press rolls 8 and 10 moreover as depicted solely by way of example the successively arranged first press location and the second press location 2 can be positioned at substantially the same elevation or height at the site of the first press location 1 there are here shown to be used two looped or endless felts or felt belts 11 and 12 which travel conjointly with the paper web w sandwiched therebetween through the first press location 1 it will be observed that the upper felt is trained about a displaceable deflection or turning roll 90 it is here also noted that under certain circumstances the upper felt 11 might even be omitted regarding the second press location 2 only a single looped or endless felt or felt belt 13 is guided through such second press location 2 the removal or pickup of the paper web pw from the lower felt 12 is undertaken by a web removal or pickup device 15 here constructed for instance as a suction or vacuum roll 15a about which partially wraps upper felt 13 the paper web pw which is lifted or picked off from the lower felt 12 by the web removal device 15 is delivered through a short travel path or while in direct contact with the suction roll 15a to the lower counter roll 9 of the second press location 2 so that there is practically precluded dropping of the paper web pw due to its weight off of the upper felt 13 of the second press location 2 behind or downstream of the extended or wide press nip 106 as viewed with respect to the direction of travel 102 of the paper web pw.