London, Oct. 16.
An official communique in Paris states that the p dicated the previous firmed. and that the action of the allied forces on the left wing now extends from Ypres to the sea, Oct. 17.
A communique states: We are everywhere holding the ground gained and have gained ground at certain points.
The Allies have occupied Laventil, east of Estaires. The Germans have made a fruitless attack in the region of Malancourt, north-west of Verdun.
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