The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
YANKEE PLANES PENETRATE THE.
 B0CHE DEFENSE
American Soldiers to Celebrate on the 14th--Lieut. Roosevelt Gets His First Hun Plane--German
 Artillery Very Active

ATuneIy very ACuVe sons the French continue to gain An advance made to Lagrle farm where the Germans held strong po sitions For time it looked if the Huns would hold until the French could bring artillery to bear but by series of attacks the defense broken and the French continued the outskirts of Longpont, which their objective and where they dug themselves in The German artillery has done its best dsodge them, but with no success.
 By well executed charge the French penetrated the German lines i'll the northern section of Courcy No at tempt made counter
 YANKEE PLANES PENETRATE HUN LINE
 WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, July lO-Severa American pursuit planes penetrated the Ger man defense and flew fifty miles behind the Hun lines They crossed the line to the of Chateau Thiey. Se era German planes to meet them, but showed their lear ot the Americans by turning and fleeing, with tine Am orleans hot pursuit The Yankees continued until they lad gone distance of fifty miles, taking many valuable photographs and gathering much information The Ger did offer much resistance the trip and every American plane arrived safely.
 ROOSEVELT DOWNS HUN PLANE
 WITH THE AMERICANS, July 1O.-In the fight which occurred the north of Chateau Thierry the American planes crossed the German lines, several Hun planes downed Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt brought down his first plane in fine style.
 ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY, July 1O.-The British have been active the Flanders front have with considerable Merrs They greatly improved the protection the Hazebrouck railway june 1o which place IS necessary for the maintenance of the line OH the 4pres front.
 The Franco-Anerican troops have taken 54OO prison CTS since the middle of une These prisoners taken on the French front.
 GERMAN DISCIPLINE GOING
 LONDON July 1O.-The last two mails indicate that there big breakdown in the German army General von Dermarwitz complains of the general lack of response on the the soldiers when they receive orders from their officers They have broken fled the face of an attack on the part of the enemy.
 AMERICAN CASUALTIES
 WASHINGTON, D. C., July 1O.-One hundred and a1tv uh have just been published Of the given twentyone were killed in acton fifteen died from wounds, four died from SIX who wounded and of these forty five severely wounded and slightly. Twelve found missing n| action and two taken prisoner The marine casual five.
 ARTILLERY DUELS
 PARIS, July 1O-Oicial-Near Chavigny the French anl Germans have been fighting fierce artillery duels Hour after hour they have been exchanging shot for shot with apparent either side There is not the slightest chance tor the Germans to silence the French tilery The French recently made very successful raids in this section and the Huns evidently trying o keep them from making any in the future the French raids were expensive to the Germans both in men killed and in prisoners and they do not want them repeated
 HUN ARTILLERY ACTIVE
 LONDON, July 1O-Offcal-The German machine guns and artillery have been very active in the region o the of Amiens Tons of high explosives have been hurled the allied lines in effort dslodge them and make them easy to smash up in offensive. The gun re continued almost unceasingy from Breonneux Ancre Several local attacks made feeers of the aied strength in the Flanders region but they easily pulsed
 The British line advanced near Morris and although not able to catch the asleep they overpowered and hurled back until assistance arrived and stened the British advance. The British took many prisoners.
 HAIG REPORTS QUIET l LONDON, July 1O.-Of6cal-Genera Haig reports that except for hostility the part of the enemy tiery there very little activity the British front during the past day. The enemy artillery fired many shells in the vicinity of Morancou but very little damage was being done by the falling shells the British made very little attempt to reply to them.
 YANKEES IN FRANCE CEL. L.EBRATE 14TH
 PARIS, July 1O-General Pershing has just issued an order which allows the American soldiers who France celebrate July IA, which the national holiday of the French There has been great desire the part of the soldiers who brgaded with the French celebrate with