The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-05
YANKEES HOLD
 ALL POSITIONS
 THEY CAPTURED
Huns Make Fierce But Fruitless Coun. ters---Many Germans in Peril--- Gas Shells Used--Merris is
 Captured by British

WITH THE AMERICANS July 3l.-I,aest Wire The Americans have occupied the hills beyond Sergy and Sernges They rapidly approaching the heights which overlook Fises which is the central supply station of the Germans who still in the Marne salient.
 The Germans have been using gas shells simultaneously with high explosives in attempt to drown the hiss of the escaping gas by the terrific noise The noise part was all right but the Americans quickly smeed the gas and their remarkable speed putting their gas masks which always with them saved from the The casualties very low.
 HUN ADVANCE FRUITLESS
 WITH THE AMERICANS July 3l.-The advance of the Germans against the lines of the Americans has been rtess for them. The Americans have stood like stone wall and have wavered matter what was brought to bear against them While showing lots ot energy resist ing the enemy attacks the Americans have been content to stay where they until the enemy begin to tire
 It is reported that the Germans gave way the right and that the allied forces holding all of the advances against all which the enemy making today.
 During the night the Americans made pretense of retiring from part of the town of Sernges Two German companies hastily entered the town only have the Am rcans close in them with terrible rush. Their avenues escape all and the Americans killed very large portion of them and took the remainder prisoner, not let ting escape.
 HUNS IN PERIL,
 UNDATED.-The German positions to the north of the Ourcq river in grave danger At any moment the allied forces may close in capturing and killing almost all of them. = a .AAX
 In spite of the tremendous efforts of the Huns, the allied forces pressing forward East of FereenTar denois the allies to be in position to the with drawal of all of the Huns who are in the bottom of the Sossons Rheims salient The distance between the allied forces Sernges and the line which the southwest from Rheims is very small, and the Geramns between are practically all under fire.
 TANKS HOLD POSITIONS
 PARIS, July 31.-Of6cial-The Americans have main ained their positions Sernges which they had carried after very violent fighting The Germans made very counters, but the Yankees did not lose an inch
 The French have repused four attacks which the Ger made against the French positions to the east of Ouchy la Chateau.
 OBJECT IS TO KILL. MEN
 WASHINGTON, D. C., July 31.-General March is sued to the correspondents saying that at the present time the sole object of the allies and the Germans in the Soissons Rheims salient is to kill many men as they possibly No matter what the first objects they have all been swept aside by recent developments in the fighting and all objecves submerged into the one idea of killing. The slaughter is terrible.
 General March had nothing to reveal regarding the American losses but expects that they are larger than in any other engagement that they have been n He said that General Pershng would cable the casualties they were received headquarters and that they would be given out received at Washington.
 The salient is greatly Aattened and the hopes of the allies that many Huns might be captured is entirely dss pated is quite probable that many Huns will be Dagged but the large bodies will escape capture The German with dawa has shortened the line miles, it is only 54 miles long The maximum German retreat is in the center where the FrancoAmerca forces operating The my fell back fourteen miles that point and lost the inn portant communication point of reenTardenos which makes the supplying of outlying districts to the southeast almost impossible
 HUNS CLAIM MANY CAPTURED
 BERLIN July 31.-During the last few days the Ger mans have captured 4OOO of the allies. This raises the total number captured since July Is to 24OOO These figures according to official reports.
 Tuesday the allied airpanes out in great numbers and nineteen captured The British made strong attack in the Flanders region and captured Morris, which they are still holding against the German counters.
 ARTILLERY ACTIVE
 PARIS, July OA6cal-Ony the artillery was ac tive the battlefield during the day. High explosives and gas shells are being used by both sides.