The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-05-06
ALLIES BETTER
 POSITIONS AND REFUSES ENEMY
Enemy Assaults Repulsed by British Near Locon-- Enemy Losses Ter rific--Vienna Reports Aus
 hian Drive Opened
Associated Press)


 ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY May 4.-Despite terrific artillery preparation the Germans still hold off from renewal of the drive against the allied lines in the Every indication shows that the drive will be resumed short y and both sides making hurried preparations for the coming storm Vast German renforcements being rush their positions. F
 In Italy the official Austrian report says that heavy fighting in progress, indicating that the spring offensive has been opened there by the Teutonic forces.
 ATTACK REFUSED
 LONDON, May 4.-Oficial-Under of heavy barrage fre the Germans this morning attacked the Britis positions south of Locsn Hinges the southern leg of the salient in Flanders using considerable force After hours of heavy fighting the Germans repue completely the British retaining all positions and incng heavy losses the enemy.
 in the neghborhood of Meteren the British made some progress advancing their lines short distance. The French also progressed in the hill region in the Locre district
 BRITISH LOSSES ESTIMATED
 WASHINGTON, D. C., May 4-Brtish military Of cals here estimate the British losses 250OOO in kled wounded and missing since the beginning of the Ger drive the front. They also declared that the indications that the offensive will be continued al most immediately.
 They are convinced that the Germans have staked too much be willing abandon their drive for the Channel ports because they have suffered heavy defeat The of felsve has yet reached its they believe It also stated that if the British again bear the brunt of the attack the situation will be serious unless sufficient are brought up support the British forces.
 The above estimate is in remarkable contrast to the losses known have been inflicted the Ger German officials have disclosed the Der of casualties and reported that they fearful oi doing Every being used to prevent the Ger people from discovering the awful toll which has bee exacted by the allied forces in their retirement The off cals sending all the wounded possible Belgium, only those for whom there is in Belgium being to Germany Even this overflow has startled the German peo pie and produced some uneasiness.
 FACILITIES ARE OVERCROWDED
 AMSTERDAM, May 4-Correspondents wiring to Dutch newspapers that 265 trains full of wounded German soldiers returning to Germany counted in three days Aprik9 10 and Ill., passing through iege and Namur The railroad facilities SO badly overcrowded with the wounded that the Germans have been compelled open coal cars for this purpose.
 In Belgium the wounded everywhere There is hardly town of any consequence which not filled from cellar garret with sufferers Hospitals schools and factories Overcrowded and there for The railroads rushing hundreds of trains witt the surplus wounded into Germany.
 COMMANDMENT OPENS
 LONDON, May 4.-From Locre of Baleul to just south of Ypres in the neighboood of Ziebeke lake the Germans have opened intense borbardnent the Flanders irony There also great activity between Nieppe and Meteren which is believed be the beginning of renewal of the enemy attempts break through the British lines and work their way the Channel ports
 By counter attacks the British slightly improved their positions Hinges, midway between Givenchy and Ro These operations purely local in character The French took number of prisoners last night in trench raids I.ocre.
 GERMANS SAY NO CHANGE
 BERLIN May 4.-Offcal-The office announced tonight that heavy artierying is in progress along the western front in both the Aras and Amiens sectors There