Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 192, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1919 — FIRST NEWS SINCE THE BEGINNNG OF THE WAR. [ARTICLE]

FIRST NEWS SINCE THE BEGINNNG OF THE WAR.

William Traub received a postal card this Friday morning from his sister in Germany—(the first word that he had received from any member of his family since the beginning of the great conflict in 1914. The postal was postmarked Baden, Germany, and bore the date of * July 27, a period of nineteen days in reaching its destination, which is remarkable, considering the fact that the restrictiorls on mail from that country were only recently lifted and that, the volume has been very large. Mr. Traub's sister stated that her mother, brother and herself were in good health and that they had eome through the war nicely and that aside from the general financial embarrassment, which everyone in the country is facing, that they were none the worse off. The /brother went through the entire war without a mishap. Naturally, Mr. Traub is very happy over the news and greatly relieved to learn that the members of his family are alive and well. •.* ■>