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Show quarters in France tonight. The Britii are now two miles from Valencienna The text of the statement says: "During the night and early munis there was sharp fighting for possess of the village of Amerval. which we af tured during our attack yesterday, D, terminert attacks to regain the "villasi were repulsed. ,r M "Early this morning the enemy at an unsuccessful attempt to drive In advanced troops in the neighborhoods the Cambrai-Bavai road. We securdi few prisoners. East and north of Dma our progress has rontirued in the la of considerable opposition. "We are le.s than two miles m Valenciennes and have reached the bank of the .Scheldt and several sill north of Pont-a-Chin, northwest W Tournai." 1 BRITISH CAPTURE VILLAGE IN PUSH TO VALENCIENNES LONDON, Oct - 21 The British forces flchtlnK north of L. r.ueau have . ,, tared Amerval. according to the official report from Field Marshal Haig's head- |