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Old 07-29-2017, 11:37 AM
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29 July 1917

Western Front
Furious artillery battle in progress in Flanders and in region of Lens, stretching 33 miles from the coast to the French border.
The ruins of a sugar refinery at Hervilly, in Somme: © IWM (Q 61228): https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...285984796712960

Eastern Front
Russians offer resistance in the region south of the Dniester, but retirement in Bukovina continues.
German & Austro-Hungarian forces have advanced more than 100 miles in Galicia since the collapse of the Russian offensive earlier this month.
Russian troops armed with Mosin-Nagant 1891 rifles, all with the long spike bayonets, in trenches: https://i0.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...nches.jpg?ssl=1
Battle of Marasesti: Romanian advance continues in Moldavia; all objectives and “many” prisoners taken. Another source specifies: 1,245 prisoners and several artillery guns.

Naval and Overseas Operations
British minesweeper HMS Halcyon rams and depth charges German submarine SM UB-27 and sinks it.

Political, etc
Germany
: Stores, hotels, restaurants, and cafes in Berlin are ordered to cut down lights by four-fifths due to coal shortages.
Ludendorff issues detailed program for patriotic propaganda in German Army.
United States: Native Americans, led by Chief Bald Eagle, in New York for a recruiting event: https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...922345258512385
War Industries Board is established by the U.S. government to facilitate the purchase of war-related goods.
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