The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-09-09
THURSDAYS REPORT OF THE WAR
NIGHT REPORT

NIGHT REPORT
 PARIS, Sept 1.-The French and Americans have crossed the Vese front nearly twenty miles long, They already the hills the north of the river and rapidly driving the Germans to the north. The front which has given way before the combined attack extends the Aisne half the distance to Rheims. Portions of it have long been in the possession of the allied foces but the greater portion of has resisted all attacks up the present The German retreat very rapid and there is no indication of let-up.
 The French have made big gains to the northeast of Noyon, where the Germans utterly unable to withstand the French any point The French in full possession of the ridge between the Disc and the La Verse rivers for a distance of several miles,
 German retreat of huge dimensions has been forced to the north of the Disc river and in connection with the the northeast of Noyon is rapidly taking them back toward St. Quentin and the main Hindenburg line, which the British outAanking from the north.
 FRANCO AMERICANS CLOSE ON HUNS
 WITH THE AMERICANS, Sept 4-Wth the in in the of the allied troops on the west and the south the Germans along the Vesle river beginning rapid withdrawal The French and American combat pa rols close the heels of the fleeing Huns The main point of retirement and the point which began is from the of Bazoches to the east of Fishes The retreat is being forced by the allied forces and is rapidly spreadng
 FRENCH CAVALRY IN HOT PURSUIT
 FRENCH HEADQUARTERS, Sept. 1.-The French cavalry is in rapid pursuit of the rereang Germans be- the Somme and Disc rivers Infantry with artillery is following the horseen rapidly possible that will be impossible for the Germans to beat back the cavalry for any distance The cavalry doing terrible execution
  stop and set their machine gun batteries Any delays in the retreat of the enemy will give the allied infantry time to catch up, and the Huns fear that they will fall prisoner the French
 The allied advance has already reached point five and half miles to the northeast of Noyon and bid fair carry the Huns we'll back of the Hndenburg line within the next few hours They already about third of the distance St. Quentin which is inside the famous line ENGLISH AND WELSH CROSS DU NORD CANAL, LONDON, Sept. 4.-General Haig reports that the English and Welsh troops the north of Peronne have made brilliant crossing of the du Nord canal and the Torle river which in the direction. The Ger attempted resist the crossing because of the strategic importance of their position the canal To lose the canal and river position retirement large The allied troops made crossing wide front with Oslains which about three miles the north of Peronne the southern extreme.
 YANKEES CAPTURE MANY PRISONERS
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. Sept. 4.-General Pershine has announced that the American troops which pursuing the Germans the north of the Vese river have pushed the Huns beyond their limit of endurance and result dropping by the waysde and taken prisoners Enormous quantities of machine guns have also been taken The viii age of Fismette from which the Americans recently forced to retire. taken back and also the villages of Bazoches, Perles and Baslieux
 GREATEST RETREAT OF YEAR
 UNDATED.-The Germans giving ground front 150 miles long, Their retreat is by far the great est of the year, and to be ranked among the greatest de- feats of the It may easily become the great and de- csive defeat The front which the enemy giving way extends from Ypres in Belgium to Rheims in the south The debace in the south is complete and the Huns flee ing m every direction Coming alter their determined re- sstance of the past few days shows how complete their disorganization s
 To the north the enemy is also facing crisis, and unless they show very decided improvement they will be pushed back of Cabrai and other important points within a very short time.
 To the east of Peronne the German line is daily being bent backward while from Peronne to Ypres the British press them hard giving opportunity for them to bring troops from other points aid in the defense of the point of their great salient toward Paris.
 DAY REPORT
 
 part of the day the British took the village of Moevres which is about three and half miles southeast of Queant and we'll beyond the Drocourt Queant line of defense
 The enemy is still in full flight in the region of the