The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-09-02
TUESDAYS REPORT OF THE WAR


 LONDON, Aug. 26.-Late wre-The important towl of Bapaume is almost within the grasp of the British who advancing from almost every side having troops to the north and south well to the west
 Reports show that during the morning tn British troops captured Suzanne Cappy and Bapaume, which suburbs of the town of Baupaume and less than one mile distant the latter being scarcely half mile
 FRENCH CAPTURE MANY TOWNS
 PARIS, Aug. 2o.-O Oficia-The French along the Avre have captured the of Fresoy e Roy and St. NIard with 600 prisoners The fighting is very favorable to the allied orces with the Germans retreating at almost
 SUCCESSFUL RAID INTO GERMANY
 LONDON, Aug. 26-Oficia-The British aviators during Sunday evening made very successful air raid into German territory Among the important towns which were bombed Mannheim and Frankfort The chemical works at Mannheim bombed and very much damaged and the station Frankfort almost entirely destroyed by the large number of bombs which dropped
 SUMMARY
 ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY, Aug 2o.-To- days attack by the Huns development of the ter rife battle which is being fought the east of the Ancre river and looks breaking very much in favor of the allied forces The Germans have made tremendous effort ap- arenty the best their command having been used in an effort the advancing allied troops and to the courage of their badly beaten troops The attempt of the Germans has only opened up their ranks to the attacks of the French, who are doing terrible execution.
 The British appear be quite the old von Hin enburg line the southeast of Arras and if successful in their attacks along the Scape river they easily force German retreat large region farther to the south
 
 eastward over four miles on a 3Omie front. At many points they have been forced back depth of six miles The Germans show very little indication of having strength enough back of the front which they have taken
 GERMAN DRIVE REFUSED
 PARIS, Aug. 20.-Genera Mangn's army has repused the German onslaught every point and has gained ground places in the face of the German drive The French flung back the attacks points beyond their starting places and captured large numbers The number captured nothing in comparison with the number killed and wounded
 RIG GERMAN COUNTER RI OW STOPPED
 PARIS, Aug. 26-During the day the Germans at tempted offensive large scale against the right wing of General Mangin's army. The blow d rected that portion of the front between e Vaee and Soissons, and utter failure The offensive of the Huns present scarcely be recognized being by the who made the terrible rush of the early spring
 BRITISH TAKE MANY PRISONERS
 BRITISH HEADQUARTERS, Aug. 26-During the fighting yesterday the British took another 500 prisoners besides guns and supplies Haigs forces swung for ward as far as l-ongueval to the north of the Sonne
 To the north of Bapaune the Germans have been driven back much further The British lines have reached the Bapaume- Pugnere road and have established them selves there that there but little danger of the Germans dislodgng them All operations proceeding satisfactorily
 SURROUNDING BAPAUNlE
 WITH THE BRITISH Aug. 2o-The Germans making great and desperate efforts to hold Bapaue but in spite of their great sacrifices in their attempts hold it slowly but surely being surrounded and the Germans will have to fight to make good their retreat from the town
 ARRAS NOW SAFE
 WITH THE BRITISH, Aug. 2o.-The British have succeeded in forcing back the Germans the southeast of Arras until that place is longer in danger of attack by the Germans and the inhabitants again going their daily work if nothing had happened.
 HUNS TIRE OF WAR
 WITH THE AMERICANS, Aug 2o-The intel- gence department has been making very close examination of the prisoners and result makes the statement that the German soldiers very tired and have enthusiasm for They being driven battle by their officers who n many about tired of the fighting the soldiers, but in their fear the who them to such extent that they carry the orders which given them and hope for quick end The soldiers feel that Germany planning ofensves because of the shortage ol man power and that from there will be well planned scheme of defense with the great German specialist the head It is believed that the great German stand will be made the German frontier where the Germans lave large number of strong fortreses and many natural which will aid them in the protection