The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-09-23

that was given by and inexperienced hands. The Germans in position to pound the Americans hard until the Yankees had disposed of them and result the Americans for several hours under strain and suffered heavy losses before they disposed of the superior forces of the Germans
 ENEMY RAIDS REFUSED
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 21.-General Pershing reports that the Germans have made four separate attempts to raid the American lines in the Woevre and Vosges gans In three of the raids the enemy used preliminary artillery fire of considerable intensity but in the other they attempted to rush the Americans night and result they lost very heavily for such attacks are much the liking of the American soldiers In all of the attacks the enemy easily repulsed and did succeed in gathering any information concerning the strength of the American forces which stationed in the first line trench
 BRITISH LOSE MONITOR
 LONDON, Sept 2l.-Of6cial- of the British mon tors was sunk Monday in the harbor The of the men were killed by the explosion which sunk the ship Be- sides those known to be killed, 57 missing and it is thought that they too dead
 GERMANS CUTTING DOWN GARRISONS
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 2O-Cracow dispatches that the German garrsons in Poland being greatly reduced because of the desperate need for men the front In places garrons of twenty have been reduced to garrsons of two three and Ire removed entirely.
 HUNS LOSE FORTY PER CENT OF MEN
 BRITISH HEADQUARTERS, Sept 20.-Thc ground which the Germans made their desperate counter attack Moeuvres is covered with German dead The Huns at tackled in immense solid and moved down as they It is estimated that at least 40 cent of the attacking forces fell in the fatal charge
 One of the German orders which captured from General von Below and stated that the British showed that they had the fighting superiority AS result of the raids in No Mans Land the Germans say that they expected that the British going to make attack and their leaders wanted to beat the allies it. The Huns have exered their full strength and being brushed aside by the ad vancng of triumphant British
 SUMMARY
 ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY. Sept. 20-The British and French making good progress in the veloping of St. Quentin. The Germans resisting stub borny and desperate battles occurring front Of twenty miles with the allied forces victorious every point The front extends from the south of St. Quentin the of Cambra the north The advance toward Ie Cateet is proceeding with great rapidty after many hours of desperate resistance and the Huns giving
 At one point the allied forces well east of the 1indenbrg line and that is to the north of St. Quentin The Australian troops led the successful charge and making wonderful record for themselves having broken the way at the most difficult points from regions Amiens to their present positions.
 GERMANS FIRE ON RED CROSS HOSPITAL. FRONT Sept 2O-Afer two nights of effort the Germans have finally hit of the American clearing hospitals in this region. Many high explosives used in the at tempt. Eight Americans killed and many wounded when the shell hit large number of gassed patients confined there and several injured by the explosion
 The officers say that the attempt deliberate the
 large red had been placed the building and it in plain view of the German observers. There woods for American troops hide in the building nor was it at point of any strategic value.
 FRENCH WIN SOUTH OF ST. QUENTIN
 PARIS, Sept. 2O-Oficia-In their enveopng move the south of St. Quentin the French troops captured the town of EssignyeGrand The German positions are strong and easy defend consequently the French advance has been ow but is proceeding according to the expec atons of the leaders and the enemy gradually weakening while the French yet exering their full strength
 To the north of the Asne river the French have pied positions the north of Allemant The Germans a from and making desperate efforts dislodge the French from their positions The enemy into the open fight in great numbers and the French moved them down in great rows
 To the south of the Aisne in the region which the Ger mans still hold the of Rheims the enemy attempted to the Vese and subjected to of the fierce machine gun onsaughts of the Americans who still in