The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-04-22
BATTLE RAGING WITHOUT CHECK
 IN TYRES AREA
British Line on Lys River Holding Like a Granite Wall- Enemy Lose and Regain Wytschaete--New
 Drive is Reported
Associated Press)

Associated Press)
 WITH THE BRITISH ARMY, April H.-Ihe bat tefront living he'll By day banks of gray smoke from burning hamets and myriads of belching guns mark the along which struggling the splendid British sol ders in sustained efforts block further nroads of the Huns By night the sky sometimes is lurid blaze sumng flames leap from hundreds of homes and great vomit volcanic fire.
 The scene is indescribabe Only those who living under the fire conceive the monsrosy Other fierce fights pale notngness when compared the desruct iveness of the battle which raging along the Iys river and to the north Peasants they driven from their homes by the devastating fire understand it. Dumb they creep away from the marked their brains numbed by the very awfuness of it.
 REPORTS ENCOURAGING
 ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY, April T-1i 30 F. M-Ou of the chaos of the tremendous battle which raging along the ys river encouraging reports The British have only held all the ground they defend ing here Tuesday, but have struck back with least par tal With the arrival of French endorsements is believed that there will be decided change for the better
 The discouragng is that the enemy has taken both Poe Cappee and Langemarck and that the British have retired from part of their lines in the Ypres salient retirement expected ere and will probably have sentimental than strategic effect The capture of Poe Cappee and angearck may that the Germans have opened drive north of Ypres for the purpose of fore ing general British retirement from Armenteres far to the north
 On all rest of the front from Messnes Ridge south ward the Germans have failed to make any gains The my has flung himself against the granite of the British resistance, which has yielded inch The enemy has suffered frghtfu losses by the British rifle and machine
 SECOND RETIREMENT
 LONDON, April 17.-11 80 P. M.-General Haig ports tonight that after battling their way back into Why schaee and Meeren the British forces again weed by the enemy and forced to retire from these v lages second time.
 The fury of the British counter attack this morning drove the enemy back of Meteren and the greater DOT ton of Whytschaee Fresh German troops rushed to this and battered the British stand still and again pushed them down the ridge sopes The fighting is still in progress
 This morning intense bombardments opened by the enemy all along the whole Lys river front These fol- lowed by infantry attacks All these attacks repused by British forces with heavy losses the enemy Gen. eral Hag also reports that French endorsements irving in force and change may be expected within short time.
 NEW ATTACK REPORTED
 BERLIN, April 17.-O Oficial-The German office tonight that the German forces operating north of Ypres have succeeded in capturing strong British posi- tions and occupying the of Poe Capee and Lange marck the northeast of Arras These positions captured from the Germans last fall by General Haigs forces operating against the Ypres-Roulers railway.
 Poe Capele about six and one-haf miles northeast of Ypres and approximately and one-half miles of the battle line at the beginning of the attack Iange marck is five miles northeast of Ypre and five miles west of the tip of the British salient in this sector These posi- tions high ground and the Rouers Ypres railway
 MAINTAIN POSITIONS
 OTTAWA, April 17.-The Reuters correspondent at the British front says that the Germans have beer unable make any impression Boyee south of Arras today The enemy thrown of the British trenches there early this morning and have been attacking since that
 Reuters also states that great attack is impending be- Baileul and Whytschaete. The Germans still devoting their entire attention widening the salient al ready driven the British lines and have made efforts to advance on the tp of the wedge.
 GUNS STILL ROARING
 PARIS, April 1.-O OA6cial-The war office tonight ports heavy bombadments in progress north of Mont ddier The of the giant is ncessant and the enemy bringing troops into this section The French guns replying vigorously the German arlerying. l. is believed that infantry activity is likely to break out Montdder any tme since the artillery preparation is ceasing.
 MASS ALONG SOMME
 OTTAWA, April 17.-A Reuters dispatch from the French headquarters says that the Germans again cenrang large forces the north bank the Somme river