Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 257, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1917 — WAR SUMMARY. [ARTICLE]

WAR SUMMARY.

The battle of the Piave, which it i* predicted will go down in history aa the moat gigantic conflict of mankind, continues on the Italian front. On the whole main front the opposing armiea are battering each other’a poaitiona along the river. In the fighting thua far, which ia conaiderejd merely preliminary to the real test of strength, the Austro-German armies are desperately trying to break through theltalian lines from the Trentino to outflank the main defenses, but Rome declares all atttemps repulsed. Berlin announces the capture of Fnnzaao * and Mont Longara and the storming of the Leone work on the Col di Campo. Between the Gismon and upper Piave Valleys the Italians are straightening their line to connect the Piave and Trentino fronts. The reorganized Italians are strongly intrenched behind the- main course of the river and are fighting a strenuous defensive battle. On the western front London reports a successful raid by Belgian troops southeast of Nieuport in which a number of Germans were killed and several captured. The repulse of a German attack on British positions northeast of Armentieres is also reported. In the Champagne and at seceral points in the Argonne Paris reports lively artillery action, as well as the repulse of German raids west and east of Rheims.