All Fronts
Since April, Allied forces have taken 167,780 Central Powers prisoners, excluding native African troops.
Western Front
Third Battle of Ypres: Battle of Bill 70 (Lens) ends (see 15th). Haig decides to transfer battle from Gough to Plumer who submits plans on August 29. BEF losses 68,010 soldiers since July 31.
Germans recapture some of positions lost on 19 August, but are driven out later in the day.
"Second Offensive Battle" of Verdun: French advancing north of Hill 304, only 14,470 casualties since August 20, but have taken 9,100 PoWs; 30 guns; 22 mortars and over 13 Mgs.
French news-film showing their counter-offensive at Verdun:
http://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/record/index/45418
Eastern Front
Lull on Riga and Romanian fronts, some activity on Volhynia front.
Southern Front
Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo: Intense fighting Bainsizza Plateau.
Political, etc
Germany: German Vice Chancellor Helfferich claims UK entered the war because it felt threatened by Germany’s increasing economic & military power.
Russia: Aleksandr Kerensky opens Moscow National Conference (until August 29); Kerensky also warns extremists of the danger of their methods. Bolsheviks boycott. Delegates from the Russian army. Some, the radicals, have torn the bands off their shoulders to show their scorn for authority:
https://i1.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...-army.jpg?ssl=1
Russia receives another $100 million loan from the U.S. despite Russian internal instability and recent defeats.
United Kingdom: British police raid the office & home of pacifist E.D. Morel. He will be sentenced to 6 months in prison.
United States: The U.S. is currently spending $24 million (about $452 million today) daily on the war.
Poland: State Council resigns because of German policy.