The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-03
HEAVY ATTACKS
 BY HUN FORCES
 BEEN LAUNCHED
Long Range Bombardment of Paris is Resumed--Rivalry Between Two Crown Princes in Command
 of German Armies

LONDON, May 27-Of6cal--It is believed that the long expected renewal of the German offensive has begun The enemy launched strong attacks against the British and French positions between Rheims and Soissons These in a1ry attacks preceded by heavy artillery lombard On the northern Flanders salient, southwest Of lpres the Germans have also attacked those positions be- Locre and Vooremezeele The German forces are attacking along the that is usually referred the Asne front It is believed that the length of the attack is approximately forty miles and lies for the greater part along the Aette river north of the Aisne There des lerate fighting along this front last fall when the French troops attempted to force the enemy to evacate the town of Laon In turning this strike heavy of ensve blow the enemy has taken that is contrary that which generally predicted It is believed that the attack launched today will be followed immediately by general renewal of the offensive the Pcardy and Elan ders battefeds.
 ALLIES RESISTING
 PARIS May 27-Offcal-The German forces have attacked on the between the Pnon forest and Rheims The combined British and French armies along this front resisting with their usual vaor and important gains being made by the enemy.
 The long range bombardment of Paris was resumed this morning o3O after interval of weeks Two deaths have been the result of todays bopbardment
 SUMMARY
 ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY May 27.-The fact that the German prince is command of the German forces in the Chenin Des Danes may ind that serious effort will be made that point break through the allied lines As Grown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria is in command in Picardy, the heir of Emperor Wilhelm will srve for dynasc reasons, outdo whatever is attained by his colleague. The further north tack really in the nature of line strengthening operation that IS being launched from laon and aimed at the elbow in the line formed during the fighting in Picardy in March and April This attack is along a 35-mle front.
 ENEMY PLANES DOWNED
 PARIS, May 27.-Oficia- Nine enemy planes and ,wo captive balloons have been downed by the allied av highly successful air engagements The bomb ng escadre has dropped 30OOO kilograms of proectiles the enemy stations cantoments and aviation grounds forth and south of Avre. The artilerying intermittent
 AMERICANS HAVE THRILLS
 WITH THE AMERICANS May 27.-An American recolnoitering party had very thrilling handohand counter with large German force in No Mans Land in icardy In the face of heavy continuous machine gur fire the dauntless Yankees charged drove of Germans - engaged them in close fighting In the engagement American private who had been slightly wounded in the had, dropped the ground stunned Lying scous condton he seized by the shoulder by large German. With lightning qucSness of thought and taking the enemy the American whipped revolver from the Germans hand and killed the Hun with the one re- mainng bullet
 ATTACKS FAIL
 WITH THE BRITISH ARMY, May 27-In their attacks against the French forces the Locre the German army has virtual failure all points, In the early stages of these attacks the enemy succeeded in driving back few of the defending positions points along the line In heavy attacks which launch ed by the French forces the enemy thrown back how ever of the places The French have virtually established the entire lines those points where the succeeded ill driving in
 Hard fighting continues to rage south of Dckebusch lake in the Kemmel region By launching desperate tack the Germans succeeded in forcing their way into the Trench line for distance of 800 yards The enemy cngng desperately these newly acquired positions The French forces dealing with the situation in which to be highly satisfactory In this attack by the Germans the French took 100 prisoners It is thought that this IS but the preliminary to larger operations which will be started by the enemy apparently for the purpose of reganing the high ground which the French captured from the enemy May 20
 AMERICANS BUSY
 WASHINGTON, D. C., May 27 In official com munue received from General Pershng tonight he makes mention of the renewal of the big German drive The report states however, that immediately after heavy tlery bombardment the enemy launched strong infantry rack at points along the American line in Pcardy Tie enemy succeeded in penetrating two advanced Amer