Western Front
Two German seaplanes raid Dover, dropping four bombs, which results in the injury of 7 soldiers.
France: Joffre (with Foch) and Haig confer at Beauquesne. Haig proposes prelim combined attack from the Somme to High Wood on August 18. King George and President Poincare also meet at Beauquesne (5 miles south-south-east of Doullens). General Joffre, President Poincare, King George, General Foch, and General Haig at Beauquesne:
http://imgur.com/DncURw6 © IWM (Q 949)
Battle of the Somme: British advance on a mile front northwest of Pozieres. German High Wood counter-attack (and on August 17-19). French gain German third line trenches north of river.
Eastern Front
Brusilov Offensive: Brusilov now claims 378,408 PoWs; 405 guns; 1,326 MGs, 367 mortars, 100 searchlights and 15,000 square miles of territory at cost of 550,000 casualties.
Galicia: Suedarmee finally yields Strypa winter line and retreats by night 10 miles to river Zlota Lipa. Russians cross the Zlota-Lipa and occupy Mariampol. Lechitski occupies Nadworna.
Southern Front
6th Battle of the Isonzo: Lombardia Brigade storms Nad Logern and San Grado di Morna, while Regina Brigade occupies Oppachiasella ruins; claims 1,565 PoWs in all. End of Battle of Gorizia.
General Cadorna, Chief of the Italian General Staff, on current operations: “All goes marvelously well.”
Salonika: Italian troops land at Salonika and join Allied force (see October 3rd, 1915 and July 30th, 1916).
Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Armenia: Turkish III Corps engages 5th Caucasus Rifle Division in Boran area but is blocked (until August 13).
Naval and Overseas Operations
East Africa: British occupy Mpapwa.
Political, etc.
United Kingdom: Official casualty figures for the Germans are now 3,135,177 men killed, wounded, captured, or missing. It does not include naval or colonial losses.
Russia: Russian Premier and Foreign Minister Stürmer states he “will strive to strengthen the friendship between Russia, England and France.”