Western Front
Lieutenant Norman Prince (5 victories), American creator of Esc Lafayette, dies of wounds.
Battle of the Somme: 333 German aircraft support First Army against 293 aircraft of RFC (Western Front totals RFC 563, German c. 885 of which 451 against the French).
One source claims British make progress in Schwaben Redoubt and Thiepval neighbourhood.
However, another states: German gains near Schwaben Redoubt and Thiepval. Rawlinson inspects Longueval, Delville Wood and High Wood and discerns stiffening German resistance. In the south of the battlefield General Micheler (French Tenth Army) complains of being starved of reserves and ‘reduced to the role of a watchdog for Fayolle’ (Sixth Army).
Eastern Front
General Berthelot arrives at Bucharest (French Military Mission left Paris October 1, eventually 1,200 strong); having seen Alexeiev (October 11) at Mogilev who urges Rumanians to hold river Sereth not the Carpathians.
Intense fighting at Rucar.
Artillery activity on Danube.
Südarmee’s
Battle of Lower Narajowka begins (until October 22).
Southern Front
Seres shelled by British.
Stubborn fighting on Cherna front.
Mt. Pasubio, Italians continue to advance.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Sinai: British raid Magharah.
Political, etc.
France: French General de Castelnau: “We now have the Germans by the ears & will continue to shake their heads until their brains are addled…”
Russia: Alexeiev reports to Tsar only 1.4m reserves after November 1, ie under 5 months supply.
Canada: Canadian wheat crop drops by more than half compared to last year due to wartime demand and crop failures.
United States: Jim Barnes, English golfer, wins the first PGA Championship:
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Greece: Anti-Entente demonstrations in Athens.