The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-29
ALLIES DRIVE GERMANS FROM
 MARINE POCKET
Startling Turn of Events in Marne Sa lient--Alies Slow Up the Pincer Movement--Huns Cannot
 Hold Allied Forces

I1OlQ All1eQ rOrCeS
 WASHINGTON, D. C., July 26.-Latest Wire-The situation the western front is taking startling turn Some of the greatest of the taking place and very little information being passed by the PrOm critics believe that the allied and German leaders setting the stage for the decisive battle of the The allied troops making successful attacks from the south apparently attempting to drive the Germans toward the north and of the trap Critics confident that these local attacks not without their significance Gen. era Focs plan has not been indicated but is believed that he IS attempting force the enemy from the pocket rather than trap them The allied pcer Rheims and Sossons has been stopped upon its in atve but apparently has the to drive through when 1t desires.
 HUN RETREAT CALLED OFF
 LONDON July 2o.-Captured documents reveal the fact that after the first allied the Germans ordered before pncer could be cuted Only day had elapsed before this order gve but 1t cancelled shortly afterwards and instead of treating thousands upon thousands of troops rushed hold the salient It is thought that the called off because of the difficulty ill the way of getting the heavy
 BIG FOREST NEARLY CLEARED
 WITH THE AMERICANS July 2o-Fere Tournel- lers forest nearly cleared of the enemy and result of the American at this point the road has been made useless supply artery. Many of the troops of the enemy will have be moved because of the failure of their supplies.
 SEVERAL ADVANCES MADE
 PARIS July 26-O Offcial-To the southwest of Rheims several advances made the enemy resisting desperately To the south of the Ourcq the allied troops remained in the trenches awaiting further developments at other fronts.
 Seven hundred prisoners taken yesterday at Vile Monters and Oulchye Chateau, which originally the first line of the Champagne front The entire line has been retaken In other operations along this front HOO prisoners 200 machine guns and cap tured.
 Positions in Albania being organized that all ground which has been captured may be held Since July 2O 0SO prisoners have been taken among them 60 officers
 HUNS LOSE ALI. ALONG MARINE
 LONDON, July 26.-Reuters news agency says that virtually nothing of the ground that they took along the Marne July Is is retained by the Germans The allied forces have pushed them back the river and taken from them the greater portion that they held along the north bank This alone would constitute great victory for the allies
 BIG FIGHT FOR WOODS
 WITH THE AMERICANS, July 26.-The Franco American push the north from Chateau Thery has be- battle for the big woods in that section The Ger fighting a guard action with light artillery and machine guns and with the protection of the able put up very stiff resistance the allied efforts follow them The advance is proceeding slowly in spite of all handicaps.
 There is a strong belief that the German plan is not retire any further but hold where they if possible They pted the north part of the Hnfeet Rs forest The allied troops slowly but steadily busting them from the woods.
 BRITISH REPULSE HUNS
 LONDON, July 26.-The British repused the German local attacks which were made against the positions which the British troops recently captured the Flanders front Artillery has been active along the entire front.
 YANKEES WIN TERRIBLE BATTLE
 LONDON, July 26-Reuters correspondent says that the Yankees met and conquered the enemy tremendous combat Epieds and Trugny both of which vital points, The Germans had received heavy endorsements and fought we every conceivable instrument of being in the hands of the Huns and yet the Americans drove them from the village of Epieds only to have the German art lery loose and drive them out Three times the brave Yankees forced the huge numbers of Germans. of the village, and each time the village became smaller, many of the buildings being knocked to pieces. The Germans took
 
 the oncomng Americans Finally enough American arti lery brought up and the fire continued until there was nothing but red dust coming the shells hit the ruins Not pile of bricks left to shelter the Huns from the Amer The who 0,1ere in he xilaue