The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-07


 tin and the French have entered the city, the entrance being made late this afternoon The combined force of the British and the French have swept around the north of the ciy the easiest and best way of driving the Ger mans from the city. The advance is the St. Quentin Cambrai road and proceeding according sched ule As the allied force advances the Germans falling back and the French have entered that portion of the town '''~'' '''~' ''' OcCUPAT1oN CONFIRMED
 PARIS-Oficial- 1.-The French have penetrated the deenses of St. Quentin and in the city, Severe fighting taking place in the southeast and portions of the city and the main portion of the fighting is being ried on from house to house.
 On the Asne front the allied troops have occupied the villages of Meurva Venteey, Bouvencour and St. Hrry all to the south of the Asne river The Germans put ting up stiff resistance but the new French attack proceeding according to schedule and is sweeping all be- fore it. Many of the French the battle line have been very anxious enter the fight that they might have part causing the great downfall of the Germans and press ing forward with much enthusiasm.
 YANKEES PRESS FAR INTO ENEMY TERRITORY
 WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE SOMME Oct. 1-Hundreds of Americans in far advanced position on the front between Cambra and St. Quentin and they holding forth vaiantly against greatly superior numbers In the attack which the allied forces made the Americans proceeded according directions did the allied forces allied forces retired thinking that the Yankees would do like wise but the Americans had forward to hold what they captured and have held since Sunday in the face of rife fire Day and night the Huns have sheed the Yan kees. On every side the allied troops rushing the aid of the Americans and the Australians putting up menduous struggle assist them while the British troops Oer1nanS Hanks of the advanced position of the Americans
 AMERICANS ARE BREAKING HUN LINES.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. l.-Genera Pershing reports that the Americans the Mouse river have advanced against the strongly fortified lines of the Germans behind which the enemy has consolidated thousands of troops with instructions hold the line because of its vital importance the defense of their defenses the west The American patrols have advanced beyond Cerges and the present driving the Huns from the Argonne forest where the fighting much to the liking of the Yan kees, being of the tree to tree type.
 Americans he tWen ysixth of September their avators have downed hun dred of the arpanes and twentyone balloons of the enemy with the loss of approximately thirty of the American planes At the the Germans showing far less activity in the air and content with efforts keep the Americans from bombarding important concentration points.
 AMERICANS IN TERRIBLE BATTLE OF WAR. TOR, Oct 1-Near I,e Cateet the Americans the Won Hndenburg line for the greater portion of yesterday fighting of the Tie Australians have been bravey cooperating with the Americans and doing much to make the American attack
 The most horrible scene of fighting is in the tunnel through which the St. Quentin canal Thousands of Germans poured into the struggle in the desperate attempt maintain possession of the passage way The Germans killed in huge numbers they stuck their machine guns moving down the Americans as they came from the mouth of the tunnel The inside of the tunnel inferno of fire and lead mixed up with cold steel and the Americans had advance their dead At the mouth of the tunnel the Yankees up their light machine guns and cleared the for quick advance which even though success was done at large sacrifice The Ger fought with great bravery and ability but lacked the dash of the Americans and also the ability to their weapons effectively
 The enemy is at the present bringing great force to bear in effort to dsodgc the Americans who now firmly established in the trenches of the Won Hindenburg line and are giving one inch.
 IMPORTANT POSITION SCAPTURFD. gained very important territory in the Cambrai and St.
 LONDON-OAiciaE 1.-The British forces have Quentin in spite of the determination of the enemy to hold at any cost
 During the month of September the British have cap tred than sxy-six thousand Huns according to the preliminary reports which may later be raised In the same period total of hundred guns of large cabre have been taken and many have been turned against the enemy using their ammunition During the months of August and September the British have captured total of one hundred and thousand six hundred and egh teen prisoners and fourteen hundred guns of large size