The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-09-30
HUNS BREAKING
 DOWN ON PART
 WESTERN FR0N7 l
Huns Resisting Desperately But Allied Troops Gradually Pressing Them ack--Notable Gains North
 and South St. Quentin

WITH THE FRENCH, Sept. 23--ate wire-The drive of the French to the south of St. Quentin and to the northeast of the Disc river is proceeding satisfactorily The of IysFontaine has fallen and the French have swept through the banks of the Disc river until they in possession of the bank for half of the distance from La Fere Moy woods the north The German resistance in this region found to be much less than that before the city o St. Quentn but the pressure IS being relieved any point the line. The French have driven wedge the Disc river and rapidly spreading and threatening St. Quentin from the southeast that very short time will be surrounded three sides.
 STRONG GERMAN POINT CAPTURED
 LONDON, Sept. 23--General Haig reports that in the process of clearing the for further advance the British troops have captured strong German point to the northeast of Epey The point of such strength that 1t whstood the attack the British for several days and it to bring up heavy artillery to dsodge the Huns.
 YANKEES CARRY OUT RAID
 WITH THE AMERICANS, Sept 23.-The Amer raded the German lines the village of Haumont in the of the St. Mihe salient, and captured twenty-five of the Huns. The important in that it felt out the positions of the Huns and showed them to be open attack by the Americans One unit of the Amer through the German outer defenses the Huns fleeing the Yankees approached and attacked the village Forty of the Huns in the village killed before the Am ecns decided that they had obtained the desired nfora tion and retired.
 HUNS CLAIM ADVANCE
 BERLIN, Sept 23-It is reported here that the Ger man lines on the Mosele river have advanced slightly against the Americans. The positions which taken
 HUNS CLAIM METZ FORWARDED
 PARIS, Sept 23-Dispatches from Basel, Switzerland that the governor of Asace Lorraine has visited Metz inspect the damage done by the long distance lombard of the Americans The governor made special trip the hospital visit the people who injured by the big shells which exploded in the civilian portion of the The Huns in fear of resumption of the bo bardment and the people leave the It is pected that the Germans will make strong effort drive the Americans back of range because of the havoc ~ YANKEES SAY NO BoMBARDMENT
 NEW YORK, Sept 23.-American front dispatches that Metz has yet been bombarded and that when will heard concerning the effect of the Yankee shells The forts the American lines under fire and shells occasionally falling the city, exceptionally wild shot the city has not been hit
 BRITISH DRIVE CONTINUES
 LONDON, Sept 23.-The British last night contin- ued their drive between Cambrai and St. Quentin and cap tured important positions of the enemynear Tombois farm To the northeast of Vendhule the enemy driven from very strong trenches and from several strong points the ridge The Germans defended the places until the last killed taken prisoner The advance gives the British opportunity to spread over large portion of the valley to the east and the to the attack of Cambrai from the south The resistance that the Huns putting up this point shows that they under ders to hold any They delaying the British but when the allied forces put forth their full first line strength the Huns invariably give large force of constantly held ready take advantage of any unexpected break in the German lines back up the first lines if the Huns should by any chance show pected strength.
 The Germans in the vicinity of Gillemont farm made strong counter against the strong positions which the British hod but repused with heavy losses spite of the fact that they fired small mine which they left buried and had connected by underground wire. Few British were near when the explosion
 FRENCH MAKE NOTABLE PROGRESS
 PARIS, Sept. 23.-The French troops yesterday made notable progress in the drive for the encircement of St. Quentin They advanced far the south and, although the desperate resistance of the enemy made costly for direct drive at the city, the French found it rather easy going farther the south The French captured the village and fort of Vendeuil which is miles the southeast and is point of defense of the Hndenburg line The fort controls large the and is great blow the enemy, who evidently greatly surprised by the attack the previous attacks having been made further to the north The promises to take the French army well be- hind La Fere.
 To the north of the Aisne the French troops penetrated wood and advanced toward Rncour the Huns resisting