Western Front
Combined raid on London by 12 Navy and 4 Army dirigibles (“Zeppelins”) thwarted by adverse weather, navigational and technical problems; (another report: The raid was a failure. The raiders were scattered by adverse winds, heavy rain and high-altitude icing, and only one airship came within seven miles of Charing Cross.) c. 16t bombs scattered across 11 counties and North London suburbs (only 16 casualties) (again, another source is more specific: 4 Britons were killed and a further 12 injured. ). At 0223 hours Second Lieutenant Leefe Robinson (awarded VC, first in Britain) in BE2 of No 39 Squadron Royal Flying Corps destroys SL 11 (Schramm) at Cuffley, Herts (all 16 crew killed).
17 RNAS aircraft drop 82 bombs on Ghistelles airfield southeast of Ostend (repeated September 9 and 23), St Denis Westrem attacked by 18 aircraft (September 7), as well as Zeppelin sheds near Brussels (September 27).
Hoboken, near Antwerp, British drop bombs on shipbuilding yards.
 Rawlinson inspects British Tank Mk I force and is dissatisfied with readiness.

Eastern Front
Transylvania: Romania troops capture the city of Orsova, pushing Austro-Hungarian forces across the Cerna River.
Bulgarian 3rd Army attacks the Romanian fortress of Tutrakan/Turtucaia, defended by the Romanian 3rd Army.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Egypt: Commanding general and McMahon confer on Arab Revolt at Ismailia.
Arabia: Turkish Berne Legation press release denigrates Sherif’s revolt, most Arabs fighting for Sultan.

Naval and Overseas Operations
Aegean: Greek arsenal seized at Athens; three more German vessels seized at Piraeus by Allies,

Political, etc.
Austria-Hungary: Vienna introduces the “third meatless day” to conserve food, but mutton can still be eaten.
Canada: The city of Berlin, Ontario officially changes its name to Kitchener, after the late Lord Kitchener, due to anti-German sentiment.
United States: The U.S. House, by a vote 239 to 56, approves a bill mandating an 8-hour workday to prevent a possible railroad strike. (Possibly actually yesterday). U.S. Senate approves a bill mandating an 8-hour workday for interstate railroad workers by a vote 43 to 28.
Greece: Allies demand control of posts and telegraphs.

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