The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-07
FRENCH BEYOND ST. QUENTIN

PARIS, Oct. 2.-The French have passed beyond St. Quentin to the northeast east and southeast of the town and holding the line along the Somme river from Tran quoy Rouvroy and thence along the St. Quentin road the Disc river at Vendu The advance is steadily contin ing and let up will be made for hours to come The al lied troops we'll supplied with all kinds of materials and are prepared leave their bases behind the Huns for miles in the great retreat which is apaeny be- ginning.
 LONDON Oct. 2.-The British forces have torn wide gaps in the German line between St. Quentin and e Catelet and have captured four of the largest towns The German defense is weakening the result of the fall of St. Quentin lied attacks.
 GERMANS BURNING CENTRAL. POINTS
 PARIS, Oct 2.-The Germans are burning the railway unctions of Menn and Rouers in the face of the deter
 mined and highly successful advance of the British and Bel gian troops.
 The French guns are now in control of the railroad running from Osend to Courrai and the British monitors are bombardng the Germans along the The Germans hold the is rapidly weakening and is believed that it will be only very few days before all German submarines will have tooperae from Germany direct if at all
 DELIBERATE FIRE ON YANKEE HOSPITAL.
 WITH THE AMERICANS WEST OF VERDUN Oct 2-A big German shell struck the American field hosp tai which is just back of the present firing line Twenty of the Americans who in the hospital killed but part had already been badly wounded the battle front
 It possible that the German shell was stray one but & n0 sy a %
 GERMANS ATTEMPT TO MOVE BIG GUNS
 PARIS, Oct 2-The Germans making every effort their big defense guns back from the of Belgium before they forced the final from that district The aviators doing much to hold up the Ger man retreat until the infantry get there.
 Both the British and the Belgans making success full and heavy attacks in Flanders and very seriously threatening off large portion of the German army unless it leaves the many artillery pieces behind gether with the enormous supplies.
 FAST WORK BY AMERICANS.
 WITH THE AMERICANS NORTHWEST OF YER DUN, Oct 2-The Germans appear to be withdrawing the American left point which has been fully de- termned but the Americans pressing them hard and their withdrawal will have to be very swift avoid being turned into disastrous flight The Huns headed for the junction of the Betunhid krehd system of defense and will undoubtedly attempt hold there. The Americans are making good progress in the Argonne forest.
 During the first day of the swift American advance the soldiers from Illinois advanced between the Mouse and the Argonne for distance of six miles and made the ad rapidly that they captured party of Germans who sitting down lunch Among the Huns captured one colonel The Americans found much wine and beer the dugout which immediately seized For several days the communications with the first lines very good and he American avators kept their comrades supplied with newspapers and cigarettes.
 GOOD WEATHER MEANS BIG CHANGES LONDON Oct. 2.-The German retirement on fairly large scale has been started the result of the loss of St. Quentin and the lines the north of the city where the Americans and the Australians fought gaanty during 1.-the past few days.
 If fairly good weather prevails the front quite probable that some big changes will be before winter sets in