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Show Germans Again I Lose Wide Strips I of Territory H jauriiaH ARMY HEADQUARTERS M in France. Oct. IS. 4 p. m. (By the 1 Associated Press) Once more have W the Germans been forced out of the U wide strips of land all the way from IB! North sea to the region east of 3tj St..QuentSn in France. H YThe greatest allied gains of today In seem to have been made east of Douai, til "where the British have sliced off a flu substantial corner on the east of the 'W disappearing Lille salient. The last ! reports received from here indicate ' IS that the British In their forward rush W have reached positions close to the II junction ,of the Sensce river and the II L'Escaut canal north of Cambrai and tl gained ground about five miles east JU of.Doual. llfi Steadily and not without some ra- Kl pldlty the battle line Is being IIS strengthened, and the Lille salient 111 shortly should be obliterated. I llU East of LeCateau and tho Sensee jHI river the British and Americans con- jffl tinuo attacking. They fought all day 111 today against stubborns resistance III -which in all cases was overcome. The I It British are driving east astride tho Bll LeCateau ChaUUon road and have 1 11 taken Bazeuel, 3,000 yards east of Le III Catcau, by assault, jll I t.The Germans are fighting with the HI' greatest desperation here and along III I the battle front southward to protect ti ttie retreat that is going on northward. jrl Wassigny, south of LeCateau is being HI J ntlared, nnd an additional large sec- , iD i tipn of tho west bank of the Oise ca- 13 nal undoubtedly soon will be in allied j IH bands. |