Western Front
Flanders: German evacuation of Lys salient complete. On the Amiens-St. Quentin road British press forward.
Germans in full retreat from the Somme.
Ham and Chauny re-taken by French.
In north English troops advance north-west of Armentieres and re-take Bailleul.
Americans reach south bank of Aisne river.
At OHL Conference Hindenburg stresses gravity of situation; Boehn recommends 45-mile retirement to Antwerp-Meuse position, instead decision taken to halt (if necessary) on Hermann-Hunding-Brunhild position, 20 miles back.
BEF field guns and 6-inch howitzers have fired 8,382,200 rounds since August 8.
Parked 6-inch 26-cwt howitzers of the Royal Garrison Artillery:
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Journalists from the British Dominions tour the ruins of Arras Cathedral: © IWM (Q 11291):
https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...373584535154691
A journalist with some of the messenger dogs of the British Army at Etaples: © IWM (Q 11312):
https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...630256709025793
Eastern Front
Volga: Stalin reports Cossack retreat over Don from Tsaritsyn.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Mozambique: In East Africa von Lettow's forces are overtaken on Upper Lurio river near Anguros and attacked by two British columns from south and south-east. Germans retreat west after severe losses in killed and captured (90 casualties plus 30 porters). British force suffers 132 KAR casualties (53 PoWs).
Political, etc
Russia: Colonel Jukums Vācietis (western spelling Vatsetis) made first Main C-in-C of Red Army, Colonel S S Kamenev takes over East Front.
New Zealand: Elizabeth Yates, former mayor of Onehunga, New Zealand and the first female mayor anywhere in the British Empire, passed away:
https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...600068105396224
United States: The 1918 World Series begins. Boston Red Sox defeat the Chicago Cubs 1-0 in game 1, with Red Sox's Babe Ruth pitching the shutout.