The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-09-09

WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 3.-OAicials state that after very careful study of the British front from the official reports of the British French and American leaders they believe that the German is getting of the hands of the Hun leaders Apparently the retreat is rapidly becoming dsorganized The that the British have captured 10000 prisoners in less than days o actual fighting points where the Germans have done their very best to build up mpregnabe defense system indicate nothing but that the German ranks badly broken and that the perfect machine which has so long defed the efforts of the allied forces about Succumb before the united attacks of the allied forces under the able direction of General Foc who is being recognized the great strategist of the When ready to h he started series of operations which have gone exactly las planned and the end of these operations is still long way off, and may carry the allied forces we'll into German territory before winter.
 Very close military observers declare that they the time very when General Pershings first field army will be used strike the decisive blow The location and the size of the First American field army has been made public in any detail The Yankees have been tried against the best of the German troops and
 then for the most part moved to directly under General Pershngs command It is understood that they placed in extremely important place and that when the time is
 ripe they will be thrown into the battle and depended upon to give the Huns blow which will cripple them beyond all possibility of recovery Critics gradually coming to be-
 eve that the blow may be delivered this instead or next year formerly believed.
 The American forces which have been reported as fighting during the past few days have for the part been troops which have been brgaded with the British and French troops Reports from the front show that the midst of fighting the Yankees have been withdrawn and
 taken that field army which to be about to play such an important part in the
 MANY GUNS TURNED OUT | WASHINGTON, D. C.. Sept. 3-Director of Mun-
 ons Crowel states that the American factories Approaching their full capacity for the production of weapons and that the which they turning all kinds of guns far ahead of anything yet attempted by any country.
 The figures which given for the present monthly average production follows Over 6OOO heavy and over 5000 light Browning machine guns; 100000 rifles of the Amercan-Enfed type; from 5O,OOO to 6OOOO side arms which for the part automatic pistols and
 lery tractors The amounts which turned out will be steadily increased until the estimates of the department for the number needed is reached when the production will be down the number which will take the place of those worn out destroyed by the enemy.
 The Enfield rifle is living up to all expectations and easily is the best rifle in the field The Browning machine gun of than the Enfield rifle when it is pared with the foreign makes and the administration is being we'll repaid for the long wait which necessary
 the result of adopting automatic gun for the manufac ture of which machinery had to be made The gun is efficient than any other and is causing great der among the allied soldiers The quality which is espe caly pleasing to the soldiers is the with which be moved as we'll its freedom from tanning | ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST CASUALTIES | WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 3.-Tomorrow marks
 the anniversary of the first casualty in the American expe ditionary force France. The Americans who To- cated at the British hospital at Dannes Camers at tackled by the German avators who then strong petors for the mastery of the air One lieutenant ana three soldiers killed and nine soldiers wounded