Western Front
Canadian fighter ace William Avery Bishop is awarded the Victoria Cross for his conduct during a raid on a German airfield.
Third Battle of Ypres: German counter-attacks east of Ypres, part of Glencorse Wood recaptured.
A horse and a water cart stuck in the mud at Ypres: © IWM (Q 5943):
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A British soldier checking out a “dud” artillery shell in Wytschaete, Belgium: © IWM (Q 5868):
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A Canadian military funeral at a cemetery in Poperinghe, Belgium: © IWM (Q 5875):
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Eastern Front
Battle of Marasesti: Mackensen forces river Sereth at one point, claims 7,000 PoWs, but Romanian resistance stiffens. Rumanian Royal Family leaves Jassy.
An advanced German patrol. Soldiers and horses wear gas masks:
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Naval and Overseas Operations
Atlantic: Sierra Leone convoys start.
South Atlantic: British liner City of Athens (21 lost) sunk by raider Wolf mine near Cape Town.
Political, etc
United Kingdom: Mr. Arthur Henderson resigns position as member of War Cabinet after it rejects his proposal for a peace conference.
Australia: Australian government increases taxes on imported liquor by 3 shillings a gallon for customs and 1 penny a gallon in excise duty.
United States: U.S. Government refuses to issue passports for Stockholm Conference.