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Show VAI1KS ORIVIIIG SHARP WEDGE IHEf . j German Who Expected , Armistice Get Hot At- I ! tack Instead. I j By F red S. Ferguton Untd Press Staff Corraepondent. T ' WITH THTT AMERICAN ARMIKS IN PRANTK, vi. 17.- Capture of j tirJtidpre, accomplished by tna Amer!,1 i cans yesterday, has resulted In col- ' j laps of the ;rmn defense on a con-'j j slderable front ennt of that place. j The doughboy havs practically cleared Loxes wood and are driving a sharp , wedge Into the enemy llnea In the direction of Hufetncy (six miles northeata of Gra.ndprr. Ad.liiioil proart-Lfl has ulno been 1' made on both sides of the Meuae. According; to priaonre. tha Cerminti. expected an irjiiistice to a;o Into ef-; ef-; feet ut J:S Monday afternmm. They . nerc amaed when our artillery fire inrreased- and tha infantry attacked. I Many who expected to be frnterniing ' with Americans are not!? prisoners, j ( Jne American dlvtaum baa tain prisoners from four boche divisions in ! the pat two days, Includins; on) of ! tha bent enemy outfiftn on tha whole we-t front. There seems to be no end to tha machine ma-chine gun defenses. As ft as a. series of these are wiped out others are encountered en-countered and the artillery 'a work starts all over attain. , |