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Show FRENCH ADVANCE EAST OF LESDINS, REPORT ASSERTS l ; PAU1S. Oct. -1. French troops in the St. Quenttn region have advanced east I of Lrf-sdins. says the war office statement I today. " American ar.d French Imops in Champagne Cham-pagne have made further advances northwest of Blanc Mont and Medeah farm. North and nor tit west of Rheims the French have increased their gains somewhat some-what and improved their positions in th region of Bet hen;.'. The statement re ds : "During th night we made an advance cast of Losdins in the i egion of St. Quentin. "North and northwest of Rheims detiM operations enabled the French lo enlarge their bridgehead east of the canal and to improve thir positions in the region of Beth ny. One hundred prisoners remained re-mained in our hands. "In Champagne the Franco-Americans increased their gains northwest of Blanc Mont and Medeah farm." |