Bad weather shutting most military opertions (most, not all), but massively active day in the political realm:
Western Front
Allied air-raids on Zeebrugge.
Somme: Violent Allied artillery bombardment.
Battle of Verdun: Preparatory French bombardment by 760 guns (350 heavy).

Eastern Front
Romania: Heavy rains fail to halt the German advance in Romania towards Buzău. Several thousand more Romanian prisoners are captured.

Southern Front
Battle of the Cerna and Monastir ends (see October 5th).

Naval and Overseas Operations
Baltic: Vice-Admiral Adrian Nepenin’s Fleet order against non-saluting becomes unpopular with officers and men.

Political, etc.
Russia: State Council of Russia urges the government to work with the Legislature and eliminate “irresponsible influences” from state affairs.
Germany: German reply to U.S.A. Note re: Belgian deportations.
France: Heavy shakeup of the French government and military is in the works in response to the Allied failure in Romania and stalemate in the West.
United Kingdom: Mr. Lloyd George's Coalition Ministry formed in Great Britain (see 7th, and May 25th, 1915):
Lord Derby appointed Secretary of State for War, Great Britain, in succession to Mr. Lloyd George (see September 30th, 1915, and July 7th and April 20th, 1918).
Viscount Edward Grey, British Secretary for Foreign Affairs, resigns. (Appointed December 11th, 1905.)
Mr. Arthur Balfour, First Lord of the Admiralty, Great Britain, resigns, and is appointed Secretary for Foreign Affairs, (see 12th and May 28th, 1915).
Ministry of Labour formed in Great Britain.
Italy: Italian government announces it will take complete control of meat supplies after January 1st and will ban sales on Thursdays & Fridays.
Romania: King Ferdinand of Romania arrives in Reni, Bessarabia (Ukraine) to meet with Tsar Nicholas II.
United States: President Wilson announces that he will retain his current Cabinet members for his second term.
Greece: Allied Note presented to Greece demanding complete demobilisation (see 1st and 14th).
French Admiral Louis Fournet relieved of command for December 1 action. (The French felt he had not pursued a more vigorous bombardment when he could have).
Report Venizelist rising in the Cyclades.

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