Western Front
Battle of the Selle (see 25th/26th): British cross the Selle river in face of heavy resistance. British two miles from Tournai.
Flanders armies continue advance; British across whole of Lys river on their front.
Entire Belgian coast in hands of Allies.
Lorraine: Ferdinand Foch directs Philippe Petain to prepare to launch offensive as latter requested (October 14).
Meuse and Argonne: US losses now 54,158 men.
Wounded French soldiers at a Red Cross hospital:
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Belgian women sitting on an abandoned German coastal gun in Ostend: © IWM (Q 11380):
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French civilians in Lille looking at a dummy tank made by the Germans to resemble a British Whippet tank: © IWM (Q 9599):
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British soldiers with two Belgian refugee children at Courtrai: © IWM (Q 11391):
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American troops reenacting for the cameras an attack through barbed war at the Argonne, France:
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Eastern Front
South Russia: Heavily-mauled Czech 4th Regiment mutinies, 1st Regiment soon follows.
Southern Front
Serbia: Battle of Paracin (until October 23): Serbian First Army attacks strong counter-attacking German rearguards in Upper Morava valley. Serbian Second Army relieves French at Pristina before advance to Western Morava valley via Kossovo.
Corporal of a German infantry regiment in Serbia in October 1918:
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Naval and Overseas Operations
North Sea: Coastal submarine
UB-86 is the last outward bound boat to cross Northern Barrage for Irish Sea.
Irish Sea: S.S.
Dundalk torpedoed in Irish Channel.
English Channel: Royal Navy monitor
M.21 strikes 2 mines off Ostend, towed back to Dover but sinks.
Political, etc
Germany: German Government reply to President Wilson's Note accepting proposals contained therein (see 14th and 23rd).
Turkey: General amnesty to exiles and refugees; part of Izzet Pasha Government program read to Assembly (October 19). Press meet and agree to act together (October 21).
United States: Fourth Liberty Loan in U.S.A. exceeds $1.5 billion.
“Shoulder Army,” a comedy film starring Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, and Sydney Chaplin, is released:
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Denmark: Denmark proposes to Germany a plebiscite (as to nationality) for Schleswig-Holstein.