The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-09-09

MONDAY MORNING Sept. g. 1918. F uedatey in front of the Hindenburg line as we'll as the towns of Ham and Chauny The French directly east of
 Canal du Nord have in many places reached an advance of kilometres and still progress the leaders have planned.
 To the south of the Asne the Americans are con-
 nung their advance and are carrying before them the Germans who have attempted to delay their advance.
 HAIG'S REPORT | LONDON, Sept 6.-General Haig reports that the British troops who recently crossed the Somme river to the south of Peronne have already advanced to point miles deep and rapidly approaching St. Quentin from the west. Many more villages have been taken.
 In the Lys sector the British have made considerable progress against stiff resistance
 DAY REPORT
 WITH THE BRITISH, Sept 6.-Along the entire front from the southern extremity Bapaumc German artillery fire has greatly ackened and the leaders of the planning to get their big guns back from the Hnde burg line quickly possible The leaders believe that the allied forces will be able break the German lines and capture many of the guns before they get them safely back of the line.
 During the middle of the day many more posts were captured around Havrcourt wood which further strength ~ ~ HAM FAIL DUE ANY MOMENT PARIS Sept. 6-Genera Debaney's army has advanced to both sides of the city of Ham and the present the troops are joining together beyond the city and preparing to attack it from the It believed that the Germans seeing that there is relief in sight, will give up the place without further bloodshed.
 General Mangins troops within sight of aon being within ten miles of the city limits Ahoup,, resist ing, the Germans failing stop the French and they are rapidly nearing the main Hindenburg line. HUNS GOING SOME WITH THE AMERICANS, Sept 6-At present the Germans beyond the Aisne retreatng fast that the Americans finding exceedingly difficult keep up with them with weapons which capable of doing much dam age The Huns throw away anything which mpedes their progress and are thinking only of saving their lives The American ingenuity called into play in per ectng means of keeping up with the fleeing Huns Auto mobile machine gun detachmens to be the most fectve and working ruin among the Germans Often large numbers of Germans will lay aside all weapons and throw up their hands when they hear the autos coming II the Germans show any attitude which might be chine gun bullets which has killed many hundreds of the Huns during the day. Over thirty machine gun autos with three in each have been turned loose the north of the Vese river today and other detachments arc being formed rapidly possible.
 FRENCH MAKE STEADY PROGRESS PARIS, Sept. 6.-Genera Hummert's army is making steady progress in the region between the Soe and Disc rivers and the north of the Somme His troops have made specially strong advance in the vicinity of Gscard and Ham, It is reported that the French have virtually taken Ham and that no action of the Germans it. AUSTRALIA CROSS SOMME WITH THE BRITISH, Sept. 6-The Australians af- ter slight period of rest have crossed the Some river on wide front to the south of Peronne and rushing after the fleeing Huns in great columns
 The British forces have captured the villages of St Christ and Doingt which lie the south and of Pe ronne and have entered and passed many smaller villages
 BRITISH CAPTURE IMPORTANT POINT LONDON, Sept. 6.-During the day the British pushed forward between the Somme and Ypres entire front except for the gap from Havrncourt the Scarpe river The important towns of Neuve Chapele and Bus captured and the du Nord canal crossed along its entire length The German resistance greatly weakening and the British exceedingly optimistic the poss biy of considerable advance during the few days
 To the south between the Disc and the Somme rivers the French took the stronghold of Outrecour Massf and are within less than three miles of the city of Chauy To the south of the Somme the allied troops approaching at distance of about miles from Iaon.
 FRENCH PUSH FORWARD ON WIDE FRONT
 PARIS, Sept. 6-The French troops continuing to push forward wide front between the Sonne and Vese rivers To the south of Peronne in the region of panacour where the French and the British forces on the French crossed the Somme river and drove the Germans back for long distance capturing several