The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-08
RAGING BATTLE DEVELOPING TO
 SECOND VERDUN
Germans Continue Plunging Tactic: With Little Snccess--French With- draw From Disc to Strong
 Prepared Positions
Associated Press

ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY, Apr o-The Ger forces continuing their pungng tactics against the allied lines and directing immense bodies of troops various points in the Amens Up late tonight the allies standing firm ill nearly every instance although the enemy has gained ground southwest of Albert and the Disc river the southern flank.
 The operations developing into second Verdun but greatly magnihed in comparison with that battle Both sides entering forces in the conflict and the fighting has not abaed since early morning. The de erned attempt appears to be n progress west of the Nare wood, about miles east of Amiens. The British forces here fighting desperately and far successfully hold the enemy.
 REFUSE HUN ATTACKS
 PARIS, April o-Offcial-The war office reports that heavy fighting is progress tonight ill both the Disc and the Some The French have successfully repused all the powerful enemy attacks except along the left bank the Disc rver where the French have retired stronger positions previously prepared
 NCfgy SUMMARY ,....@ .I
 LONDON, April o.-Another determined blow has been struck against the British line by the Germans which prove be of the important engagements the present battle The assault launched in the Some river valley east of Aniens, from which the Germans about miles distant Early advances made by the Germans from Naire wood close to the Sonme river The Germans pushed in dense toward Corbie, evidently hoping strike the Albert-Amens railroad.
 The reports just received that the fighting there is the terrific of the offensive. The battle is raging with undimnished intensity with the Germans making slow progress which is being dearly bought thousands of dead Germans being strewn ln the army's pathway.
 MORNING REVIEW
 DATELESS.-On the anniversary of the Americans into the the greatest battle of the conflict still raging in Pcardy, with the final remaining n doubt but With the allies Tn better shape than time since the present fighting started The Germans great at tack has been halted.
 The enemy is now making intellectual efforts break the allied lines or bend them back that they gain Aiens and thus complete what considered the first stage of the advance which began St. Quentin
 The allied leaders encouraged the situation Foch in charge of the allied armies the western front told the correspondent today that the Boche tidal is broken "All is going we'll with the allies, who will try get the upper hand"
 General Foch's statement is borne by the events Of the past few days During the past days the enemy has been able to make slight isolated gains only on 3S advances at some points,
 MAKE DESPERATE EFFORTS
 LONDON, April GA Reuters dispatch received this morning says that the Germans daybreak attacked the little town of COrble in the Somme valley The my advanced in dense against the British positions and despite destructive shell and rifle re forced the British to hand-to-hand conflict.
 The outcome of this fighting unknown at the time the correspondent filed the dispatch It said that the main toward the Amens road The enemy losses in this fighting are said to have been extremely heavy.
 ATTACKS CEASE
 PARIS, April 6.-Oficial-The morning cornnuniq1e issued by the French office states "The German in tantry attacks in the French have ceased entirely There was violent arteyng north and south of the Avre river last night but infantry actions reported
 It IS believed that the resistance of the French north of Montdder has forced the Huns to abandon their des of breaking through to the Cermon Amiens railway and that they have transferred portion of the enormous forces employed against the French to the north of the Somne where they masng forces for gigantic drive against the British lines for the purpose of breaking through to