Western Front
Kaiserschlacht: French carry out successful operation east and north-east of Locre, 400 prisoners; also big raid near Bermericourt, penetrating the German third line.
Local fighting north of Albert; successful operations north-west of Merville by a Surrey battalion.
Koblenz bombed.
French and British troops wearing gas masks patrolling the damaged streets of Bethune: © IWM (Q 11173):
https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...145071387201536
Streets in Bethune destroyed by German shelling: © IWM (Q 11163):
https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...176532525912066
British soldiers bathing in the river near Arras, France: © IWM (Q 8805):
https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...206728582856704
Eastern Front
Trotsky orders Czechs’ disarming by arrest or shooting.
Southern Front
British airmen bomb Cattaro, return undamaged.
Italian seaplanes bomb Durazzo and Lagosta (off Dalmatia).
An Italian seaplane is returning to its base:
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Political, etc
Austria-Hungary: 2,000 troops of 6th Infantry Regiment at Pees mutiny against being sent to Front (especially returned Serb PoWs from Russia), seize arsenal and aided by armed miners but suppressed by 3 Honved regiments.
Russia: Central Executive Committee of Bolshevik Party “declares war” on Kulaks (rich peasants).
United Kingdom: Appeal to shipowners to provide extra emergency rafts. First minimum agricultural wage in force.
Finland: Pehr Svinhufvud and General Gustav von der Goltz agree on German-modelled 30,000-strong peacetime army with German troops remaining.