Western Front
Britain: 13 Gotha bombers sent to raid England; 2 turn back (mechanical problems). One shot down by RNAS, 3 crash upon return. Eleven attack Southend with 21t bombs. 139 defence sorties (Gotha shot down by RNAS Pup Flight pilot Sub-Lieutenant H S Kerby), 44 civilian casualties, 3 service casualties. Another source states: 32 killed, 46 injured.
Third Battle of Ypres: Stormy weather in Ypres prevents large scale operations, but heavy artillery fire continues to be exchanged.
A Chinese Labor Corps man unloading sacks of oat at Boulogne: © IWM (Q 2694):
https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...368201378000897
Eastern Front
In the Carpathians front of Moldavia, Russo-Romanians re-take offensive.
Naval and Overseas Operations
North Sea: Destroyer HMS
Oracle rams and sinks
U-44 with all hands off South Norway coast.
Biscay: 2 French destroyers escort in first Brest-bound US troop convoy.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Egyptian Labor Corps men handling stores at Boulogne: © IWM (Q 2703):
https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...353104618237952
Political, etc
Russia: Ex-Tsar with family moved to Abalak Monastery, Tobolsk, Siberia.
Ex-Tsar Nicholas on the way to Siberia, where the Provisional Government sent him and his family:
https://i2.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...beria.jpg?ssl=1
United States: The NAACP urges oppression against African Americans should be abolished in the fight for democracy.
“Down to Earth,” a romantic comedy starring Douglas Fairbanks, is released:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe...%281917%29.webm