The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03

lery damage resulted in very heavy losses the enemy In connection with the artillery the American infantry poured into the advancing German ranks deadly fire of rifle and machine gun bullets Several of the enemy tanks struck by the big shells of the Yankees and totally ruined All of the attacking troops and the remainder of the tanks put to utter rou Naked with the deadly fire of the Americans and unable make any impression their position the Germans forced retreat to their trenches in complete disorder Since their capture oi Cantgny the Americans have never budged an inch
 REACH MARINE
 LONDON, May 31-The Associated Press corre- pondent informed by the British general staff this evening that the Germans had succeeded in reaching the right bank of the Marne river along lOmile front This front extends along portion ot the river between Chateau fhierry and Dormans, although it has been officially reported that either o these places has fallen into the hands ol the enemy
 ALLIES FORGED BACK
 PARIS, May -OAcal-iVoent attacks the Ail- river have forced the allied left flank back Tn these attacks the French troops forced retire line extending northwest of Soissons These troops now holding the of Blerancourt and Epagny the latter lying miles to the northwest of Soissons The rement of the allied troops made in methodica in the meanwhile exacing heavy toll from the enemy
 In the region of Sossons and further south German attack completely repulsed although in the of this battene the Germans have advanced point slightly north of the Marne The fighting in this central part of the line has been extremely bitter In strong tack launched by the French they succeeded driving the enemy from the of Thlos and holding the village.
 ATTACKING EAST RHEIMS
 LONDON, May 31.-According to the British gen era saff the German armies which conducting the Champagne offensive have reached the right bank of the Marne 1Omie front They are, however extend ing their attacks the of Rheims. reported that several heavy attacks launched by the enemy this flank of the allied line. These attacks reported being repulsed
 MORE PRISONERS
 BERLIN, May 31.-Ofhcal-On the battlefront ex- tending from Noyon point west of Rheims the German attacks have been progressing favorab In this offensive than 45OOO prisoners have been taken by the German forces They have also captured 400 heavy artillery guns well as 1000 machine guns.
 FORTY DIVISIONS
 LONDON, May 3l-In the Aisne battle the Germans used least forty divisions of troops and kept equal number in reserve This far exceeded the number of allied troops in the Reuters dispatch received here stating that Sossons was burning Wednesday,
 NOON SUMMARY ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY May 31.-| Keeping the center of their drive advancing steadily but slowly toward the Marne river the Germans have smul aueously struck the allied left flank Along the Aete river the attacking enemy drove the allied lines back
 The allied line now runs northward from Sossons through Epagny and Berancourt to the Disc river point approximately eight miles of Noyon. From this of the enemy n striking hard blow the left flank of the allied line it would that there is possibility of the resumption of the Teuton drive down the valley of the Disc river similar drive this attempted by the Huns last March, but eectualy checked by the allies.
 If this supposed plan of the German commanders could be carried out they would advance down the Disc valley point opposite Paris, where they would make en- deavor attack that city from the north This it seems their intention by the resumption of heavy activities against the allied left flank.
 CREEKS ARE BUSY
 LONDON, May 31.-Oficial-In attacks carried out by the Greek troops the Macedonia front they have cap ured than 1900 German and Bulgarian prisoners, alnofg them being B officers The enemy losses in this action very heavy. An immense quantity of valuable materials also taken by the Creek forces Tn these attacks on the Macedonian front the fighting very bitter although the casualties of the enemy exceeded those of the Greek troops.