The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-19

| ASeSAAuA OAASAAoAVS AA ~AAooAAA0b ohA eAS fighting in the German African colon ies.
 Jerusalem was captured by the British on December 10, and shortly afterward the fall of Jericho was an nounced. Since the taking of Jericho the British forces in Palestine have not been active on the offensive.
 General Maude led the British troops into Bagdad on March Il, and shortly afterward died from cholera. His forces pushed further up the Iii gris until the intense heat of sum- mer terminated operations.
 l The Turks after the collapse of Russia took advantage of the demor- alized condition of the Russian forces to advance through the Caucasus and obtain possession of the regions sub sequently ceded them by the treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
 The French and Italian drive in Albania began on July and is still in progress.
 During the year British forces in Africa drove German forces before them in German East Africa and in German Southwest Africa and finally compelled them to disperse or sur render. This took from Germany the last of the vast colonial posses sions held by her when the war be- gan.
 Submarine Warfare
 The past year has been marked by a gradual decline of submarine sink ings as compared with the number of ships being built by the entente allies. The operations of the British and American destroyers have spread terror among the "wasps of the sea-" while a great mine field completed in May by the British navy con verted virtually the whole North sea into an area closed against Uboat activities.
 The harbors of Zeebrugge and Os- tend, from which German submarines had been operated against entente shipping, were either sealed entirely or made virtually valueless as sub- marine bases by daring naval and air raids by the British in May. | U-Boats in American Waters | German submarines visited Ameri, can waters in June and sank at least ten ships, the field of the U-boat operations being from the North Jel. sey coast south to the Virginia Capes and easterly half way to the Bu.. mudas.
 The only United States transport lost while carrying troops to Europe was the Tuscania, which was tor pedoed off the north coast of Ire land on February with a loss of PIP men.
 Hospital Ships Sunk During the year eleven hospital ships have been sunk by submarines the latest and most fragrant case of this violation of the Geneva con vention being the destruction of the British steamer Llandovery Castle carrying Canadian nurses and doc tors. This took place on June 27 only twenty-four of the 25S persons on board being rescued The total shipping reported sunk since August 1, 1917, is more thar 4,25O,OOO tons.
 Against this destruction of ship ping the allies have combined theil shipbuilding capacity. The actua number of tons of shipping launched and put into service has not beer published. Official announcements ' have been made in the recent past , however, to the effect that more , ships are being built than are beint sunk. On July 4, ninety vessels were launched at American shipyards.
 Losses in Battle
 The years fighting has entailet great losses for most of the belliger ents. During the drive into Ital! last October and November the Teu tonic armies claimed the capture o more than 1SO,OOO Italians. In th' German offensives in France thi
 year about 19O,OOO French, British American and Portuguese were re ported to have been taken prisoners
 Added to these losses are th' casualties in killed and wounded. N definite figures have been issued b. Germany and Austria but it has beel reported on what appears to be goo' authority that in the fighting iron March 21 till June IA the German lost more than 5OO,OOO men. Th 6 French and British losses were con |. siderably smaller, as the allies wer fighting from entrenched positions. Financial Aspects
 The United States has floate' Q three great Liberty loans. The pro . ceeds of these loans have aggre n gated $1O,7SS.541,90O. The total wa cost to the United States. accOrdin