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Show ; BATTLE RAGING WITH INTENSE ; FUR Y SOUTH OF VALENCIENNES 1 Americans Capture Immense Armored Battleplane Intact WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY NORTHWEST OF VERDUN, Thursday, Thurs-day, Oct. 24 (By the Associated Press.) Americans captured an immense im-mense armored battleplane yesterday north of Briculles. The machine was virtually intact but the pilot and gunners gun-ners made their escape. It is presumed that the battleplane, was downed a day or two ago by Am -; erican aviators. From east of tho Meuse, German artillery endeavored to protect the plane but the Americans guns let down a counter-fire upon the enemy gun emplacements. When a lull came American troops hauled the plane to , safety. i 1 BRITISH CAPTURE MAING. ! LONDON, Oct. 25. The British I have captured Maing. southeast of i Valenciennes, Field Marshal Haig an-I an-I nounces. The British also have captured Ven-digies-sur-Ecaillon, on the front below be-low Valenciennes. I A Geqnan counter-attack was rc-! rc-! pulsed and fighting was renewed early this morning. , LONDON, Thursday, Oct. 24 Dutch newspapers say that shipping con- j cerns in Holland are preparing to resume re-sume regular trips to England and America in consequence of the with- tdrawal of the U-boat menace, according accord-ing lo an Amsterdam dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company. Shipping Ship-ping with Denmark was resumed yesterday, yes-terday, it is said. |