Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 246, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1917 — THE WAR. [ARTICLE]

THE WAR.

London reports British holding new gains in Flanders; air raiders bomb towns in Prussia. .Paris reports repulse of surprise attack in the Argonne with heavy losses to Germans. Berlin claims repulse of British in Flanders with severe losses. Berlin reports German-Austrian armies have caputred 120,000 Italians and more than 1,000 cannon; Italians expected to make stand behind Tagliamento river, to which they had retreated, bringing one of the crucial battles of the war. The First National Bank has received its first allotment of the new 4 per cent Liberty Bonds. These are to be delivered to subscribers according to the order in which received. Just received telegram from National Treasury Department advising that no bonds be delivered until after November 15th.