The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-12
AMERICANS AID
 BRITISH TROOPS
 IN BIG ADVANCE
French Take Montdidier and Advance Seven Miles Beyond in One Day.
 Americans Hold on Vesle--
 Things are Going Fine
NIGHT REPORT

LONDON, Aug. 1O-Lloyd George states that the arne and present allied victories had far resulted the capture of between 5O00O and 6OOOO prisoners and be- 800 and 900 guns of large caibre The number of German killed and wounded far oununbered the who captured by the allied forces The losses among the allies light the most being lost in crossing open fields where the Germans could sweep the advancing lines with their machine guns
 correspondent of Reuters teegraphs that the crown prince of Germany has been held responsible for the pres cnt disaster to the German army the Aisne front At present he has the envable reputation of being the most disliked es?er in the German army He is exceedingly 1T popular with the soldiers He is accused of amaeursh in terfeence with the plans which the German experienced leaders had made This interference held responsible for the Marne disaster
 BIG ADVANCE BY FRENCH
 PARIS Aug 1O-After capturing Montdidier the French rapidly advanced to the north and east Their lines have already reached Andecy, which lies six miles to the northeast of Montddier and Erncourt which is about weakening. The advance of the French average of six miles deep sxteen-rni1e front.
 YANKEES BEAT HUNS IN FOOT RACE
 WITH THE BRITISH, Aug 1O-The Germans are retiring rapidly all along the line and trying what they
 is evident that the Huns have orders to save their skins in spite of the loss of supplies. German trying save his life do running and took of Am crcas athletes to catch them At first the Americans made forced marches after the fleeing Huns and then seeing that they were losing ou they started to It became overlook the Germans, who turned them. The Tanks went fearlessy through hail of machine gun fire and Srappled with the Huns hand to hand The struggle fierce but short the superior endurance of the Americans winning the conflict for them Many Huns killed and others threw up their hands.
 TOO MANY SPOILS TO ESTIMATE
 WITH THE FRENCH, Aug 1O.-The supplies that have been captured during the past days by the allied troops so large that is impossible make inventory of them Many are being brought in today During the night 21 heavy taken.
 This morning the French advanced their line four miles southeast of Mondder and captured the of Faveroes
 BIG CAPTURE AT MONTDIDIER
 UNDATED-Durng the past three days the French have captured 5000 Huns and than 200 heavy cannons in the Montdider region
 AMERICANS HOLD ALONG VESIE
 AMERICANS ON THE VESLE, Aug. 1O.-The Ger troops have hidden themselves along the north bank of the Vese river and putting up very stiff resistance to the American troops which crossing The Huns machine guns from their hidden positions while the Am ercans shells and gas bombs from the hsdes the south of the river The Americans have crossed in large bodies several different points and are rapidly spreading out to the north of the river
 YANKEE PLANES WIN AGAINST ODDS
 WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE VESIE, Aug lO-Iwo ot the enemy airplanes downed in fight with the Americans The Yankees badly ounumbered twelve Hun planes attacking five American The American planes were not injured
 TANKS HOLD NORTH BANK OF VESI.E
 WITH THE AMERICANS, Aug: 1O.-The Germans repeated their attacks Friday and Saturday in tempt to dsodge the Americans from the north side of the and were repused Both attacks were very vicious
 Attacks by the Huns in the Baziches region were beaten back with great loss to the Germans