Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1916 — GENERAL AND STATE NEWS [ARTICLE]

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places. v ALLIED DRIVE PUSHES ONWARD May Be War’s Climax Unless Checked Very Soon. After a continuous terrific bombardment of seven days’ duration by the allies against the Germans on the west front the former report having penetrated the Teuton line to a depth of five miles and the capture of many thousands of soldiers. It is estimated that 1,000,000 shells were expended each day by the allies, maintaining a complete curtain of fire along the 16-mlle front. This is considered one of the jnost important victories scored against the Germans since the beginning of the war, say the allies. The Russians are also very active In the region south of the Drlester river where they continue to drive back the Austrian-Hungarlan troops and taken many thousand prisoners. The Italians, In the Bosina sector, are continuing their offensive against the enemy along the entire Bosina line. The Russians are reported to have been repulsed in an eight-hour battlo in Persia.