The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-22
Unsuccessful in Efforts to Gain on Northern Leg of Salient Enemy Now Trying Break Through
 South of Bethune
(ASSoclated Press)

 ans who have attacked necessarily along the entire battle front From Labassee north of Ypre at every point which the enemy has struck the line in endeavors back the defenders they have been epused and hurled back with heavy losses
 Unsuccessful in gaining further ground around Ypres and along the Messines Ridge the Germans making tacks of extraordinarily violent nature ten-nile front between Gvenchy and Robecq where endeavor being made the Labassee canal and bend souward the salient which is outanking the important railroad town of Bethune
 guns of all caibres and massed numbers of troops The latest reports say that the British lines holding firm under the savage assaults of superior forces If successful this attack would jeopardze the entire Arras sector including the valuable coalng region about Lens and Vimy Ridge
 FRENCH MAKE GAINS PARIS, April 18.-Oficial-The daily com1nunique of the French office states: The French forces in the region of Aens captured portion of Senreat wood and made advances iii several other sectors Heavy fighting ragged during the day Moeu half way between Mont didier and Vlers Bretonneaux."
 GERMAN REPORT
 BERLIN, April 18-O Oicial-In Flanders, on the Lys battlefield the situation is unchanged after twenty hours of hard fighting during which time the British have made several attempts recapure lost positions Northwest of Moreu strong French attacks broke down with heavy under direct German gunhre
 WOUNDED DIE UNATTENDED
 WASHINGTON, D. C., April 18-Advices received today by the state department say that the Germans be- coming alarmed at the great number of wounded which passing through Flanders from the front An official dis patch received from Amsterdam says that the of Courtra Bruges Ghent and many other cities have been transformed into military hospitals to take of the flow of wounded German soldiers.
 The arrangements at the front have failed to handle the living of manged humanity which pouring into the hospitals and dressing stations The Red Cross I unable to fulfil the task and many wounded dying in ambuances and on hospital trains for lack of medca attention.
 REFUSE GERMAN ATTACKS
 LONDON April 18-General Haig tonight reports that fighting has ragged throughout the entire day along the greater of the Lys river battlefront where the Germans trying break through and reach Haze brouck The enemy attacks made in great force and all repulsed From the Labassee canal Gvenchy to the Lys river east of St. Vean General Hag reports heavy bombardments Is, in a, progress n
 WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FLANDERS April 8Ten fresh German divisions today driving against the British lines between Givenchy the La bassee canal, and St. Venan the Lys river, an at tempt the Labassee canal The British forces holding we'll and nfctng heavy casualties the enemy according to late reports received from this battlefront
 It is apparent from these efforts that the Germans endeavorng again reach Bethune, the south of this line The fighting is still in progress with the British sistance stronger 11,71,,T than ever o ,>,,o l>,
 OTTAWA, April 18-A Reuters dispatch this ing says that the French forces which first made their ap pearance the northern front last night coming the aid of the British this morning heavily engaged with the They fighting in the ranks with the British forces and their presence has frightened the outlook greatly
 PASS CHENDAELE TAKEN
 BERLIN, April 18-The war office announces this morning that the German forces operating northeast of Ypres have captured Pass Chendaee after severe gle This gives them possession of three the Pass Chendaele Ridge, the other two Poe Cappee and Lange marck, being taken late yesterday.
 FRONT STILL INTACT
 DATELESS.-General Haig this morning reports that the line the Lys front still intact last night as it existed yesterday following the heavy German assaults along the entire front After the British retirement yesterday of Ypres the Germans gained ground despite heavy attacks.
 FRESH FORCES BROUGHT UP
 WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FLANDERS, April 18-The Germans brought up number of fresh di- visions yesterday and although the British unable hold Whyschaee and Meteren which they had previously