The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-10-07
AMERICANS PRESS BACK CONSOLIDATED GERMAN DEFENSE LINES ON MEUSE; YANKEES HOLDING ADVANCED POSITION
 AT IE CATELET AGAINST GREAT ODDS WITH AUSTRALIANS
 PRESSING TO THEIR AI[ HUNS THREATEN BURN CAMBRIA
EARLY SUMMARY.

EARLY SUMMARY.
 ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY Oct. 1.-The French British, Americans and Begians continuing their terrific smashes the western front and are further - creasng the peril of the German armies in France and Bel gum. From Verdm the North Sea the battle line is Ia seethng of humanity with the prepon'erancc oi power the allied side It is hard to how the Germans can hold their present positions for days for the allied forces for the first time all activity all fronts and the Germans being pressed their limit every point with practically all of their in the bat tie line while the allied waiting for oppor t,nity to enter the fray.
 The moment of supreme test has arrived and the eli max passed with the break very much in favor of the al lied forces Glorious and final victory for the allied tions matter of the continuation of their present heavy striking tactics and rushing of even more supplies to the front.
 The important bastions of Lille, Cambra, St. Quentin and l,aon becoming of little the Germans The Begans have completed the widening of the Rouer wedge separating the German submarine bases the North Sea and the stronghold of Lille.
 HUNS ARI: EAST OF ST; QUENTIN CANAL. WITH THE BRITISH Oct 1.-The Germans all driven the of the St. Quentin canal in the region to the north of St. Quentin Some of the fighting of very nature and the allied forces large number of lives. The position from which the Germans have been driven is of the strongest the entire front The Germans still in possession of the bank great part of its length and holding it with great berS in strongly fortified positions which will be hard to
 KING ALBERT LEADS BEIGIANS HAVRE, Oct. liking Albert is personally in com mand of the Belgian drive and is doing much to urge the Begians greater efforts The attack proceeding cordng schedule and has threatened very important German positions on the coast as well as those to the south |of the salient.
 GERMANS WEAKENING.
 PARIS, Oct l.-Along the entire line of battle ;+e lied forces gaining strength while the Gernan steadily weakening The prospects of an carly break in the western front is becoming brighter every day. Yesterday another French army entered the field against the already overworked Huns and the the battle is raging from the Channel the German border
 he French army made successful attacks along the Vese pressing the Germans back from very important points,
 The important feature of yesterdays operations was the remarkable advance of the Belgans in their try The Begans have succeeded in covering the left wing of the British secondary that is free advance to capture the crossing of the Iys river The British have aready captured the crossings at Waneto Confines and Menn When the British have crossed the ys river they can complete the envelopment of the Lille Ro1baix and Tourcoing regions and thus drive the Germans from |o the richest country of France.
 The British have all but taken Cambrai and the allied forces knocking the doors of St. Quentin in ner which indicates that they will before many hours are past.
 The city of I.e Cateet which was placed within the hands of the allied forces yesterday by the magnificent charge of the Americans has been occupied because the mine traps which left by the Germans and which discovered by the allied leaders before thev attempted to enter the town in large force
 HUNS SAVED CAMBRIA FOR A REASON
 LONDON-Oicial- al-Oct 1.-The city of Cambra is in flames The Germans first did fire it but the British threatened almost capture of the city they fire to the best sections after the British refused stop their advance toward the place The enclosing movement continuing and the village of Prove directly to the west of the city has fallen. The village of Tioy which with Pro- vile really suburb of Cambra is completely in the hands of the British troops.
 The British have advanced their wedge the north of St. Quentin and have captured evegies which is well the east of the line of the city although considerable dis tance to the north.
 To the northwest of Ie Catelet the allied troops have capured the village of Vendhie where yesterday the Ger mans put up very stubborn resistance: vvv,v>nv v~v~ vv.U Ttoned of