The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-19
THURSDAYS REPORT OF THE WAR

l4-S1enerdl dor demanded that Austria send twenty divisions to aid the German in stopping the of the Germans from the Marne The German general expressed the fear that the Germans would lose very valuable ground unless Austria to their assistance.
 The Austrians refused send the troops claiming that they could not spare them from their front with out weakening themselves to the extent where the Italians could take back the territory which the Ausrians gained at terrible cost during the drive ill the early months of last winter.
 Receiving the Austrian answer Ludendorf threatened to break with them unless men sent immediately The Austrians then sent two divisions and at the time the emperor and foreign minister the German headquar ters for conference with the German leaders, The nouncement was that all questions which pending would be discussed but is believed that the question of Austrias sending troops the big subject for discussion
 The news received by the Democrat leading paper of Switzerland, and is claimed to be authentic and have come directly from official German circles.
 CAPTURE OF LASSIGNY REPORTED
 LONDON, Aug. 14.-The Pail Mall Gazette reports that the French troops have driven the Germans from the city ot Lassigy after terrible struggle in which guns thrown to one side or used as clubs and the men fought hand to hand Many of the Huns died at their guns.
 The hard fighting occurred in the early part of the bat te and after the French artillery established the mander of the Huns fell back Many prisoners taken and large stock of supplies.
 AIRPLANES BOMBING ENEMY
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 14.-General Pershngs comunique states that there is nothing to report aside from the air activities and the usual artillery fire He that the French and American aplanes complete control of the air in his and that they carrying very vigorous bombardmen of the enemy positions The Huns using their ant-arcraft guns with very poor and in many instances they have been driven and are not free to operate their artillery It is known that they have lost large number of heavy guns through the work of the arpanes The of their troops is being greatly hampered, being carried during the night but then it is well towards morning before they get bridges built where the allied armen have destroyed them.
 GERMANS RETREAT NORTH OF ALBERT
 LONDON Aug 14.-General Haig reports that the Germans have evacuated their forward positions from the towns of Beaumont Hame, Puis Euxamont and Buckuoy which in the the north of Albert It is believed that they feared hankng attack from the British troops who have penetrated deeply into their lines the south of Albert The German retreat orderly and all sup plies which could be easily removed were destroyed any Notifications which they thought that the allies could The British troops followed the retiring Huns and able in1ict damage upon them, but much could be desired.
 FRENCH NEAR NOYON
 PARIS, Aug. 14.-During the past day the French have been steadily but slowly advancing up the Disc river having apparently endless of them scattered along the river valley.
 At Rbecourt which is six and one fourth miles the southwest of Noyon the Germans put up very stiff resist ance but finally driven from the village in hand to hand conflict Owing to the superior artillery work of the French, the Germans were much the heavier losers
 No troops have been added to the Germans during the past few hour and either they of have intended to fall back much further
 The resistance along the Chaulnes-Roye heights and road is desperate and is delaying the French advance a though stopping it. The official report states that the Germans have retired to Pemont village which is about mile the southwest of assigny The Iassigny heights left in the possession of the French who establishing