The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-03-25
T0Mm|ES HALT GERMAN NATTACk
 ON SECOND DAY
Hosts of Democracy Withstand Assaul of Forces of Prussiamsm--Fight Centers in the Neighbor-
 hood of Cambrai
Associated Press)

Associated Press)
 ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY, Mar. 22-The end of the second days fighting shows that the British line is nowhere broken by the terrific pounding of the The plan of the German general staff to drive wedges into both sides of the Cambra salient and isolate the British forces holding these positions from the forces further east while conceived for the purpose of regainng the part ot the Hndenburg line captured by General Byng in his tank drive of November g. 1o17 is the main attack. The ainder of the fighting upon the hftymie front only side issue the terrific fighting between Gauchwood and l.agnicourt
 These two points are the north and south bases of the Cambra salient and between them the fighting today has continued scale hardly before paraleled Oclal dispatches indicate that the British lines in this section have bent about two and oneha miles under the German storm
 It is accurately estimated that 100000 German, Aus and Bulgarian troops being used and it is reported that the enemy using 1000 heavy in this one small The combat dwars any previous effort ever made this front.
 The attack launched under the eyes of the kaiser, Hindenburg and Ludendorf
 BRITISH LOSS LARGE
 brief tonight says 'The enemy has gained era points along the battlefront but many others they repused The British losses inevitably large but not of proportion to the magnitude of the battle The enemy losses very heavy, and the small advances made were acquired at tremendous sacrifice of lives and materials"
 The statement does include any estimate of the casualties suffered by the British As mention is made of any of the British being captured any large loss of guns, the Berlin report that loO00 British prisoners and 200 guns captured believed be greatly exaggerated
 AMERICANS UNCONVINCED
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar 22.-American observ- still uncovnced the end of the second day of the great German assault that the drive is the main German offensive It is still held that Germany is resting the outcome of the upon the issue of single battle campaign.
 The observers we'll satisfied with the display of ssng power of the British and feel confident that they will eventually check the Hun onslaught and hur it back when the initial force has expended itself.
 It is now believed that the diplomatic relations betwce, the United States and Bulgaria likely remain un- changed despite the reports of Bulgarans appearing the British front suggestions from foreign capitals that the American government should formally include Bulgaria among its enemies Such action not looked for until Bull garan troops actually used against the Americans
 SUMMARY OF FIRST DAY
 LONDON, Mar. 22.-The British forces have met and withstood the most stupendous attack which Germany has made on the western front in three and one half years front of fifty miles. The hosts of democracy are at grips with the forces of Prussanm in what may we'll prove be the decisive struggle of the entire war.
 The battle IS still raging but with much less ferocty. The recapitulaton of the first days fighting shows that after gigantic bombardmen from of German guns hordes of Hun infantry launched against the British and succeeded in passing of the British outposts and points attacked the main British battle lines with small successes but nowhere gained positions which enda ger the British hold Nineteen German divisions were en- poyed in the attack The official report of General Haie states that great of the enemy slaughtered by the rifle and machine gun fire of the British The fighting today continues from the Sensee the Disc and cialy heavy in the Cambra region.
 GERMAN AIMS
 LONDON, Mar. 22.-The military critic of the Morn ing Post says that is the aim of the Germans in the pres ent attack to regain the entire Hndenburg line which was captured last spring and by the combined assault of the British and French forces. The mass attacks of the enemy continued late hour last night but today has far failed to develop any serious attacks by the
 The British forces holding the enemy all points, Serious fighting may be expected for days.
 ATTACK A FAILURE
 AT BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE