The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-09-23
TUESDAYS REPORT OF THE WAR

the Americans in the bombardment of the Metz orthca tons They have added direct hits to those al ready registered by the Americans The railway stations also bombed At Karlsruhe the docks and sidings bombed and large number of direct hits were scored
 ACTIVITIES IN VOSGES ...
 WITH THE AMERICANS IN THE VOSGES, Sept 16-The enemy artillery has been exceedingly active but in all the Americans giving them good and better than they send The intensity of the eneys artillery suggests that the Germans about make attack The artillery fire has been accompanied by extraordinary of signalling, and the enemy airpanes have been unusually active The American air forces have kept the Huns back of their lines, but in many instances the Germans succeeded in rising high enough get rather observations of the allied positions It is not sidered that they will benefit by the observations for very little activity of the allies is visible. "'
 BRITISH AVIATORS DOWN MANY GERMANS
 LONDON Sept. 16-The British air forces tivity of the Germans The British air forces usual immediately drove the Huns down, but before the could get to the British downed 3 of them The German ground guns accounted for number of British machines, but the total number which failed return to their bases only sixteen.
 FRENCH ADVANCE OVER HALF A MILE
 PARIS, Sept. 16.-Of6cal- the northeast of sois the French troops have advanced depth of o metre a front of approximately four kilometres The Germans resisted desperately for every inch of the and large number of them killed and 600 taken prisoner The German resistance slowly breaking down this sector.
 BRITISH ACTIVE ON TWO FRONTS
 LONDON, Sept 1o-Oficia-In Flanders the British have carried out minor operations both sides ot the Yres Confines canal The resistance of the Germans stiff and but little advance attempted the part of the British
 The British troops to the north of the Cambrai-Arras road advanced twome front, carrying all before them and reaching their obectves where they dug themselves in Their outposts in the vicinity of Sauchy Catchy and Oppy.
 NEARER TO ST. QUENTIN
 WITH THE BRITISH, Sept l6:-The British troops before St. Quentin captured Maissemy, which IS about five miles from the center of St. Quentin and very important point strategicay The British gradually working their way the north of the big city and being resisted
  the German leaders,
 To the southwest of Holnon the allied lines i'm proved and fighting of local nature continues La Bassee. The is shining warmly almost every portion of the battlefield and rapidly drying the mud that
 HUN GUNS ARE ACTIVE
 WITH THE AMERICANS, Sept 16.-On the I,or rane front the activity of the German artillery greatly in creased during the forenoon and the Americans hoped that attack be made by the enemy, but disap pointed the enemy infantry remaining in their trenches It probable that the artillery fire prevent Am ercan advance The Yankee gunners replied shell for she'll and during the latter part of the afternoon the artillery fire
 FRENCH ADVANCE NORTH OF A1sNE
 PARIS, Sept. 16.-The French advancing rapidly the north bank of the Asne and have forced the Germans back point almost directly south of Laon The i'm portant of Vay the north bank of the river has fallen the victorious allied forces The German resist ance stiff and they evidently have retreated in this region far they dare without seriously endangerng the main line of defense which is slightly the north and which is gradually being outanked by the French. Within few days the FrenCh Will agan De start the Hank1rg the north and will then force the withdrawal of the Germans from St. Quentin The present French drive is being made between the Disc and the Asne rivers and era small villages taken during the day. of them being of considerable strategic importance.
 HUNS BOMB PARIS
 PARIS, Sept 16.-For the first time in several weeks the German planes succeeded in penetrating the de- lenses of Paris and bombed the city during the night killing several nor-comaants woundng others and doing small damage. The planes got by the defenses because of the darkness and mist The French planes succeeded in driving them off in very short time, but are reported being brought down. ..... .:..
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept 16:-Austria has issued peace asking the allied nations in neutral country for the purpose of discussing peace The American officials have yet given their opinion of the but waiting for c official of the Austrian note which should be in their hands within few hours The officials have stated that they could see no basis