The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-05-06
YANKEES BREAK
 GERMAN ATTACK
 BEFORE AM|ENS
Lull Still Continues in Flanders Battle- Americans Near Villers Bretton- neaux Shatter Enemy Attack,
 Killing Many Huns
Associated Press)

Associated Press)
 WITH THE FRENCH ARMY, May .-Ofhcal-A heavy German attack today launched against the Am ericans holding important positions Vlers Breton neux which completely repused the Americans pouring deadly fire into the ranks of the Germans which took awful toll.
 The Germans concentrated heavy preliminary bonn- bardment the American positions which lasted for two hours. The enemy infantry then rushed forward in wave formation Not single German entered the American trenches every attack being broken up by the direct fire of the straight shooting Yankee troops The enemy were finally compelled abandon the attack retiring broken formation leaving the ground covered with dead piled in front of the American line
 The bombardrnent was opened by the Germans at 5 o'clock this afternoon and especially directed against the Americans who supported the north and south by French veterans The German fire intense.
 At the end of two hours bombardment, the Germans forward several battaons of infantry. Hand hand lighting engaged in all along the line during which the Americans severely defeated the enemy This is the first casion which the Americans have engaged in the battle which has been raging since March 21 although they have been under heavy artillery fire several times since entering the trenches.
 ALLIES SMELLING ENEMY
 ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY, May 1.-Defeat- ed with losses every phase of the Ypre fighting the Germans attempted further onsaughs There comparative inactivity before the positions the French and British lines today The enemy defeat before the Brit s positions especially costly and the enemy has ap parenty lost his ambition to capture these points. The French and British still sending verabe rain of shells against Mount Keme making the German positions there almost untenable.
 GERMANS TAKEN PRISONERS
 LONDON, May 1.-General Haig reports tonight that during the month of March, O6 Germans captured by the British in France including oo officers During the month of April the British captured 5,241 Germans nclud ing 136 officers.
 ANOTHER ASSAULT EXPECTED
 AT BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FLANDERS May 1.-Genera Arnn, commander of the German mics in Flanders today made further the Flanders front The heavy defeat which the Germans sui fered Monday the hands of the allied forces defending the hill positions of Kemmel forced them bring up positions before attempting continue the drive An other assault these positions expected to be launched within the next few hours.
 FRENCH IMPROVE POSITIONS
 LONDON, May 1-OA6cial-The war office announces that reports received from General Hag this morning to the effect that the French last night improved their stions Locre west of Baeu and took several posi- tions from the enemy which they had lost in earlier fighting
 In the Meteren region strong British detachmens rush ed German positions doing considerable damage and taking number of prisoners Only local activities reported "'''s '''~ ~''''' DUEIfNG IN SOUTH
 PARIS, May 1.-The official cornmunique issued this morning by the French office states that heavy artillery dues ragged throughout the night Vlers Breonneux Heavy cannonadng also progress this morning both sides of the Avre southeast of Amiens
 DEFEAT STUNS HUNS
 LONDON May 1:-Stunned by the punishment given them by the allies in the fighting around the hill posi- tons southwest of Ypres from Saturday night to Monday night the Germans have given up for the moment further attempts to advance west of Kemme It is presumed that the Germans.are reforming their troops and bringing up for renewal of the attempt drive against the Channel ports It is not believed that they have aban doned the effort
 BERLIN REPORTS FRENCH DEFEAT
 BERLIN, May 1.-Ofcal-Fresh French forces vain y attempted to advance against the German positions Dranoure today Ten heavy attacks launched by the French in desperate efforts regain positions taken from them by the Germans in recent fighting.
 These attacks broken up by the heavy fire from the German gn which took heavy toll of the attackers No other activities reported from the western front.