THE ADVANCE DEVELOPING
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Received August 21st, 1.40 a.m LONDON.'August 20
A French communique states: Between the Matz and tho Oke we continued to progress.
We captured Fresniers, standing desperate resistance
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We reached the outskirts of Lassigny. Furth-er south we sueceed-ed in debouching in the Thiescourt Woods.
On our right we captured Pimprez, anr 1 pushed a.s far as the southern outskirts of Droslioourt, north of th 9 Aisne. Completing our success between Carlepont and Fontcnoy, wo captured the village of Morain. The number of prisoners we have taken in this region since yesterday reaches 2200.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXVI, Issue 17361, 21 August 1918, Page 5
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