Ah, missed this from a couple of days ago. Nice spot.

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Western Front
Third Battle of Ypres: Battle of Broodseinde: Number of German prisoners taken last five days on Ypres front totals 4,446. Congratulations from the King.
German regiment commander (center) and his staff captured by the British at the Battle of Broodseinde: © IWM (Q 2975): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...635168274239490
In 67 days’ fighting BEF has taken 36 square miles; 20,564 PoWs and 55 guns for 162,768 casualties.

Naval and Overseas Operations
Adriatic: Austrian torpedo boat TB-11 mutinies and deserts to Italians.
North Sea: Coastal submarine UB-41 mined and sunk off Flamborough Head.
East Africa: In Mbemkuru Valley (south-west Kilwa), German-aligned forces retiring before British, reach Nangano (35 miles south-east Liwali).
Column from Ruhuji river advance west.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Palestine: Royal Flying Corps Palestine Brigade formed for Allenby’s offensive under Brigade-General W Salmond, 5 new Bristol fighters fly first sortie on October 7 and destroy 2 German fighters on October 8 and 18.
British planes strafing a Turkish column in Palestine: https://i1.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...stine.jpg?ssl=1

Political, etc
France: Louis Malvy, former French Interior Minister, is accused of treason for trying to give war plans to Germany.
United Kingdom: A munitions factory in Nottinghamshire damaged by an explosion: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...878008317186048
United States: 20,000 women of the Red Cross march in a parade in New York City. The Washington Ambulance Corps, led by Florence Jaffray Harriman: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...574755142569985
Sweden: Swedish Government protests against seizure of their ships lying in British ports. Four taken over on October 11 as mainly British-owned.
Peru: Peru severs diplomatic relations with Germany. Eight German ships interned at Callao, seized on June 14, 1918.

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Third Battle of Ypres: British repulse dusk attack on Polygon Wood, take 380 PoWs.
Australian soldiers heading to the frontlines at Ypres: © IWM (E(AUS) 833): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...998799079886849
Verdun: Transient penetration of French trenches at Hill 344.

Eastern Front
Bukovina: Heavy fighting 25 miles south of Czernowitz, Russians take 750 PoWs.
Russia: Georgia starts a separate army.

Southern Front
Italians have identified 43 Austro-German divisions. Intelligence warns of offensive for October 16-20.
Bavarian soldiers behind the Italian Front are waiting for the upcoming Austro-Hungarian-German offensive: https://i0.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...front.jpg?ssl=1
Feldmarschall-leutnant Artur von Mecenseffy is killed on the frontlines with Italy, the highest ranking Austro-Hungarian officer to be KIA.

Naval and Overseas Operations
East Africa: Mbemkuru column reaches point 30 miles from Nangano; Belgian troops engaged north and north-east of Mahenge; British troops in close touch with enemy 50 and 25 miles further South.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Arabia: Lawrence with 150 Arabs blow up Turk supply train north of Maan. Lawrence sees Allenby on October 15 who asks for Arab support of his imminent offensive.

Political, etc
France: Socialist Conference at Bordeaux.
United States: Major-General Pershing, Commanding United States Army in France, and Brigadier General Tasker Bliss, Chief of Staff, promoted to full Generals (see June 13th).
Finland: (Listed for yesterday): Finland’s Diet reconvenes despite being banned by the Russian government for its pro-independence stance.

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Western Front
Third Battle of Ypres: German attacks near Reutel repulsed. Steady rain falling. Haig refuses Plumer and Gough’s request to close down Ypres offensive.
Champagne: Powerful German raid repulsed by French.
The damaged cathedral at Albert, Somme, with the falling statue on the spire: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...330998144618496
Aisne: French (Maistre) attack Chemin des Dames and clear Germans from road after month-long series of bloody localized actions. Attack and counterattack fail round Craoone on October 8.

Eastern Front
Baltic Provinces: German attack 28 miles east-north-east of Riga repulsed.

Southern Front
Artillery active on Bainsizaa Plateau, and on Carso.
Austro-Hungarian attack on Massif of Costabella repulsed.
Salonika: Brigade-General Corkran arrives to be CIGS representative with Serbian Army.

Naval and Overseas Operations
German U-293, interned at Cadiz, escapes from Spain. Enquiry ordered by Spanish Prime Minister.
Insurance premiums for American vessels traveling across the Atlantic is reduced by 25% due to successful measures against U-boats.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Palestine: Great artillery activity on Gaza front

Political, etc.
Russia: M. Aleksandr Kerenski forms Coalition Government.
France: Paris Chamber announces scantiest harvest for 50 years in France. Luxuries cut down to make tonnage for import of grain.
Women and children plowing in France. Agriculture was back in pre-industrial times, while research and technology were on high-speed for warfare: https://i0.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...reich.jpg?ssl=1
Uruguay: Uruguay breaks off diplomatic relations with Germany.

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Third Battle of Ypres: Heavy rains yesterday in Ypres turn the battlefield into a field of mud and hamper Allied operations.
Haig letter to CIGS Robertson , reports ‘good progress’ at Ypres and assures Robertson that BEF can fight German Army with minimal Allied (ie French or Russian) assistance until arrival of US armies in 1918. Haig deplores ‘interference’ by Allies or Prime Minister Lloyd George.
Aisne: both German and French attacks round Craonne fail.
Reims: Germans brake up French attack south-west of Beaumont.

Naval and Overseas Operations
Russian encounter with German scouting-vessels between Oesel Island and north-west Courland.

Political, etc
Germany: Navy airship L-57 destroyed during a storm.
Russia: Railway strike begins in Russia. (another source states: 1.2 million rail workers on strike since October 6.)
Ukraine inaugurates autonomous Government.
Trotsky now Petrograd Soviet chairman denounces new Kerensky cabinet as a government of civil war. The Petrograd Soviet in session: https://i0.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...oviet.jpg?ssl=1
France: Inter-ally Parliamentary Committee commences three-days' conference.
Japan: Japan provides the Russian government with a loan of 66.667 million yen as a sign of support for the Provisional Government.
United States: 247 Puerto Ricans are selected to be trained as officers in the U.S. military, and 12,000 men will also be drafted.
U.S. apologizes to Italy after an American patrol boat fired on an Italian submarine by mistake and killed 2 sailors.
Dr. Charles A. Beard, head of Columbia University’s poli-sci department, resigns after the uni fired 2 other professors for anti-war views.
Spain: Martial law ends in Spain, as “revolutionary disturbances” are suppressed in Catalonia and other provinces.

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Interesting. Mis-spelling a word into another word doesn't change the meaning of the sentence. Brake or break ... in either case the French attack was stopped.

Ha, I was so exhausted from the con yesterday that I was barely able to type at all. I do remember staring at that line, trying to figure out what was wrong; gave up and let it ride.

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Third Battle of Ypres: Battle of Poelcapelle (“Third” phase of Third Battle of Ypres): Franco-British attack east and north-east. Outskirts of Houthulst Forest taken. On 6-mile front 3 British divisions (nearly 7,000 casualties) make one-mile advance on Passchendaele Ridge, 2,000 prisoners. German counter-attack drives in advance troops south of Ypres-Staden railway on 2,000 yards front.
These are the remains of the village of Zonnebeke in the Ypres sailent – only the foundation walls of the church are still left: https://i2.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...lacht.jpg?ssl=1
Men of the Coldstream Guards sitting on a captured German howitzer at Ypres: © IWM (Q 6046): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...433245419130880
Royal Flying Corps No 1 Squadron (1 Nieuport fighter hit) destroys at least 3 German fighters, score 200 since February 1, 1917.
Verdun: Keen artillery struggle, north of Chaume Wood. Germans penetrate first line of trenches north of it on October 10.

Eastern Front
Riga: Enemy air activity very marked round Oesel Island.

Naval and Overseas Operations
Baltic: Germans embark troops for Operation Albion, sail from Libau on October 11; 11 German motorboats reconnaissance Gulf of Riga.
Atlantic: U-boat sinks AMC HMS Champagne (56 lives lost).
East Africa: North of Lake Eyassi (south-east Victoria Nyanza) last German-aligned guerrilla detachment captured.
Belgians occupy Mahenge, old German H.Q. in Highlands; 260 prisoners, but Captain Tafel escapes.
British Somaliland: Camel Corps (250 troops with 5 MGs, 10 casualties) kills over 70 of 300 dervishes at Endow Pass.
North Africa: German intrigue in Spanish Morocco.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Death of Hussein Kamel, Sultan of Egypt; succeeded by Ahmed Fuad, his youngest brother, born 1868: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...328842179665921

Political, etc
Germany: Speaking in Reichstag, Admiral Capelle asserts he has written proof ‘main architect’ of August mutiny, Reichpietsh, had presented plans to 3 USPD deputies and had received ‘full support’ in organizing same. There is uproar and German Navy’s efforts to outlaw USPD soon collapses.

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Western Front
Third Battle of Ypres: Battle of Poelcapelle: French extend their hold up valley of Corverbeck.
Verdun: Germans gain footing in first line trenches north of Chaume Wood.
Flanders: French advancing up Corverbeck valley. Petain again appeals to Haig for continued BEF attacks to divert German attention away from still recovering French Army. BEF Intelligence Chief Charteris concedes in diary ‘… now no chance of complete success here this year’.

Eastern Front
Riga: Germans bomb Russian tramsports at southern end of Oesel Island.

Naval and Overseas Operations
British hospital ship Goorkha damaged by mine off Malta.
Baltic: Kurland U-boat Flotilla disbanded.
East Africa: Portuguese capture German post at Mauta, 26 miles north of Rovuma rtiver. Kilwa Force No 1 Column takes Ruponda road and supply centre. Linforce (3,200 troops) resumes advance on Mtama.

Political, etc
Germany: Von Kuhlmann discussing Peace proposals says Germany will never give back Alsace-Lorraine; French press virulent on the subject. German Chancellor Michaelis states peace is impossible if the Allies demand any German territory.
United Kingdom: Beatty meets new Deputy First Sea Lord Weymss to discuss possible intervention in Holland, also argues for dawn 120 torpedo-plane strike from 8 seaplane carriers against High Seas Fleet, but Admiralty discouraging on October 20.

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Western Front
The 41st Wing of the Royal Flying Corps is formed at Ainville-sur-Madon under the command of Lieutenant Colonel C.L.N. Newall, with the task of bombing industrial targets in Germany. The Wing is equipped with Royal Aircraft Factory FE2bs, de Havilland DH4s and Handley Page 0/400s. Launches 13-month day/night strategic bombingcampaign against industrial targets in western Germany and Alsace-Lorraine up to 125 miles from Western Front front line.
Because of the fuel tank between pilot an observer, the Airco DH4 was nicknamed ‘Flaming Coffin’ by its crews. Nonetheless, it was built in extremely large numbers, its considerable virtues outweighing that major fault: https://i2.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w.../DH-4.jpg?ssl=1
Third Battle of Ypres: Battle of Poelcapelle: French stop a German counter-attack east of Dreibank, Ypres.
Rupprecht reports to OHL: ‘In order to save material and men it may become necessary to withdraw the (Flanders) front so far from the enemy that he will be compelled to make a fresh deployment of his artillery.’
Heavy wind and rains hit the Ypres battlefields, as British artillery target German lines near Passchendaele.
Verdun: Germans gain temporary footing in advanced trenches north of Hill 344, but driven out by French.
Royal Field Artillery officers in a shelter at Langemarck, Belgium: © IWM (Q 6051): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...795654012940288

Eastern Front
Riga: Germans gain some ground south-east of Segewold and try to fraternize in Riga area.

Southern Front
Austro-Hungarian stormtroopers preparing to assault: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...765471549775873

Naval and Overseas Operations
East Africa: Column in Mbemkuru valley occupies Ruponda on flank of enemy retreating before Nahango column. Large quantities of grain and ammunition captured.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Turkish attack in Armenia, 16 miles south-west of Erzingan, repulsed.

Political, etc
United Kingdom: Four ships flying Swedish flag and lying in British ports taken over by British, being mainly British owned, and liable to be treated as such by Germans.
British Government stops commercial cable communication with Holland.
(These are both repeats, aren’t they?)
Bulgaria: Kaiser visits Sofia. Kaiser Wilhelm and Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria in Sofia. They are wearing the others’ army uniforms: © IWM (Q 23738): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...069693952520192
United States: Columbia University students and faculty stage protests in response the recent firings of 2 professors for their anti-war views.

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Third Battle of Ypres: First Battle Of Passchendaele: II Anzac Corps attack attack north-east of Ypres on six-mile front from French right to Ypres-Roulers railway. Some progress all alone line, but rain stops big advance. New Zealand troops suffered more than 2,000 casualties, including more than 800 deaths, making it the nation's largest loss of life in one day.
German manpower wastage compels Ludendorff to divert 12 divisions, already moving from East Front to Italy, to Flanders.
Exhausted Australian stretcher bearers rest in the mud of Broodseinde Ridge at Ypres: © IWM (E(AUS) 941): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...130351951802368
British walking wounded coming back from the front, passing by incoming reinforcements at Ypres: © IWM (Q 3006): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...160414399172608
Morning after the 1st Battle of Passchendaele by Frank Hurley (photo is a composite): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...402657076772864
German “attacks” repulsed all along French front, notably in Champagne.

Eastern Front
Riga: Operation Albion with General Kathen’s 23,000 men (42nd Infantry Division); 5,000 horses; 1,400 vehicles and 54 guns in 19 transports from Libau, troops ashore in 5 hours. Ösel Island (Baltic) captured by German forces [Operations not completed until the 16th.] (see 11th and 18th).
Germans land at Tagga Bay north of Oesel Island and on Dago Island; attempt to capture pier on Moon Island repulsed.

Southern Front
Austrian attack repulsed in region of Mnt. Costabella.

Naval and Overseas Operations
Baltic: As part of Operation Albion, Russian coast batteries destroyed (German 8 battleships, 12 light craft, 40 T.B.D., etc.). Russians ships hinder German fleet entering between Dago and Oesel Islands. Another source gives German strength as: battlecruiser Moltke (Vice-Admiral Schmidt), 10 battleships (2 mined but carry on); 9 cruisers; 52 destroyers and light warships; 19 troop transports; 6 U-boats; 6 Zeppelins; 101 aircraft vs Vice-Admiral Mikhail K Bakhirev’s 2 battleships, 1 cruiser, c.24 destroyers, 13 minesweepers (1 operational), 6 submarines (including 4 British).
Zeppelin above a ‘Kaiser’ class battleship during Operation Albion: https://i1.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...er-BB.jpg?ssl=1

Political, etc
Canada: Canadian War Cabinet formed by Sir Robert Borden.
Compulsory Service Act comes into operation in Canada (see July 6th).
Argentina: Count Luxburg is interned in Argentina.

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The photos are always fantastic. They're unique and help bring the text to life. This is really a great series of posts.

Western Front
Third Battle of Ypres: First Battle Of Passchendaele: Haig cancels attacks until weather improves but approves Cambrai thrust for November 20 (Byng briefs corps commanders at Albert on October 26) for which tank-infantry training starts.
A soldier struggles forward in Flander’s field: https://i0.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...nders.jpg?ssl=1
A knocked-out British tank half submerged in the mud near St. Julien at Ypres: © IWM (Q 6327: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...493264780644352
Control of British Air Service reorganised; Maj.-Gen. John Salmond succeeds Lt.-Gen. Sir David Henderson as Director-General.
Belgians repel German attack south-east of Mahenge.
French including Foch (at Chequers, England) demand BEF front extension before November 1, but matter left to C-in-Cs.
Portuguese soldiers watching Portugal President Bernardino Machado hand out decorations at Roquetoire, France: © IWM (Q 6067): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...805768949792768

Eastern Front
Riga: Operation Albion: Germans continue landing on Oesel Island. Detachments landed on Dago Island promptly ejected, Arensburg occupied.
Aerial view of German troops landing on the island of Saaremaa (Estonia) after Russian coastal batteries are destroyed: © IWM (Q 57970): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...463018639425536

Southern Front
Considerable artillery activity on Upper Isonzo.

Naval and Overseas Operations
Baltic: Operation Albion: German mine-sweepers between Courland and Oesel Island. German minesweepers (1 lost) partially clear Soelo Sound between Oesel and Dagoe islands. Russian minelayer Pripiat refuses to lay mines in it (night October 13-14) and blockship runs aground.

Political, etc
Russia: Russian Army demobilizes some of its reserve forces, starting with soldiers 43 and 44-years old.

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Western Front
Third Battle of Ypres: Little to no activity today, due to continued heavy rains.
Operation Hush, the British plan to land on the Belgian coast, is cancelled, as the 3rd Battle of Ypres fails to make sufficient gains.
Australian troops at Passchendaele trying to dry themselves in front of a fire after returning from the frontlines: © IWM (E(AUS) 943): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...215720419901440
England: Special, 1066: Duke William of Normandy (later King William of England, aka William I, William the Bastard) kills King Harold in the Battle of Hastings, following the last successful invasion of England in history.

Eastern Front
Riga: Operation Albion: Tserel and Arensburg in flames. Russians guarding Irbek Strait cut off on Sworbe Peninsula. German warships land detachments on Islands of Runo and Abro. Germans advance along it and bar escape to Moon island on October 15, secure island on October 16 with 10,000 PoWs and 50 guns.

Southern Front
Salonika: British 27th Division (47 casualties) recaptures Homondos (night October 13-14) village with 153 Bulgars (79 killed) and 3 MGs and occupies two villages to cover taking up of ‘winter line’ in Struma valley.
Isonzo: Badoglio moved to XXVII Corps in path of imminent Austro-German offensive.
Bulgarian PoWs, captured by British soldiers with tropical uniforms: https://i0.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...-PoWs.jpg?ssl=1

Naval and Overseas Operations
Baltic: Operation Albion: Russian T.B.D.'s repel German effort to force passage of Moon Sound (Oesel Island). 4 German battleships silence Zorel battery on south point of Oesel (Russians blow up the four 12-inch guns). 13 German destroyers enter Soelo Sound and, covered by battleship, sink Russian destroyer Grom (of 4, plus one gunboat engaged).
North Sea/Atlantic: British minesweeper Bregonia and merchant cruiser Champagne sunk, 56 lost.

Political, etc
Russia: Russian government passes a resolution to set aside party differences to focus on defense against the German offensive approaching Petrograd.
Ukraine declares itself an autonomous nation and claims participation in future Peace Conference.
United Kingdom: (Listed for yesterday): Premier Lloyd George at a speech in London promises reprisals against German air raids.
More drastic measures taken in Great Britain to compete with growing shortages of foodstuffs, petrol and coal.
United States: American Bible Society predicts that Japan after the war will desert the Allies, form an alliance with Germany, and attack the U.S. [Note: this is the neutralist report. It leaves out majority of the tract that is rampant with racism and xenophobia. Whole bunch of “yellow peril” stuff.]
Uruguay: Uruguay wins the 2nd title at the 1917 South American Championship (Association Football: the Championship tournament is now known as the Copa América).

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Western Front
Third Battle of Ypres: Continued lack of activity today, due to continued heavy rains.
Aisne: German guns fire 90,000 rounds phosgene gas shell (until October 22) at French in Ailette Basin near Laffaux; 1,200 gassed (110 deaths). Artillery duels northeast of Soissons on October 17.
Bruges dock raided by British airmen.

Eastern Front
Operation Albion: Germans cut off retreat of Russians from Oesel Island to Moon Island via Mole and capture 3,500 prisoners. Germans advance along Sworbe Peninsula.

Naval and Overseas Operations
East Africa: Battle of Nyangao and Mahiwa (until October 18): ‘An equatorial Gettysburg’ (largest battle of the war), c.4,950 British, 12 guns, 4 mortars, 147 MGs vs 3,000 Germans and c.3 guns. Wahle evacuates Mtana due to Nigerian Brigade and fights it north of Mahiwa. Lindi column drives German forces on Nyangoa by enveloping movement from north.
The Kashmiri Mountain Battery at the Battle of Nyangao and Mahlwa: https://i2.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...ahiwa.jpg?ssl=1

Political, etc
Germany: Ludendorff reports to War Office on OHL meetings with unions.
Germany extends conscription to 47-year-old men. Men previously declared unfit to serve will also be reexamined for service.
France: Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod, better known by her stage name of Mata Hari (an exotic dancer), shot at dawn (06:00) at the age of 41 by a French firing squad of Zouaves at Caserne de Vincennes on the outskirts of Paris, having been tried (and falsely convicted) as a spy. She refuses a blindfold and blows a kiss to the firing squad before the execution: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...593966059659265
Turkey: Kaiser Wilhelm in Constantinople with Ottoman Sultan Mehmed V and Minister of War Enver Pasha: © IWM (Q 70808)
United States: Shipping Board takes over private ocean-going ships.
Poland: Polish Regency Council appointed (see September 12th).

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