The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-12
FRENCH DRIVE TO NORTHEAST
 ACROSS A|SNE
Believe That Picardy Front is to Get Same as Marne--Huns Do Not Believe That Subs Are
 Getting Tanks
NIGHT REPORT

NIGHT REPORT
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 5-The army officers in this city are much excited over the news that the French have advanced to the northeast the Asne river The is full of possibilities the prominent of which the possibility of the extension of the battlefront the north in effort to carry the fighting the Disc river This would duplicate the Picardy region what has hap pened in the AsneMarne salient. Officers who pos session of General Fochs plans refuse make any nens but judging from what they have said this appears be the probable development for the future. would completely offset the German oensves of the pres ent and relieve the German Aiens the British base Larger operations than those of the past few days have been promised and the officers busy trying guess the next
 The German withdrawal to the Asne river is antici- pated the which will occupy of the during the next few days
 GERMANS LOSING PEP
 LONDON, Aug 5-Reuters correspondent at the front says that from every side is coming the information that the Germans fast losing their fighting spirit The morale of the Prussian army has been broken
 It is believed that this great change has been greatly hasened by the great influx of the Americans The Ger who steadily fighting with the French will in sany become and show signs of rereaing when the Americans rush forward The power of the American forces has shown the Germans that they have been given the lie by their officers both concerning the number of Amer cans who were arriving and their fighting ability which eered at by the officers. The futy of the talk about the of the Hun submarines has been proven cusive Dstrust is said be rife in many of the enemy ranks and their fighting ability decreasing accordingly
 MANY GUNS CAPTURED
 PARIS Aug. 5.-Genera Mangin's army has cap tured since July l8 500 guns and 800 trench large number of these be used by the allied forces The complete number of prisoners captured since that date has yet been reported but is expected that the number will be large It is almost impossible the dead place estimate upon the huge amount of supplies captured
 YANKSUSE ARTILLERY :.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 5-General Pershing reports that the Americans and French along the Vese using their artillery fast they get guns into postion It expected that the artillery fire will do much break up the Huns and give the allies chance for other rapid advance The Huns have very little available artillery and their reply the allied fire is very weak
 On Saturday the American aviators downed four. of the German planes without losing any of their The allied air forces playing very important part in the present offensive.
 BRITISH ADVANCE SLIGHTLY
 LONDON, Aug. 5-The British forces the of Robecq have advanced slightly. The Germans putting great of ammunition which they endeavor ing protect The British did attack in very large force and their losses small
 SECOND CASUALTY LIST ARRIVES
 WASHINGTON, D. c, Aug 5-The second army casualty list has arrived The list shows killed in action 25o and died from wounds 43 As with the first report part of the front mentioned expected that the figures will be fast General Pershing secures them from the field leaders and that will be several days before accurate count of the lost will be given for the entire American force which engaged. The main difficulty is in securing the numbers from the British and Trench officers where the Americans have been brgaded
 FRENCH CROSS VESIE
 LONDON, Aug. o-KeuterS correspondent at the French headquarters that the French have crossed the Vesle river at number of places in spite of the flooded condition and the artillery fire of the Germans at several of the points
 NO GREAT CHANGE
 PARIS Aug Offcial-There is great change in the fighting front between Soissons and Rheims On the north bank of the Ves river there is local fighting but great body of troops trying to gain obectve any point on the line.
 BERLIN REPORT
 BERLIN, Aug. 5.-Of6cial- The attacks to the north SOmme pulsed by the German troops To the north of Montdder the Germans withdrew unmoested by the allied forces seemed to fear trickery