The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-09-09

 ready crossed the half way mark between Arras and Cam bra strong British force driving forward along the northern reaches of the Hindenburg line At points strong resistance developing but it is weak compared
 the fierce fighting that the eager soldiers of the allied forces doing.
 The British are well inside the Drocourt- Oueant line determined German resistance the crossroads the north of Vilerses Gagncourt by the British today and the troops rapidly showing the Germans back the eastward No organized attacks have yet been developed by the Germans.
 To the south the British troops well advanced to the eastward of Peronne and far great resistance has been encountered The important city of St. Quentin is about twelve miles distant with very strong natural features of topography aid the Germans its defense
 LENS AND QUEANT TAKEN BY THE BRITISH
 LONDON, Sept. 3.-The British have taken posses sion of the city of Lens but had practically struggle for it, as the Germans realizing the hopelessness of effective resistance had retired previous the British advance and but few defenders left The soldiers left behind for the purpose of delaying the British progress speedily disposed of.
 After breaking through the famous Drocourt Queant line the British continued to the eastward and capturing Prove they have reached point just the of Busey The advance has yet been brought stop by the Germans.
 During the fighting yesterday the British took over 10000 prisoners and today they have captured many
 The British present hold the villages of Doignes, Ver Bertincourt and Rocquigny representing maximum depth of four miles twenty yme front All of these villages directly east of Bapaume
 Contrary to the general expectations the Germans not reacng heavily in effort to recapure the Drocourt 9ueant 1ne 1t IS assumed that either the German power IS very much broken that they have not yet made the sary preparations for the drive. The opportne ment for counter is rapidly slipping away the allied forces digging themselves in, and the dcers feel that they hold every point that they have gained with perhaps the exception of few of the outlying portant points, With the that the Huns able strike back is believed that the allied advance will be continued.
 The sensational breaking of the Queant Drocour line with the capture of thousands of and quan- titles of stores, has made great impression among the people at the British capital and they ronging the public places and cheering every report of the great victory The defeat of the Huns this point regarded |by leading critics of the German disasters in 1.-the present It is believed that there is nothing nearly so strong behind the German lines the gates of Berlin
 This morning the Flanders front the British took 1.-the village of Wuverghem, which about miles the
 ys salient is rapidly strengthening out, and the Germans have dropped back and been driven back for least half
 e distance their line of the spring before they started their drive.
 The Belgian troops the north end of the line anxiousy awaiting the day when they will be ordered make advance against the Huns and wrest from the invaders of the Belgian soil The Belgian leaders feel that their day is rapidly drawing and that many months will elapse before the Hun is driven from Belgian territory forever.
 The colonial troops have been taking very prominent part the drive which has broken the famous Hindenburg line The Canadians the first go through and the Australians have played prominent part in the capture of Peronne and points that stronghold All troops of the British empire unred by their days of fighting and eager press forcing the Germans back from French soil before winter breaks.
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