The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-03-25
MAN-POWER. EFFECTIVE.

WASHINGTON D. C., Mar. 23.-The war depart ment has asked General Perslng make full report of the situation the early possible witt any factors which likely throw any light the initial German
 American military observers say that all evidence supports the prediction that the Germans prepared to sacrifice the lives of 3OOO0O in order make impression the British lines. It declared that manpower alone that has enabled Germany pierce the defenses and not g1npower Every foot of the ground gained has been purchased with great outporng of Ger man blood The British exacting unprecedented toll in lives for the ground which they giving up
 It possible that the German claims that they have captured 2oOOO founded upon fact. This mado possible by the slow, stubborn retirement of the Britisi forces This number is not considered excessive and trenely small compared with the number of whc General Haig has thrown into the fray in his desperate c forts to check the German machine
 BOMB PARIS
 PAR1S Mar. 23.-The Germans are bOmbardng Pafi with shells from 240 mimeter guns the shells falling the suburbs of the capital every fifteen minutes. Ten per have been killed and fifteen wounded by this fire The nearest German force from this city is sixtywo miles
 A few enemy airpanes, flying heights. lacked sections of the country Many airpanes from the erenced camps here drove the enemy planes off before they did any great damage.
 Meager reports received here this morning state that the battlefront extended souhward from La ere during the night and large portion of the French forces engaged in the conflict No official reports have been ceived
 GUN IS LOCATED
 PARIS Mar 23-The latest reports issued by the war office regarding the long distance being used by the Germans in bombarding this city show that it firing from distance of 2O kometers, seventy-our and half miles The gun has been definitely located twelve klo beyond the front German lines the point to Paris. Owing the regularity of the falling of the shells being approximately fifteen minutes apart, it is be eved that the enemy has only of these guns
 AMERICANS PERPIENED
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar 23-The bombardmel of Paris by apparently fired hitherto unheard
 
 The latest reports received here indicate that there nc question the existence of which defes all the laws of balScS and Is capable of throwing nine and haf-inc1 shells seventy miles
 The fragments several of the exploded shells picked up in Paris suburb bear marks of guring which fact preclude any idea of being ordinary arpac bomb first considered likely No believes 1t concevaby possible for the Germans have perfected airpane which will carry and onehaf-inch gun No plausible explanation has been advanced the phe nomenon, and American observers are still mystihed
 GERMAN OFFICIAL. REPORT
 BERLIN, Mar 23-Between Les Croisiles Moeuvres and Fontane the German forces yesterday penetrated the enemy second line positions and captured the villages of Naulx Vraucour and Morchies Oficial-25 GOO prison 400 heavy guns and 300 machine guns captured up to last night
 The progress of the German forces went according to the plans of the general staff Morchies is about and onehalf miles behind the former British front and Vaulx and Vraucourt about three and oneaf miles behind them
 (The northern wing of the Cambra salient occupied by General Byng in his tank drive of last November begins Les Croisies and its apex Fontane It apparent that the Germans claim that they have succeeded in driving the wedge into this wing of tie salent)