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Show humberfsIen " takelassigny Cornerstone of German Position Posi-tion South of the Avre in French Hands. WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE, Aug. 21. General Hum-ibert's Hum-ibert's troops, resuming their attacks against the Germans today, crowned their persistent efforts ovor difficult ground by taking the town of Lassig-' ny, which was tho cornerstono of tho German position south of tho Avre river after tho fall of Montdidier. Plemont, the important height to the southeast' of Lassigny, where violent vio-lent struggles occurred in April and which bare tho way to the Livetto valley from the Oiso thus opening up a way for the French Infantry to pursue tho Germans down tho valley. The Orval wood also was occupied and General Humbert's men, advancing along tho road from Ribecourt Noyon, reached the region south of Chlry, Ourscamps. The German resistance appeared to weaken during tho day both the artillery ar-tillery and infantry letting down In the efforts they had made In tho past few days to bar tho way to the French. |