Western Front
Third Battle of Ypres: BEF losses 20,000 soldiers since September 20.
British troops at Zillebeke during the 3rd Battle of Ypres with a disabled British tank in the background: © IWM (Q 3224): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...223588568682496
A knocked-out British tank near Zonnebeke at the 3rd Battle of Ypres: © IWM (Q 6468): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...253801767772161
Flanders: Haig calls off long-planned and prepared amphibious landing by 24,000 troops near Westende, because Third Ypres battle bogged down.
Western Front: Lieutenant Werner Voss (48 victories since November 27, 1916), leader of Jasta 10 killed in action, aged 20 in Fokker triplane by Lieutenant Rhys-David (killed in action on October 27). Voss was fighting an entire flight (7 SE 5as) of No 56 Squadron.
Werner Voss, German ace with 48 aerial victories, is killed in action after dogfighting with 7 British planes (6 aces) in a “last stand.”: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...587251775303680
German pilots prepare for a sortie with Fokker Dr.I triplanes: https://i1.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...nsatz.jpg?ssl=1
France: US Tank Corps founded.

Eastern Front
Kaiser Wilhelm touring the oil refineries captured at Campina, Romania: © IWM (Q 70277): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...526829810470912

Naval and Overseas Operations
British destroyer sunk in Channel, 50 survivors. [Note: I can find no other mention of this, I think this is a mistaken post; probably from an earlier report]

Political, etc
Germany: Severe shortage of paper in Germany leads to many newspapers unable to print the day’s editions.
Russia: Bolsheviks accuse Russian Premier Kerensky of orchestrating the recent coup to crush the proletariat and the soviet council.

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Western Front
Third Battle of Ypres: A German artillery shell lands just yards away from the photographer Ernest Brooks during the 3rd Battle of Ypres: © IWM (Q 2890): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...647628449984518
Highland Light Infantry troops resting before the attack during the 3rd Battle of Ypres: © IWM (Q 6006): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...900257851670528
Airplane raid on London and south-east coast, 21 killed, 70 injured. 3 of 16 Gotha bombers reach London, 1 bomb causes 39 casualties (of total 91) in Southampton Row; 30 defence sorties including first from Biggin Hill.
German Gotha bomber in flight: https://i0.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...light.jpg?ssl=1
11 Navy Zeppelins dispatched: 5 wander east and north counties; only 3 civilian casualties but 5 defence fighters crash (night September 24-25).
German attack north of Bezonvaux, Fosses and Chaume Woods, Verdun (north-east), repulsed. 50 Germans are captured.
Germans bomb Royal Navy Air Service St Pol depot near Dunkirk (until October 1), destroy 140 engines.

Eastern Front
Baltic: Around this date Russian Baltic staff learn from Room 40 that German battleships coming east.

Southern Front
Salonika: General Paul Grossetti leaves with food poisoning complaint (died January 7, 1918 aged 56), General Charles Regnault temporary C-in-C French Army of the Orient.

Naval and Overseas Operations
East Africa: British destroy German food depots west of Kilwa; Belgian column within ten miles of Mahenge.
Mediterranean: around this date 5 old US destroyers arrive at Port Said from Philippines, go on to Gibraltar for escort work.

Political, etc
United Kingdom: Captain Marchese di Laureati flies from Turin to London, non-stop, 650 miles, 7 hours 22 minutes.
Great Britain apologizes to Denmark for Jutland violation on 1 September 1917, and offers indemnity.
United States: Herbert Hoover, head of the U.S. Food Administration, recommends that people eat less candy to preserve sugar supplies.
Satisfactory Japanese Mission (Viscount Ishii) to U.S.A.
U.S. House approves the creation of a special suffrage committee to deal with issues concerning giving women the vote.

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Western Front
Battle of the Menin Road Ridge phase of the Third Battle of Ypres ends (see. 20th). Germans penetrate between Tower Hamlets and Polygon Wood, but later retire.
Shelled village near Ypres. In the autumn of 1914 here was fiercely fought, and in 1917 Flanders was a battlefield again: https://i0.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...-dorf.jpg?ssl=1
RFC makes the utterly fantastical claim of 19 German aircraft for loss of 1 missing.
South-east London raided by German aeroplanes; 9 killed, 23 injured.
15 Gotha bombers (1 lost) dispatched, 4 reach London.
Zeppelins attack Yorkshire and Lincolnshire coasts, 3 injured. A bomb dropped from the Zeppelin attack on Kingston-upon-Hull, England last night: © IWM (Q 61164): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...251621530378241
Belgium: Royal Navy Air Service and Royal Flying Corps attack St Denis Westrem and Gontrode Gotha bases (until October 10) forcing bombers to disperse and use two other airfields.

Southern Front
Adriatic: Italians bomb Pola and Olivi Rock submarine base.

Naval and Overseas Operations
Ostend bombarded again.
Brigadier-General Northey's summary of his operations in East Africa published.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Russian detachments attack Turks successfully near Ortobo (Bitlis).
Mesopotamia: Royal Flying Corps No 63 squadron loses 2 RE8s on first reconnaissance mission from Baghdad to German aircraft near Tikrit.

Political, etc
Germany: New Fatherland's Party meeting and declaration of von Tirpitz's policy.
Russia: Vladimir Lenin writes to Central committee (letter arriving September 27) that armed uprising necessary.
France: Anglo-French Conference assembles in Boulogne to discuss an Italian offensive and the extension of the British front in France (see 4th). British agree in principle to extending BEF front.
United Kingdom: British postal worker holds 3 packages that tried to smuggle food into Germany by wrapping them in newspaper: © IWM (Q 54114): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...979813430288384
Ireland: Death of Easter Rising rebel T Ashe (rearrested August 14) after forcible feeding in prison.
United States: U.S.A. declares itself not one of the "Allies".

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Western Front
Third Battle of Ypres: Battle of Polygon Wood begins (see October 3rd). British 0550 hours thrust (15,000 casualties) including 5 tanks and Anzac troops, gains almost all 1,200 yards planned, smashes 3 German Reserve divisions (12.5% casualties) in four counter-attacks and takes 1,600 PoWs. Four hostile counter-attacks fail after fierce fighting. Described as ‘A day of heavy fighting, accompanied by every circumstances that could cause us loss’ by Ludendorff.
A soldier wearing a German sniper mask made with ½ inch steel: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...342261903609858
Royal Flying Corps reports or ranges 260 German batteries. Both sides make low-flying attacks on troops (MGs bring down 5 of 11 German aircraft lost in day).
An Australian Army Vickers machine-gun team engages a low-flying enemy aircraft: https://i0.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...afire.jpg?ssl=1

Southern Front
Fighting in Marmolada region.

Naval and Overseas Operations
Irish Sea: Royal Navy PC61 rams and sinks UC-33 in St George’s Channel.
East Africa: German-aligned native forces retire from strong post in Lukuledi valley (22 miles south-east of Lindi).

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Hejaz railway bridge destroyed near Maan; train derailed, 80 prisoners.

Political, etc
Germany: Reichstag President denounces Mr. Wilson.
Russia: Central Georgian Council formed.
M. Aleksandr Kerenski resigns from Soviet.
United Kingdom: 75 strikes reported since September 19.
Canada: Conscription in force.
Australia: Australian strike: 50,000 unemployed in Sydney, etc.
Greece: Eleftherios Venizelos resigns War Ministry.
Argentina: The Argentine Chamber of Deputies votes 53 to 18 to cut diplomatic ties with Germany over its use of U-boats.

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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: https://i0.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...ypres.jpg?ssl=1
A captured German prisoner at Ypres looking through the barbed wire of a POW camp: © IWM (Q 3067): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...642937800003585
Australian 4th Division soldiers near Zonnebeke at Ypres wearing gas masks: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...005327653752833
Seaplanes raid St. Denis Westrem aerodrome: 15 Gothas hit.
A Royal Garrison Artillery gunner with his battery’s mascot, a goat: © IWM (Q 6005): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...733550440517638

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.

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Western Front
Third Battle of Ypres: Royal Flying Corps makes 20 bombing raids on a fine day, at least 8 German aircraft shot down.
A Royal Field Artillery gunner walking his puppy through the ruined streets of Ypres: © IWM (Q 2912): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...065747773083649
A British soldier at Ypres inside a captured German pill-box while German artillery fires on his position: © IWM (Q 2901): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...095941867044864
Airplane raid on south-east coast; raiders headed off from London; no damage. 2 Giant bombers for first time among 25 German aircraft sent (3 losses), 16 Gotha bombers turn back due to dense low cloud, only 9 manage to scatter bombs over Essex and Kent, 6 crash on return landing.
The Zeppelin-Staaken R-VI ‘Giant’: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeppe...R.VI_photo2.jpg
Zeebrugge and aerodromes bombed.

Southern Front
Italians gain ground on Monte S. Gabriele.

Naval and Overseas Operations
East Africa: Big German supply centre 82 miles south-west of Kilwa captured. Linforce (99 casualties) drives Wahle from Mtua (until September 29), 3rd Nigerian battalion loses 110 casualties to Wahle at Nyengedi on September 30.
Rhodesian column ( NRFF column ) arrives 66 miles south-west of Liwale.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Mesopotamia: Action of Ramadi (28th/29th). Brooking (995 casualties) annihilates 4,100 Turks with 10 guns (3,456 PoWs), takes 4 small craft on Euphrates. Another source says: 3,455 prisoners (includes Turkish commander), and 13 guns.
Turkish PoWs captured at the Battle of Ramadi are led to the rear: https://i1.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...-pows.jpg?ssl=1
Red Cross river work.
Bolo Pasha arrested.

Political, etc
Germany: Von Kuhlmann on Papal Note in Reichstag.
Dr. Michaelis refuses to state German war aims.
Thailand: A new flag of Thailand is adopted by royal decree issued by King Rama VI: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...337519571337216

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Western Front
A night bombing raid on balloon shed near Quiery-la-Motte is undertaken by two Royal Naval Air Service Sopwith Camels.
Airplane raid on London; 3 machines penetrate defences, 14 killed, 87 injured.
Another source, more detail: 7 Gotha bombers (1 crash lands in Holland) and 3 Giants dispatched, 3 plus 1 (1 lost to Dover anti-aircraft fire) respectively bomb London, Waterloo Station damaged (127 civilian casualties).
Belgium: RNAS Handley Pages bomb Zeebrugge (nights until October 2) but 220 bombs fail to hit lock gates.

Southern Front
Italians improve position on Bainsizza Plateau, claiming 1,400 prisoners.
Another source, more detail: Italian 44th Division captures Na Kobil (2,552 ft) with 1,400 PoWs on Bainsizza Plateau (600 more on September 30), but victorious General Papa killed there on October 5.
An Austro-Hungarian gun in the ice tunnels of the Alps in Tyrol: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...429439949819904

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Palestine: ‘The mastery of the air has … passed over to the British’, Turco-Germans estimate Royal Flying Corps strength at 30-40 planes.

Political, etc
Germany: First tank unit formed, 113 men with 5 A7Vs (delivered December 8, more units created). German’s massive A7V entered service in late 1917 but had a high centre of gravity aqnd inadquate engines that gave it a poor cross-country capability: https://i2.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...9/A7V.jpg?ssl=1
German Social Democratic Party has lost 76% of its membership since 1914 due to the war and schism within the party.
Russia: Russian government reaffirms its pledge to be committed to the “reconstruction of a free Polish people.”
Italy: King of Italy returns after visiting French and Belgian fronts.

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I think it's so fascinating to read all of these "little things" that happened almost every day that probably no one even noticed for more than a few minutes. Gecko, I've really enjoyed this series. Thanks!

Western Front
Third Battle of Ypres: Three German flame attacks between Tower Hamlets and Polygon Wood repulsed.
British soldiers resting on a mound of spent shell-casings beside the Ypres-Menin road: © IWM (Q 2915): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...092477736521728
Airplane raid on London: 4 machines penetrate defenses (another source says 6 of 11 dispatched) ; 14 killed, 38 injured.
Germans gain temporary footing at Berry-au-Bac (Aisne river).
St. Denis Westrem again bombed.
AEF (American Expedition Force) personnel in Europe total 61,927 soldiers.
British claim of 5,296 prisoners and 11 guns, etc., taken by British during September.
A large German trench mortar captured by the Canadians, with a dog inside the tube: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...819455276404736
German soldiers posing for the camera on the Western Front: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...122695255756801

Southern Front
(Listed for yeaterday): Italian troops extend their lines on the southeastern part of the Bainsizza (Banjšice) Plateau, taking 1,400 Austria-Hungarian prisoners.
Successful Italian attack on Bainsizza Plateau; 600 prisoners taken.
Italian Front: 56,000 Italian deserters (Cacdorna’s report of November 3), monthly desertion rate 5,500 (July to September) vs 650 in 1915.
RNAS Handley Page (Flt Cdr J Alcock) forced to ditch in Gulf of Xeros by Turk anti-aircraft fire, 3 crew PoWs.

Naval and Overseas Operations
Allied and neutral shipping loss to U-boats: 159 ships (68 British with 293 lives) lowest since January or 338,242t (German figure 353,602t including 111,241t in Mediterranean). Record of 11 U-boats lost. Only 6 ships lost over 50 miles from land (September to December), ie the convoy system is forcing U-boats inshore.
Ships of an Allied convoy arrive at an unknown port: https://i0.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...onvoy.jpg?ssl=1
U.S. Navy makes the longest radio communication record, transmitting 5000 miles from Sayville, New York to Honolulu, Hawaii.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
British troops defeat and capture the Ottoman forces defending the city of Ramadi (Iraq).

Political, etc
Germany: During September Rear Admiral Souchon returns to Germany from Turkey to command High Seas Fleet 4th Battle Squadron, Vice-Admiral Rebeur-Paschwitz in command of Turkish Navy.
Russia: Non-Slav Congress at Kiev demands autonomy for all Russian nationalities.
Turkey: Mustafa Kemal protest letter to Enver Pasha and resignation as Seventh Army Commander at Aleppo. He urges defensive strategy and independence from Germany; best divisions lose 50% of strength before reaching Front in Palestine; ‘Public life is in full anarchy’. Fevzi Pasha replaces him.
United States: In these days Royal Flying Corps Advanced HQ opens at Fort Worth, Texas, helps train 10 American squadrons on 3 airfields for RFC (until April 1918).
China: Sun-yat-Sen arrested for organizing revolution at Canton.

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The General Officer Commanding of the Royal Flying Corps in France is informed that enemy raids on England are interrupting munitions production and is tasked to undertake immediate action against German objectives that could be reached from Nancy. In response, the 41st Wing is formed to undertake independent bombing operations against targets inside Germany.
A row of tethered balloons holding a wire barrage in front of London, designed to slice through the wings of any aircraft whose crew failed to spot the wires in time: https://i1.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...ondon.jpg?ssl=1
Third Battle of Ypres: Five powerful German attacks repulsed between Ypres-Menin road and Polygon Wood and at Zonnebeke. British take 4,446 PoWs from October 1-5 (King George cables congratulations on October 5).
Verdun: Between Chaume Wood and Bezonvaux German success. German advance between Chaume Wood and Bezonvaux. French launch repeated counter-attacks on October 2 between Samogneux and Hill 344 (repulse small attack on October 4), but fail to dislodge attackers. Artillery duels on October 3.
French and British airmen bomb Rhine towns and Roulers; Dunkirk bombed by Germans, serious material damage.
Six of 18 Gothas sent bomb London; 6 others bomb Kent, Essex and Suffolk (11 killed, 41 injured). British first use 15ft spherical sound locator near Dover to detect German aircraft 12-15 miles out in Channel. During October First London balloon barrage operational, 10 by June 1918 despite first trial in Richmond Park (September 21) killing 2 air mechanics.
Germany: In October German Army reaches 238 divisions (147 in the West) with 18,416 guns, maximum till May 1918. It has 12,432 guns in the West against 6,000 BEF and 10,000 French.
France: French Army combatant strength 1,142,000 infantry; 71,000 cavalry; 522,000 gunners; 121,000 engineers; 35,000 airmen.
British troops getting ready for leave, waving their leave papers, at Poperinge, Belgium: © IWM (Q 3095): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...152879002460160

Eastern Front
Riga: German airmen bomb Oesel Island.

Southern Front
Austro-Hungarian attack on Bainsizza Plateau repulsed. Others on Mt San Gabriele fail from October 2-3. Artillery active on October 7 and 13.
Macedonia: Peak Italian strength with 57,874 soldiers.

Naval and Overseas Operations
Britain: Admiralty staff now has Director of Minesweeping under ACNS. More efficient British ‘Nash Fish’ hydrophone comes into service (effective towed slowly, giving limited directionals); 54.2% U-boat attacks on British home waters shipping at night (until December 31) now moving inshore to areas before convoys assemble or after they disperse eg Northern Channel, St Catherine’s Point and the Smalls (Bristol Channel), 82% sinkings (August to December) under 50 miles from land (58% under 10 miles).
Germany: During October peak of 140 U-boats operational but German deadline for U-boat victory over Britain passes.
Mediterranean: During October record 52,500t Italian steamers (ie 16) sunk by Austro-German action. Royal Navy has 18 destroyers, 33 sloops, 69 armed trawlers, 5 yachts and 1 gunboat but not all free for convoy escort.
Flanders: U-boat Flotilla divided into two with 43 boats.
North Sea: Battlecruiser Repulse first capital ship to receive turret flying-off plattform, Squadron-Leader Rutland flies off with Sopwith Pup.
East Africa: Fighting proceeding in Mbemkuru Valley; 75 miles south of Kondoa Irangi (north of Cent. Rly.) a German guerilla detachment surrenders.
British troops meet strong resistance 30 miles south-west of Lindi.

Political, etc
Germany: The Max Planck Institute for Physics is founded in Berlin with Albert Einstein as its first director.
France: French cafes and restaurants cannot serve milk or cream after 9 in the morning in an effort to conserve supplies.
Japan: Great typhoon in Japan does vast damage.
United States: U.S. opens its 2nd Liberty Loan to raise $5 billion in bonds for the war effort.

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Western Front
Three Sopwith Pups make a low-level night bombing raid on German airfields at Kruishoutem and Waregem.
Third Battle of Ypres: Fierce artillery duels (and again on October 13).
Verdun: Germans attack in Beaumont (Reims), and between Samogneux and Hill 344 gain footing. French counter-attacks all day fail to drive out Germans.
French and British airmen bomb towns in Metz region, Cambrai and Courtrai and St. Denis Westrem aerodrome.
France: 22 Gothas and 2 other bombers drop c.10t of bombs on RNAS St Pol depot, destroy 23 aircraft being erected, damage 30. RNAS builds new depot near Calais.
British officer sitting next to a German “dud” shell on the Western Front: © IWM (Q 6027): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...543012302217216

Southern Front
Austro-Hungarian attack on slopes of San Gabriele (Isonzo) fail. Italians gain ground in counter-attack.

Naval and Overseas Operations
H.M.S. Drake torpedoed and sunk by U-79 (Rohrbeck) in shallow water north of Ireland: 19 killed. The 14.100 tons cruiser ‘HMS Drake’ was from 1901: https://i1.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...drake.jpg?ssl=1
East Atlantic: Q-Ship Q 10 (ex-sloop Begonia) sinks in collision with U-151 off Casablanca.
Baltic: Russian Fleet refuses to obey Governments orders (Bolsheviks dominate Cebtrobalt by October 30, 1917).

Political, etc
Germany: There is a claim of: Reichstag informed of mutiny at Wilhelmshaven. I think this is a mistaken note: AFAIK, there was no German naval mutiny until 1918. No other mention of this supposed revolt or mutiny exists.
Russia: Russian Democratic Conference decides against Coalition Government.
United Kingdom: British War Loan issued.
Italy: Second Papal Note to Allies announced in Italy.
United States: Columbia University in New York expels two professors, Dr. Henry W. L. Dana and Dr. J. McKeen Cattell, for their pacifist views.
Sweden: Swedish Government resigns.

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Interesting that Columbia University expelled those two professors for their pacifist views. Today, it would almost more likely be the opposite. (Or so it seems)

Western Front
Third Battle of Ypres: Battle of Polygon Wood ends (see September 26th). German attack repulsed north of Menin road between Tower Hamlets and Polygon Wood.
Champagne: Preparations for German attack east of Reims broken up.
Verdun: Violent artillery duel on Verdun front.

Eastern Front
Dvinsk: Intense artillery duel in Jakobstadt region.
Bukovina: Artillery stop fierce Central Powers’ attack 7 miles north of Romanian frontier.
Bulgarians attack Romanians north of mouth of Buzeu river.

Southern Front
Italians repel continued Austro-Hungarian attacks on San Gabriele.

Naval and Overseas Operations
Italian airmen bomb vessels in harbor of Cattaro.
Mediterranean: Local convoys start, through convoys by October 30, up to three per week from October 15. Indian Cape trade diverted to Port Said for through Mediterranean convoy (first two lose 5 ships, but next four unscathed). Japanese mainly escort troopships.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Mesopotamia: Russians take Nereman village, 50 miles north of Mosul.

Political, etc
Austria-Hungary: Count Czernin issues Peace program.
Germany: 350 crewmen of the German dreadnought Prinzregent Luitpold stage a protest against the war (2 are later executed, the rest imprisoned). (Perhaps this is the “mutiny” that was referenced a couple of days ago).
Kaiser Wilhelm II congratulating Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg on this 70th birthday at Spa, Belgium: © IWM (Q 79578): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...920549167587328
Russia: Meeting of Democratic Conference in Russia.
United Kingdom: Britain prohibits exports to neutral Netherlands & Scandinavian countries without license to prevent goods entering Germany through them.
British Board of Trade announces 1.256 million jobs formerly held by men before the war are now done by women.Winston Churchill, Minister of Munitions, says British artillery fired 4 times more shells at Ypres than at the Somme for the same period.
Canada: Sir W. Laurier (Canada) resigns.

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BIRTHDAY REMEMBERENCES to the late Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg.

Western Front
Third Battle of Ypres: Battle of Broodseinde phase begins. The attack by II ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) successfully achieved its objective on the first day of the battle and reached the high ground just below the summit of the Broodseinde Ridge.
This was one of the few attacks throughout the war where the actual Allied success on the ground matched what their propoganda continuously claimed. However, it was designed as a limited-scale attack, did not, and was not designed to achieve the massive breakthrough of the German lines that the Allied Generals wanted. Indeed, a large part of the massive success came about because it was designed as a limited attack.
British preemptive (without prelim bombardment) attack (including 12 tanks which help capture Poelcapelle) ridge on 8-mile front in drizzle, but gain on average only 700 yards. Heavy German losses compel Ludendorff to modify his latest tactic of packing more infantry into front line. He recommends Fourth Army form an ‘advanced zone’ of mobile troops in ‘No Man’s Land’ to slow down advancing Allied infantry so as to provide easier targets for artillery. British Second Army reaches crest of Ypres Ridge. Intermittent rain until October 7. 3,000 prisoners.
In counter-attack Germans regain some ground south-east of Polygon Wood.
The harvest of the battle of Ypres: https://i0.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...attle.jpg?ssl=1
Despite rain, low clouds and high winds Royal Flying Corps manages 17 sorties and 49 with fire calls (similar on October 9).
An Australian soldier with German loot he took during the Battle of Polygon Wood at Ypres: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...268994885734400
Verdun: Small German attack repulsed on Hill 344.

Eastern Front
Baltic Provinces: Germans withdraw 5 divisions from Riga sector to Western Front (until October 18). German attack 28 miles east-northeast of Riga repulsed on October 7.

Southern Front
Adriatic: 12 Caproni bombers (moved from Milan to heel of Italy on September 25) cross Adriatic, bomb Cattaro U-boat base, torpedo store and seaplane hangars (night October 4-5) in 280-mile round trip.

Political, etc
Germany: German government orders cities in Western Germany to darken their lights at night to limit British air raids.
United Kingdom: Figures re: losses of British Overseas troops are published.
Premier Lloyd George promises he will repay German bombings of Britain “with compound interest.”
Bulgaria: Prime Minister Vasil Radoslavov on peace.
United States: (Listed for yesterday): War Revenue Act is signed by President Wilson to raise income taxes and lower exemptions to raise money for the war.
Peru: Peruvian Government issues ultimatum to Germany re: sinking ships.

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