40 from a forming fabric not shown the paper sheet 40 and pick up fabric 41 proceed toward a first vacuum transfer roll 42 around which is trained and directed a press fabric 43 there suction from within first suction roll 42 removes paper sheet 40 from pick up fabric 41 and draws it onto press fabric 43 pick up fabric 41 then proceeds from this transfer point toward and around a first guide roll 44 and back by means of additional guide rolls not shown to the point where it may again receive the paper sheet 40 from a forming fabric paper sheet 40 then proceeds carried by press fabric 43 toward a press nip 45 formed between a first press roll 46 and a second press roll 47 second press roll 47 may be grooved as suggested by the dashed line within the circle representing it in fig3 to provide a receptacle for water removed in the press nip 45 from the paper sheet 40 a transfer belt 48 is trained around first press roll 46 and is directed through press nip 45 with paper sheet 40 and press fabric 43 in the press nip 45 the paper sheet 40 is compressed between the press fabric 43 and the transfer belt 48 on exiting press nip 45 paper sheet 40 adheres to the surface of the transfer belt 48 whose surface is smoother than that of press fabric 43 proceeding toward the right in the figure from press nip 45 paper sheet 40 and transfer belt 48 approach a second vacuum transfer roll 49 press fabric 43 is directed by means of second guide roll 50 third guide roll 51 and fourth.