The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-08
ERMANS MAKE VAIN ATTACKS
 ON AMERICANS
French Gun Fire Is Too Much Fo, The Hun--Enemy Makes Many Attacks but Gains Only a
 Little in Flanders

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY, July 3.-The Am gave the Germans setback attack Vaux. The enemy trying to recapure the village which had been taken from them Yesterday Indications that attack would be made and the Yankees were ready Not bit of ground lost and many prisoners taken from the enemy. The Yankee machine gun lad chance show what they could do and literally moved
 The Germans have made several desperate efforts to recapture Vaux but far they have ended in dismal fail and big losses. The Americans have had their hold loosened
 FRENCH MAKE IMPROVEMENTS
 PARIS July 3.-The French last night attacked the Germans hree-klonetre front north of Mulinsous routven Some of the enemy positions captured and those of the French greatly improved.
 large force of Germans attempted to recapture Vaux, but they large checked by the French gun fire. No positions recaptured.
 The enemy made several attempts the north of Mon cal and in upper Asace The attempts repused and absolutely ground taken.
 GERMANS RECAPTURE TRENCHES
 LONDON, July 3.-The Germans brought every gun they could bear the British in the trenches which had been captured from them last Sunday After carrying terrific bombadnent they made attack in large force British had taken from the but they did cost and the British we'll satisfied with the suits The trenches lie to the north of Albert.
 The British made two raids of considerable size to the north of Merris Nyemevie and at Boyees Claude Many prisoners captured but attempt made to hold tie ground
 
 WITH THE AMERICANS, July 2.-Foied in every attempt recaptre the village of Vaux, the Germans have opened tremendous artillery fire With every available gun they pouring in shells and the bursting of these shells is continuous which is sweed by the crash of the American guns So far the enemy have accomplished nothing The American gunners stripped to the waist and pouring steady of high explosives against the enemy and answering them shot for shot.
 Among the material which has been captured by the Americans have been counted six heavy machine gns eighteen light machine gns six trench two gre r(|ra1r gun and large quantities ot ammunition and equipment.
 WITH THE AMERICANS, July 2-In brilliant operation last night the American captured the v lage of Vaux, large slice of the Paris highway the west of Chateau Therry and patches of wooded land
 The attack came complete surprise to the enemy, the Americans crep No Mans Land and into the German trenches with scarcely sound Many of the Ger hauled from their dugouts by the American "dev hounds and taken prisoner. Two hundred and enyve prisoners have been counted five of them being officers huge number of dead litter the ground large number of machine guns and other equipment captured Many of the Germans took refuge in specially constructed cellars but useless they hunted out by the ever-vigilant marines
 500 HUNS ARE CAPTURED
 WITH THE AMERICANS July 2.-I,atest dispatches state that 500 Germans captured by the Americans and with them vast quantity of material The material evidently intended for offensive, and big loss to the enemy The big capture made when they took the village of Vaux. The American attack terrific and carried forward with such swftness that the almost got beyond their obecves before the officers could stop them The Germans in big numbers, but poweress before the lightning stroke of the Americans.
 The reported gain in distance is depth of one and one-half kilometres front of four kilometres. It at point whhere the Germans Paris and the enemy exceedingly and supposedly nvncibe In the English system they penetrated depth of almost one mile two and one-hamie front
 YANKEES WIPE OUT HUN REGIMENT
 WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, July 2-Ofcial Information-The fighting to the of Hill 2o4 very severe The Huns resisted almost the last man, but could hold the Americans who although numbered, completely oufought the Germans The nature of the fighting intense that entire German reg- was practically annihlated The attack of long duration, the work being silently but swiftly done
 European regiment numbers from 2,5OO to 5000