The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-05
|uNSATTEMP TO ESTABLISH
 DEFENSE LINE
Hun Resistance to the Allied Advance Was Sdffened--Nearly One Mil- lion Germans in Marne Sa-
 lient--Hun Attacks Fail

WITH THE AMERICANS, July 3O-The Americans the Sossons Rheims front have been fighting practically without ceasng for twenty hours The German de- iense has stened and to the Americans have ad vanced very slowly but in place they falling back SUMMARY ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY, July 3O.-The Germans have thrown approximately 100000 of their men into the gigantic battle between Soissons and Rheims AL most one-haf of their available fighting in the struggle and many of them fresh It is the strongest effort that they capable of putting forth The stakes big and the eyes of all of Europe ntenty watching the gigantic struggle which is testing the fighting qualities of the Americans who coming in such large numbers
 The Germans have countered with great vgor and yet they have scarcely made dent in the allied lines. The allied forces falling back locally to positions which easily defended but in place they being beaten by the troops which the best that the Germans have.
 MANY SUPPLIES CAPTURED
 WITH THE AMERICANS, July 3O-It is believed that the allied counter npped in the bud German offensive which planned to capture the Epernak forest which rounds the section to the north of the Marne The French and Americans who captured the Fere Rig forest the north of the Marne found that virtually big sena, immense quantities of German being piled among the trees. Shells piled like cordwood in many instances the piles being long for their entire length The shells will fit many of the guns which have been captured from the Germans and will be used against
 PERSFING REPORTS SEVERE FIGHTING
 WASHINGTON, D. C., July 3O-General Persfing in his report that the fighting very the result of the stiff resistance that the Germans putting up the allied advance The Germans beyond the Ourcq river
 
 making fierce counters against the allied forces which have been fighting for many hours without ceasing.
 AUSTRALIANS ADVANCE
 LONDON, July 3O.-The Australians Monday entered the German positions in the Morris region of the Flanders sector Forty prisoners with considerable supplies were captured.
 GERMANS ATTEMPT'TO MAKE STAND
 PARIS, July 3O.-It is believed that the German re- treat has reached point where they will attempt to make stand The fercenes of Mondays fighting is considered al sign that they trying hold their present ne Their right wing on the plateau to the south of Crise and the left wing the hill to the south of the Ardre river For the defense of this line the Germans will use the army of Gen. Boem with the reserves from Prince Rupprechts army
 HUNS MAKING FINAL, EFFORT
 LONDON, July 3O-A German counter developed to- day. the Huns bringing forward immense numbers of men which were hurled at the allied nes and especially at the Americans who had been fighting hard for hours. The Americans retired from Cierge five miles the southeast ot FereeI Iardenois and the French from Beugnex which lies to the northwest of Fere-eT Geugneux was later recaptured by the allies Very heavy fighting going on near Buzancy which lies about five miles the south of Soisson and Pesser which lies about five miles further south
 Seventy-one German divisions are in the Marne salient Ten ot these have been brought from the northern army Prince Rupprech They the best troops of the German armies and the lines from which they have been taken are greatly weakened
 The allies have not been entirely stopped Some ad- made the Arde valley and near small village to the south The Germans are withdrawing orderly and IS believed that will be impossible to round up any large force of them.
 NClUCV DDICCc Progress has been speeded up