The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-12


 captured will thrill the world when the figures are given out. The victory much more complete than figures that given would indicate The best of the Huns are being and crushed The effect upon the doubing |tions will be tremendous.
 The allies have crossed the Aisne river between Sos- river.
 GLORY FOR THE YANKEES PARIS, Aug. 5.-The lads from tl,e have covered themselves with glory. In hand-toan fight inI the of Fishes they crushed the best of Germany ary who have spent their lives in practice with pons of warfare. In groups and sngly the Americans rushed through the streets killing with spirit that kew no defeat The world will be thrilled when hears tEe "details of the deeds of vaor accomplished by the Yankees Leaders have pronounced the herces and most bitter hght of the entire The supposedly invncibe soldiers of the German empire fought the death and asked for quarter The Americans gave but folowed>out the orders of their leaders and killed the Huns With bayonet gun stocks they fought after having fired round of ammunition. The Germans killed beside their ma chine guns which had been fired until hot to work
 The city is in the hands of the Americans and they are busy clearing the streets of the enormous heaps of Ger man dead
 HUNS GET SOME FRENCH WHEAT
 WITH THE FRENCH, Aug. 5-The advancing soldiers have discovered that the Ger have taken advantage of their stay France and ave raised considerable wheat which they were just the act o harvesting They have already thousands of bushels back home and in some instances huge piles of sacks found empty and some ful Many of the full ones of two pound capacity directed the families of the German soldiers Indications that the Germans had in tended harvesting the French wheat crop and had laid very systematic plans for this
 ALLIES TAKE SHORT REST PARIS, Aug. 5.-There is short Hull in the fighting operations along the Sossons Rheims front The breathing spell extended to this morning The allies having hard time crossing the Vesle river The weather is favor ing the Germans and the Vese valley has become regon of swamps and The Germans making stfer stand the Vese river than anticipated by the allied leaders. HUNS RESISTING FRENCH NEAR VESLE RIVER
 PARIS, Aug. 5-Of6cia-The French who yesterday crossed the Vese river meeting with unexpected sistance from the Huns who appear be in desperate straits Not able rapidly the French have advanced they have turned and attempting fight back the French but failing in their most desperate efforts
 BIG GUN AT WORK AGAIN PARIS Aug 5-The long range bombardment of Paris has been resumed by the big of the Germans The shells falling regular intervals, but the damage done |so far is small.
 CASUALTIES BEGIN TO COME IN
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 5-The casualty list of the Americans this morning shows 470 names and of these 1908 marked killed in action. There nothing to show what part of the fighting the list covers. HUNS GETTING STUBBORN
 WITH THE FRENCH Aug 5.-The resistance of the Germans along the Aisne and the Vese is becoming have been sending out meeting very stern resistance and it is believed that the advance of the allies will meet with hard fighting at the start. SUMMARY
 ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY, Aug. 5-It is believed that the Germans preparing the drive from Ypres to Rheims. All indications that the Ger manS expecting to retire to the north Of the AlSne
 During the last 48 hours the allies have been meeting with much ster resistance The Germans attempting their retreat and also hold much ground as lthey possibly It is believed that the heavy artillery of the allies will shortly be brought to the front in at tempt batter down the German line of resistance and make the allied advance easier
 The allied forces have taken great quantities of muni- tions. The Huns destroyed large before they tred but taken than they able destroy In many instances the allied advance rapid that the soldiers able to stop the fires which threatened to destroy the munitions and thus the supplies saved for the allied The American forces have captured 84OO prisoners