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War on Western Front Rages with Intense Allied Efforts
American correspondents describe the week as among the war's bloodiest with British and French advances between Arras and Cambrai. German counter attacks relied on massed formations to break thinner lines while artillery and infantry inflicted heavy losses. Front-line fighting shifts to surface combat as both sides prepare for renewed assaults and the anticipated push toward the Hindenburg line.
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