advance
 BRAY CAF1 CRED
 WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. 24.-The British re- ported have capt: important of Bray the north of the Sone It has been stumbling block in their path for many dayand its fall will open up the way rapid advance toNard Peronne.
 The Pass.~s@tare sraasf;ng through the German lines along the whole front and apparently not in the least tired by their exertons of the past few days It is river The British advance the south of Aras has reached high ground to the southwest of Frcourt on the Cojeu river The British advance the south of Arras has reached Henin distance of about five miles the southeast of Arras.
 The retirement of the Huns has become rapid that they leaving behind practically all of their guns in many instances complete batteries having been captured with supplies of ammunition that the British could literally drive the Germans faster retreat by using their The complete batteries which captured in
 NOYON IN GREAT DANGER
 LONDON Aug 24-Iate authentic reports of the French advance show that the fall of Noyon may be pected any The French yesterday crossed the last intervening stream which offered any great natural ad vantage to the Huns and it is simply matter of few hours before they will have covered the intervening space and driven the Huns of the pivot position.
 During the last three days the British have taken than 14OOO prisoners according their best estimates but in instances the Huns have simply been herded the without any attempt being made to them Tn addition to the number of prisoners captured the British meeting with great in securing the German supplies before the Huns either destroy them and great amounts of stores being added those a ready in possession of the British
 INDICATIONS OF BIG HUN RETREAT
 LONDON, Aug 24.-Amsterdam reports that the Ger evidently planning big which will prac tcay take them of French territory That they expect to stop short of the Mouse is shown by the fact that they fortifyng positions along that river within the boundaries of Belgium. They digging extensve east of Namur and about 90 miles the of Bapaum which the British about to capture
 GERMANS ALONG RHINE IN TERROR
 LONDON Aug. 24.-It is reported that the Germans along the Rhine are in great They expect allied invasion and many flee interior Germany fearing the rage of the Begians and French whose families su fered the hands of the Germans The news of the continued defeat of the Germans in the is leaking and causes the despair among the Rhine people
 THOUSANDS HUNS PUT IN PRISON CAGES
 WITH THE BRITISH, Aug. 24.-The Germans that being captured being herded the and during the past three days several thousand have been passed the prison behind Byngs third army No attempt is being made to count the captured German guns
 BRITISH ADVANCE RAPIDLY
 LONDON, Aug 24.-The British third army is ad- vancing rapidly and in places is reported being four miles deep since morning The advance is being made over four-ile front The fourth army is on the out skirts of Bray and the place is to fall shortly
 NEW ZEAI.ANDERS ARE ACTIVE
 LONDON Aug. 24, midnig Of6cal-Oficials have reported the capture of Cou the direction of Bapaume