Western Front
Battle of the Somme: Franco-British attack at 1345 hours on Albert-Bapaume road. British advance 1,000 yards and 23rd Division recaptures Le Sars; 5 divisions in attacks on Butte de Warlencourt (until November 5).
French advance northeast of Morval and threaten Sailly (gains there on October 8, fighting in village October 16-17).
Northumberland Fusiliers after attack on Le Sars; some are wearing captured German helmets:
http://imgur.com/0X8ohUY* © IWM (Q 1359)
Eastern Front
Transylvania: Battle of Brasov (7th/9th): city retaken by Austro-German forces (see August 29th).
Combined German-Austro-Hungarian forces retake Kronstadt and Szekely.
Romanian forces withdrawing to frontier on whole line Predeal to Orsova.
Southern Front
British advance towards Seres continues (Struma front).
Italians capture one of the peaks of the Busa Alta (Avisio, Trentino).
Naval and Overseas Operations
German U-boat
U-53 visits Newport, Rhode Island:
http://imgur.com/pF1KAlz* © IWM (Q 54420)
Political, etc.
Germany: German newspaper Die Zukunft is suppressed by the government for printing an article describing the horrors of war.
United Kingdom: British government prohibits the importation of cotton knit goods, aluminum powder, birds, bone, horn, ivory, and celluloid.
Austria-Hungary: Austria-Hungary calls up all healthy men up to age 44 for military service.
Turkey: Provisional Law of Agricultural Service promulgated.
United States: Viscount James Bryce, former British ambassador, appeals to the U.S. to provide aid for the Armenians and Syrians.
The most lopsided college (American) football game occurs, with Georgia Tech beating Cumberland College with a score of 222-0.
Sweden: Sweden halts all exports to Britain due to a British requirement that no enemy interests” can be involved in goods shipped to Britain.