Western Front
Battle of the Somme: Five Anglo-French aircraft destroy 2 German aircraft, extensive RFC night bombing.
British troops advance 200 yards in the Thiepval region, capturing two trenches and 300 German prisoners.
French gain footing in Sailly (two miles east of Morval).

Eastern Front
Pripet: Last blow of Brusilov Offensive: Gourko’s Special Army attacks on 12-mile front towards Vladimir-Volinski (until October 17) but German artillery too powerful.
Carpathians: German and Austro-Hungarian forces defeat Romanian counterattacks in Transylvania, making the invasion of Romania nearly inevitable.
Austrian Seventh Army attacks Russo-Rumanian junction, Germans take Gyimen Pass (2364ft). Austro-German mountain troops fail to breakout across Rotenturm Pass (until October 18).

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Arabia: Captain T E Lawrence of Arab Bureau lands at Jeddah from HMS Lama; meets Abdulla and Ali (October 17). So far Arabs have received 3,260 rifles, 32 MGs, 16 guns and 3,344t of food.

Political, etc.
Greece: Allies land reinforcements to keep order after anti-Allied Athens demos (October 15) and seize 3 more Greek warships.
Admiral du Fournet hands fresh Note to Greek Government.
Greek Prime Minister Spyridon Lambros submits a proposal to the Allies for Greece’s entry into the war.

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