Western Front
Third Battle of Ypres: Seven German counter-attacks east of Ypres repulsed. Another source states: British forces hold on to all gains made yesterday at Ypres against 3 German counterattacks. Over 1000 Germans are taken prisoner.
5th Australian Division completes recapture of Polygon Wood.
Stretcher-bearers carry a wounded soldier through the mud of Ypres which reaches their knees:
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A captured German prisoner at Ypres looking through the barbed wire of a POW camp: © IWM (Q 3067):
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Australian 4th Division soldiers near Zonnebeke at Ypres wearing gas masks:
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Seaplanes raid St. Denis Westrem aerodrome: 15 Gothas hit.
A Royal Garrison Artillery gunner with his battery’s mascot, a goat: © IWM (Q 6005):
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Southern Front
Pola and Olivi Rock Austro-Hungarian submarine bases heavily bombed.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Baltic: First air-dropped mining success: Russian destroyer Okhotnik sinks on German aircraft-laid mine (one of 70 since July 1 ) off Zerel (Oesel island).
Britain: Order-in-Council improves Royal Navy pay and pensions, abolishes ‘hospital stoppages’.
East Africa: Kilwa Force action at Nahungu Hill (until September 28): another 3 column assault met by dusk counter-attack cover to German retreat; hospital and food store abandoned.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Russians fight Kurds near Oromaru.
Political, etc
Russia: Russian Democratic Congress at Moscow opens. Arrest of Vladimir Lenin ordered.
General Vladimir Sukhomlinov, the former Russian Minister of War, is sentenced to life in prison for leaving the Army unprepared for war.
United Kingdom: National War Bonds (5% and 4%), latter free of Income Tax started.
Premier David Lloyd George sues newspapers for libel for reporting that he left London to flee German air raids.
United States: Former President Roosevelt criticizes US military preparations, stating drafted men are drilling with broomsticks due to lack of rifles.