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Show Yanks Get Comp- lete Control Of Keys WITH THH AMERICAN AUMV NORTHWEST OF VERDUN, Oct. 1". In complete control of the Coto Cllatlllon. tlio Americans now hold the key to the great stretches to tlio north mill northeast. The hill is. in fact, the final of thteo keys, all of which hao beon stoutly defended. The first was Mamelle trench outside out-side of Ilomngnc, which, when won, gae nccess to tho equally vital Diimc Marie, and that position, In turn, gave nccess to Chntlllon. From tho latter position tho great mass of German defensive positions to tho northwest can also bo controlled con-trolled and tho lino can be exploited farther without organized attack, I because each position Is on a sloping hill that can bo swept with au enfilading en-filading fire. AMERICANS AXD imiTISH STORM HUN POSITIONS LONDON, Oct. 17. An attack by tho Drltlsh south of Lo Catoaa to-I to-I day has resulted In au ndvnnco of : I two miles. Tho maneuver Is still progiesslng. . I WITH ANGLO-AMERICAN FOR- ! CES SOUTH OF LE CETEAU, Act. 17. Ameilcan forces south of Lo Catcau, togethor with Drltlsh troops on both sides o fthem, launched an R attack soon crier daylight this niorn-3 niorn-3 Irg against the badly disorganized, I but desperately fighting, Germans. I After tho shells fiom tho Drltlsh H nrtilloiy had dono their part tho Am-H Am-H erienns and Drltlsh stormed forward to tho bank of the river Sello and R managed to cross tho stream against n hall of machine gun bullets from Hi tlio other bank i Some of Uio men plunged Into tho Wj n uddy stream, while others crossed M on pontoons. I Tho German niachlno giinners I fought to tho last and dlpd, firing I their guns. I FRENCH CAPTURE POSTS I NEAR AMERICAN LINK I WITH THE TRENCH FORCES I IN FRANCE, Oct. 17. Progress I continued to bo mado by tho allied forces todny on tho east wing of the I battlefront In tho face of stout op- position. Tho German roslstanco I was especially determined west of Grand Pro, In tho Argonne, whoro I tho Germans still hold Talma farm I in a small salient. General Gouraud's men havo tak-I tak-I en hill 222 and the village of Talma, I a thousand yarJs notb md Lit- tlo Talma, atout tho samo distance. I S9uth of the hill, from where tho line bonds around tho American po-I po-I sltlons north of Grand Pro. I Tho fifth French army under Gen- I eral Quillaumat, forraor military I governor of Paris, met with serious I opposition yesterday, but gained a I footing nt one point in tho enemy's I position, I Along tho Olso river tho Gormans continuo to resist stubbornly, count-I count-I er attacking fiercely nt tho village or I Cholgny. |