Somme Front Gains and Furious Frontline Actions Reported
Paris announces continued Somme advances north of the river with Hospital Farms and hillside west of Marrioss Wood secured. German counterattacks south of Combles repelled. 2500 prisoners taken in two days. Barleux Deniecourt sector sees Chilly and Vermandevillers captured. Verdun gains near Fleury with over 500 unwounded prisoners.
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Marines Wood
Paris
Somme
Forest
Marrios Wood
Combles
Barleux
Chaulnes
Barleux-Deniecourt
Benry
Deniecourt
Soyecourt
Vermandovillers
Chilly
Austrian Attacks on Monte Catriol Repulsed
Italian report says Austrian forces were repulsed on Monte Catriol as Bersaglieri and Territorials advance on Vagusa. Rome dispatch via London notes gains by Italian troops and ongoing operations in the theater.
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Monte Catriol
Bersaglieri
Vagusa
Rome
London
War News In Brief From Fronts Across Europe
Brief itemized notes report repulsed Austrian attacks near Monte Cauriel and Vagusa with German counteractions. German success on the Somme includes downing thirteen enemy planes, while Russian assaults falter in Lutsk and Moldavia. Romanian gains near Borszew are noted as well as fighting on the Dobrudja and southern fronts.
Italian Official Report Details Front Struggles in Monte Cauriel
The statement says in the Fiemme Valley the enemy reinforced and launched two violent attacks on Monte Cauriel after artillery prep, all stopped by our fire and a bayonet counter attack. In Albania Bersaglieri territories raided Vogusa side taking Kuta, while KH Bersaglieri seized Drizar and Monte Gradista, later returning to the right bank. We took 34 Austrian prisoners and seized material.
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Fiemme
Monte Cauriel
Albania
Bersaglieriari Territorials
Vogusa
Sozfil
Regepai
Kuta
KH Bersaglieri
Drizar
Monte Gradista
Vagusa
Bersaglieri
Dar es Salaam Surrenders to British Forces in World War I News
London reports that Dar es Salaam, chief port of German East Africa, capitulated at 9 am. British naval units and troops from Bagamoyo and Saadani occupy the city. Pursuit of German main forces continues south of Morogoro near Matombo as British columns advance toward Kilossa and Neuiringa.
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London
Dar-es-Salaam
German East Africa
Indian Ocean
British East Africa
Bagamoyo
Saadani
Morogoro
Matombo
Ulguru Mountains
Vandeventer
Kikumi
Kilossa
Northey
Neuiringa
German Front Battles Hold In Somme Area And Balkans
Berlin reports heavy Anglo French attacks on the Somme with fierce fighting from Beau mont to the Somme and gains for German forces near Mouquet Farm and Thiepval. In the east the Carpathians see continued combat south of Zielona, with Germano Bulgarian forces pushing toward the Danube and Black Sea fronts and 710 Romanian captives.
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Berlin
London
Somme
Beaumont
von Stein
Baron von Marshall
Ancre
Thiepval
Pozieres
Mouquet Farm
Highwood
Ginchy
von Kirchbach
von Fassbender
Guillemont
Forest
Barleux
Thiaumont
Fleury
Verdun
Souville
Boelke
Balkan
Lutsk
Archduke Charles
Bretany
Carpathians
Zielona
Balkans
Danube
Black Sea
Koemar
King's Honors for Casement Commander Headed to London
Commander John Casement arrives in New York on the Bermudian to receive a royal promotion for his service to King George in the British navy. He commands the cruiser High Flier which sank the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse off the African coast and is berthed near Bermuda with other British and French ships. Passengers report the 163 Canadian Regiment of French-Canadians in training at Bermuda and Boer prisoners moved as German captives occupy quarters on the island.
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New York
John Casement
Roger Casement
London
King George
Casement
High Flier
Austro Hungarian Front Reports Mixed Front Developments
The Austro Hungarian official statement describes ongoing artillery fire and limited gains on multiple fronts. Romanian positions near Nagy Steven are probed, while Russian attacks are repulsed in several sectors including Fundumoldivi and Moldova. Italian and southeastern theaters report crossed lines and repulsed assaults with renewed artillery activity.
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Berlin
Sayville
Nagy- Steven
Hermannstadt
Gyorgy
Archduke Charles
Fundumoldivi
Moldova
Plunka
Rafailvo
Brzecany
Prince Leopold
Thezow
von Roslin-Ermolli
Ploecker
Fiemme
British Share of Somme Engagement Report
British official statement notes severe fighting between the Somme and Ancre with stubborn counter-attacks and heavy artillery. It says the advance was generally successful and enemy counter-attacks failed to remove British gains. Also reports bombardment of Hoboken shipyards near Antwerp and the Ghistelles airfield by British aircraft, with all aircraft returning safely.
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Somme
Ancre
London
Hoboken
Antwerp
Ghistelles
Bruges
Front Line Actions North of Mouquet Farm and Falfemont Farm
Counter attack against our new position northwest of Mouquet Farm was repulsed while north of Falfemont Farm our troops gained ground during the afternoon. Heavy fighting continues along this front with artillery actions between the Ancre and the Somme.
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Falfemont Farm
Mouquet Farm
Verdun
Paris
Fleury
Berlin
Somme
Beaumont
Thiepval
Pozieres
Ginech
Ancre
Romanian War Office Report Front Actions Near Borszow
The war office states on northern fronts we occupied Borszow and the heights west of it. Four officers and 160 men were captured and Sekelj area fully occupied. In Dobrudja the enemy attacked but was repulsed. bombardments hit Israez Kalafat and Constanza with civilian injuries reported.
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Bucharest
London
Rumanian War Office
Borszow
Sekelj
Sz Lelak
Haromszek
Dobrudja
Basardjik
Israez
Kalafat
Constanza
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