The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-05-13
HEAVY FIGHTING
 IS REPORTED ON ENTIRE FRONT
Germans Break Through the British First Lines in the Regions South of Kennel in the Ypres
 Sector--Anzacs Gain
Associated Press)

Associated Press)
 LONDON, May S.-A dispatch from Field Marshal Haig the British office this afternoon states that the German forces delivered an attack against the allied lines ill the Ypres this afternoon in the region between acytte Wood and Noormezee and penetrated the allied first line positions after heavy fighting during which they suffered heavily from the concentrated fire of the allied gnners It is reported that the enemy failed penetrate the allied lines at any other points in the sector.
 AMERICAN HEAVY ARTILLERY IN ACTION
 WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN FRANCE, May S-Amercan heavy artillery fired for the first time in the northwest of Tou Forty big shells fired battery of heavy German guns which have been shelng the American lines for the past several days It reported that the effect of the American sheng known but that the activity of the German battery to sudden halt and has not been resumed It ot known whether the German guns put out of commission by the American battery whether they moved of range.
 BRITISH ADVANCE IN MESOPOTAMIA
 LONDON May S-A dispatch to the war office this afternoon from the British head quarters in Aatc Turkey states that the British forces entered the Turkish Of kerkuk, which is situated eighty miles southeast of Mosul in Mesopotamia the Turkish forces which had been in pos session of the city retiring without offering any opposition the British advance The Turks upon retiring left than six hundred men in base hospital which they had established there.
 NEW ATTACK IN FLANDERS
 LONDON, May S-A Reuters dispatch received this afternoon states that the Germans launched heavy attack this morning after intense artillery preparation the region between Dickebusch Lake and Kemmel hill and ceeded in penetrating the allied first line trenches in the woods around Dickebusch lake the foot of Kennel hl
 ARTILLERY ACTIVITY ONLY
 PARIS, May 8-The war department issued the fol- lowing official statement late this afternoon: North and south of the Ancre river in the region Amen there is intense artillery activity but infantry have as yet been reported.
 BRITISH GET GERMAN PLANES
 LONDON May s.-The office issued an official -h,ch rco1 fbot British armen Monday brought down six German planes back of the British lines in Flanders At the time the British airmen dropped hundred bombs in the neigh borhood of Bapaume One British plane failed to
 FRENCH ACES BUSY
 PARIS, May S.-The office announced this morn ing that Monday night fleet of French planes dropped than four thousand klos of high explosive projeces seacoast occupied by the enemy A considerable of damage is reported being done in Fluvile Mare. Merress Ham, Guiscard, Noyeon and Vernond a
 BRITISH LINES ADVANCE
 LONDON May 8.-It is officially reported by the department this morning that number of successful operations carried by the British forces have resulted the advancement British lines short distance in the Aens sector along both sides of the Somme and Ancre rivers Hostile artillery has been unusually active for the past twenty four hours the Flanders front in the between Meeren and Kemmel hill.
 AUSTRALIANS ADVANCE
 WITH THE BRITISH FORCES IN FRANCE, May SThe Australian forces operating in the region of Amen made considerable gain during last night advancing along 6OOyard front for depth of 800 yards Salyesec of Amens and advancing 300 yards along 5OOvard front of orlancout The enemy forces were unable stop the Australian advance despite the heavy barrage they maintained
 sAMM1Es HOLDING OWN
 WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN FRANCE May 8-The American troops in Picardy continue hold their with the enemy along the sector held by them in Pcardy They proving to be the of the my gnners and their work has excited the admiration of officials from the allied nations who have witnessed it.
 MONARCH CERTAIN FOR FINLAND
 LONDON, May 8-A dispatch from Stockholm to the London Times today states that there little doubt in official circles that monarchy will be established in Finland carly date It is also stated that it probable that Duke Adoph Frederick of Mecenberg Schwern the uncle throne.