The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-14
AMERICANS OPEN NEW PHASE OF WAR WITH HUGE AIR RAID
 FROM MEUSE RIVER TO METZ
(DAY REPORT.)

(DAY REPORT)
 GERMANS IN FULL RETREAT EAST CAMBRIA
 PARIS Oct 1O.-One quarter of million Germans are in full the and southeast ot Caral ana to the northeast of St. Quentin The allied forces are at the heels of the Germans and rapidly wearing the Ger mans down until they leaving much o their fighting equipment behind The allied cavalry is playing very i'm, porant part the defeat of the Germans in the rearguad actions
 depth of fifteen miles at many points ana Dy nght Tall will be much deeper.
 The allied leaders are of the opinion that the present retreat to the of Cambra and St. Quentin IS but the first step the big general retirement which believed to be inevitable. -
 CRITICAL POINT IS PASSED.
 WITH THE BRITISH, Oct. lO.-Yesterday the Brit ish and the Americans broke through the last of the Ger man positions and i'll position where with nara blow they can crack the weakened German lines and force an unparalleled disaster upon the Germans The great de- fens line the Huns passed and the allied troops are oc cuped in cleaning up ready for the grand finale The Brit ish cavalry could easily have swept through the German lines yesterday and carried far toward the Belgian border had the infantry been ready to back them up
 The British and the Canadians have been moppng the city of Cambra where many of the Germans were killed by the terrific rush of the Canadian troops in the last hours of the fight large number of Huns were captured m yesterdays fighting Some of the Huns still in the deep cellars and tunnels and they are busted out they are being the cages i'll the rear.
 The city of Cambra is not nearly badly damaged as was at first supposed All fires well under control ana mines are showing up
 YANkEFs PENETRATE MAIN GERMAN LINES.
 WASHINGTON, Oct 1O.-General Pershing reports that the Americans have penetrated the main line o Ger man defense against fresh troops which the Germans had thrown in to stop the hard fighting Yankees The point ot penetration but the troops rapidly widening It, and the Germans will shortly be compelled retreat at point which will leave open the great central line ot the Ger man communications the The breach being made to the west of the Mouse river.
 The Americans in the Argonne forest have captured the important heights the south of the town of Marcq and have joined with the French Lancon During the fight ing about the forest thousand of the Germans were taken prisoners
 The American army has driven the Germans from some very important positions and ready to make big advances to the north The Germans desperate in the face of the coming disaster and feversh trying to throw up temporary Qualifications.
 .'> NEW HIGH SPOT IN AIR ACTIVITY.
 WITH THE AMERICANS, Oct 1O.-In an Ameri- can bombing expedition three hundred and fifty of the American machines dropped thirty tons of explosives the German cantonmens between Wavrie and Damviers distance of about twelve miles to the north of Yer dun The aim of the American aviators very accurate and the Germans killed by the hundreds and perhaps thousands
 The exploit marks high spot in the air activities of the Int Germans helpless in the face of the big attack The fleet consisted of hundred large bombing planes, hundred pursuit planes and fifty tr- planes which carried loads of bombs. The Ger made every effort ward off the attack but very unsuccessful and the Americans got away with ly scratch.
 NEW AMERICAN OFFENSIVE
 WITH THE AMERICANS, Oct 1O.-The American infantry under the direct of General Pershng entered action the left wing this morning after the tlery had carried heavy fire all night The Germans using their stop the drive of the Amer cans but though just brought to the battle field the German apparently tired out probably the suit of the terrific artillery fre which has made large tions of their line untenable.
 TWO MILES FROM I,E CATEAU.
 PARIS, Oct 1O.-The allied forces between Cambra and St. Quentin continuing their advance and have al ready captured the villages of Salaumines the of Lens and Novelties and the forces the great break in