The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-01
GUNS TAKE TOLL.


 LONDON, Mar. 25-The Daily Express correspon- dent wires his paper this morning that the slaughter of the Gemans advancing in formation is ndescrbabe Near Epehy, he states the enemy infantry swarmed the top Iof the trenches in such numbers that impossible for the British gunners miss their mark
 The dead this point lay heaps. For than four hours British machine gun battalion held the advancing hordes bay With open sights for four hundred yards two batteries this point fired steadily into the Hun ranks for four hours killing thousands FRENCH TAKE SECTOR PARIS Mar. 25-The department announced this morning that the French forces have taken sec tor of the British battle lines and have rushed large Der of troops the assistance of the British forces The official says that heavy fighting progress Noyon the right bank of the Disc river. EARLY REPORT LONDON, Mar. 25.-O -OAcial-Fresh German attacks have developed both nortward and soutfward from Ba paume Heavy fighting reported to be progressing with the enemy hurlng numbers of fresh troops into the battle The British forces stening their resistance and the losses the attackers increase hourly greater numbers of British troops become engaged.
 Yesterday the British repulsed numerous powerful at tack northward from Bapaue The Germans who crossed the Somme river between Licourt and Erie, south of Pe onne yesterday, this morning forced back the
 , SUNDAY SUMMARY DATELESS TO ASSOCIATED PRESS MEMBERS.
 Persistent attacks have hot far enabled the Germans break through the British defense system Four days of the intense offensive have brought decision for the attackers.
 Only the wonderful strategy of the British commander inchef has saved the British from disaster and Iaigs withdrawal which previously planned in the enemy attack should prove to be heavy executed in described maserly. Great credit for part of the successful withdrawal is given small units which sometimes ounumbered eight nine one, chung their posts and mpeded the advance of the Germans The Brit sh endeavong let the enemy tire himself before the British defense with the least possible casualties the defenders and the main body of British forces thus serving strength for the stand be made the prepared positions.
 Peronne and Bapaume this morning the of bitter fighting The latter place is of the impor points, and the Germans say gigantic struggle is being made for its possession.
 Bapaume is situated approximately g miles west of Cambrai and is about nine miles of the lines they stood before the great British and French drive early in the spring and of 1917. It is the key the positions from Arras to Albert the old front The struggle is apparently heaviest between Bapaume and Gusicard the south and east distance of approximately g miles Be tween these two points the fighting is especially heavy around Nese Combes, Chauny and possibly Noyon where French troops reported engaged. AERIAL. ACTIVITY LONDON, Mar 25.-The aerial fighting Saturday was the heaviest since last Great clouds of flyers ascended and squadrons of the British planes swept the German infantry ranks with machine gun fire from low al tude The British battepane succeeded in bringing down hftyfour of the enemy planes in the fighting Saturday.