Western Front
In Champagne and near Verdun, French forces defeat two attacks by German forces without losing ground.
Eastern Front
Battle of Marasesti: Von Mackensen’s army group crosses the Susitza river, and takes 3,000 prisoners.
Southern Front
Salonika: British War Cabinet agree not to withdraw more Salonika troops after Allies allow 10th Division to go ‘unless unexpected events occurred’
Italian Front: In London conference Baron Sonnino asks for 400 heavy guns (until August 8).
Wounded and sick British soldiers in a church in Oreovica, Serbia:
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Naval and Overseas Operations
Squadron Commander E.H. Dunning fails at his 2nd attempt to land on a moving ship and is killed: © IWM (Q 80597):
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Political, etc
Russia: Russian Provisional Government release lists of spies, informers and agent provocateurs who were in the former Tsar Nicholas’s pay.
Elihu Root, U.S. diplomat to Russia, declares recent news about riots and revolution in Russia are exaggerated.
United Kingdom: Churchill sees Clyde deportee Kirkwood, makes him Miie-End London shell factory manager on August 10 and by late September it has the highest production in country.
In a factory for artillery shells supplies are provided for the material battles.
Vice-Admiral Sir R Weymss succeeds Admiral Sir C Burney as Second Sea Lord.
United States: Representatives of Allied nations meet in New York to discuss standardizing airplane parts.
Minor Allies: Liberian declaration of war on Germany, dated 4 August, published.