The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-09-09
STRONGHOLD 0F -.PER0NNE TAKEN
 BY AUSTRALIANS
Won Hindenburg Line is Badly Broken --Lys Salient Gives Way--Yanks Win in Belgium--Allies Win
 to North of Soissons

LONDON, Sept. 2.-By Wireless-General Haig ports that the Canadians and British aided by the tanks have captured the strong German defense line in the region of Drocourt slightly the southwest of Lens. The attack is being carried wide front and extends the break the Hndenburg line along the Scarpe river far to the orthward
 The fighting has been intensely furious the Huns often fighting the death rather than give up At point the troops drove forward for than three miles. The fight ing still going with the Canadians and British ad vacing rapidly Thousands of prisoners have been taken and immense stores of munitions the Germans being driven back rapidly from positions that they had considered i'm pregnable that they had time to attempt to destroy their supplies.
 The Australians have captured Perone and crossed to the east side of the du Nord canal It is believed that the advance the eastward will proceed rapidly and a large territory wl~be taken from the enemy.
 GREAT STRATEGIC VICTORY
 WITH THE BRITISH Sept. 2.-By their success in the Aras offensive the British have struck o the most strategic blows that the Germans have received in single days fighting Reports state that the Germans had eight divisions facing the British and that they allied forces.
 TANKS GO THROUGH BARRED WIRE
 WITH THE AMERICANS, Sept. 2.-On Sunday the Americans reached the ebannents of the Soissons Beune roadway They forced their way through end less stretches of fields covered with barbed wire entange As they passed these vast open places they exposed the German fe and had not been for the very effective work of their artillery they would have suffered very heavily.
 FRENCH WIN NORTHEAST SOISSONs
 PARIS, Sept: 2-Late official wire-To the northeast of Sossons the French succeeded in breaking the German lines and occupied euilly and Terny. They still ad- vancing and are nearing the Iaon- -Sosons railroad ne
 PROGRESS REPORTED
 DATELESS.-The English and Canadians making steady progress their operations the east of the Hindenburg lne The Germans had depended holding the allies that point and desperate that they have pierced their strong ne They had hoped hold the allies off from the important towns of Cabrai and Doua and railroad bdt of unavailng in holding off the hard fighting allied troops.
 BIG FIGHT ALONG SCARPE RIVER
 LONDON, Sept. 2.-The of the whole battle is between the Scarpe river and Bapaume It is there that the Germans really fighting The Hindenburg line which they considered nvncibe pierced before they could prepare effective resistance and they bringing up all available troops in effort to force the allied forces back the ne but in spite of their resist the Canadians backed by the British steadily forcing them back The correspondents report that they believe that the capture of Peronne should turn the enemy line.
 TANKS FIGHT IN BELGIUM
 WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY, Sept 2.--Ameri- fighting with the British the Flanders front in the region about Ypres Early in the day the allied forces composed for the part of Americans attacked and tured the village of Voormezeee which is about miles south and slightly west from Ypres Their advance was strong that after capturing the village their officers let them continue through the village and the of it, where they advancing rapidly with the enemy unable offer any substantial resistance although at intervals they put up stiff resistance.
 RAPID ADVANCE SOUTH OF SCARPE
 CANADIAN HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, Sept 2-It reported that the Canadians in Dury, which is about half way between Arras and Cambria and about miles to the south of the Scarpe river. The report that they have reached the edge of Cagncourt and that they rapidly driving the Huns from the village Many prisoners have been captured On the high ground between Duy and Eaingmany is the of considerable and hard fighting with the Canadians steadily winning The fighting throughout the entire region reported being of desperate character.
 CANADIANS DO GREAT WORK