The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-26
WEDNESDAYS REPORT OF THE WAR
NIGHT REPORT


 PARIS, Aug Offcial-The French to the east ot Disc who fighting ffteen-ne front have advanced average depth of two and half miles, Over 8OOO prisoners have been captured and numerous villages taken
 The Germans everywhere resisted desperately for the present allied advance is rapidly driving wedge into the German lines. At many points the French won through better maneuvering of their forces
 To the south of Rove the French occupied the town of Beauvraignes which is practically the Rove railroad GREAT SUCCESS BETWEEN AISNE AND OISE
 WITH THE FRENCH, Aug. 2O.-The evening resume of the operations which General Mangn began this morning between the Asne and Disc rivers shows that the offensive has been wonderful The last heights to the south of the Disc river which have been in the hands of the enemy captured by the victorious French The road for advance to the Disc has been opened up and should proceed without anu1 much difficulty ll; -,1,,,,, ,
 WASHINGTON VIEW OF FOCH'S PLANS
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 2O.-The American army officers who stationed Washington believe that the Trench the of the Disc have specific part in much larger plans of General Foc It is believed that series of attacks will be made occupy every moment from until the rains become severe that will be impossible to make any extensive drives The Pcardy pla and Flanders plain will be impossible for materials of for the greater part of the winter
 It is believed that General Mangins main objective is the picking of the Rove pocket, where the Germans are holding tenaciousy, and the time to get control of the supply line from Rove to Noyon
 BRITISH ADVANCE AT TWO POINTS
 LONDON, Aug. 2O-General Haig reports that the British advancing along the Scarpe and also to the north and astride of the Lys river They have captured several villages to the north of Mervle The German sistance is weak
 MANY MEN CAPTURED ALONG THE IYs
 WITH THE BRITISH, Aug. 2O-The Germans in the ys salient have retired to depth of from three to four miles and there sign of their hang During the past few days the British have captured nineteen German officers and 845 men,
 the commander of the German second army which nstrcts the soldiers to their whining in their letters their ones is bad for the home morale which is necessary success at the front.
 HUN CRACKS ARE TURNING YELLOW
 WITH THE AMERICANS, Aug. 2O-The Ameri- to the north of Fsmete have captured sixty of the Prussian crack troops without either side firing gun At the approach of the Americans the Germans threw up hands and walked The action of the Pussans complete surprise and the intelligence officer i1nedi ately got busy find the The Prusans said that the fighting fierce for them and that they had agreed among themselves that when the American "dev hounds" after them they would surrender without any resistance.
 FRENCH ACE DOES GREAT WORK
 PARIS, Aug. 20.-I,eut. Rene Fonck, the famous French aviator made wonderful record Sunday, when he downed three of the German aplanes in exactly twenty seconds. The feat gave him total of sixty victories He has not escaped without wounds but those which he has received have been trivial and have kept him of the air for than few days.
 TANK AVIATORS GOOD OWLS
 LONDON, Aug. 20.-The American navy aviators have begun their campaign against the Hun submarine bases along the Flanders shore On August they bombed The Americans especially good night work, and there is no doubt that in the future they will have large amount of night work turned them
 AUSTRIAN PLANES VISIT TANK STATION
 LONDON, Aug. 2O.-One American airplane station which is located in Italy bombed by the enemy planes The American planes immediately and gave battle, their gun fire driving the Austrans back their lines. No damage done by the Austrans the bombs being very poorly dropped owing their hurry
 BRITISH DOWN NINETEEN HUN PLANES
 LONDON, Aug. 2O-Oficia- The British had another very successful day in the air Nineteen of the German planes downed by the British aviators who lost only and several these brought down by gun fire from the ground, the battles being fought German territory.
 DAY REPORT FRENCH ATTACK ON LONG FRONT
 PARIS, Aug 2O-The French tenth army has made attack along ten-me front between the Disc and the Asne and have rapidly advanced depth of miles in