Western Front
Kaiserschlacht: Oise river French are forced back in Forest of Coucy, and Coucy le Chateau and Landricourt are lost. 2000 French prisoners have been taken in the past few days.
German attempts in districts of Reims, Verdun and Vosges.
Heavy German bombardment on whole British front, up to Armentieres, including 40,000 mustard shells on Armientieres. Portuguese battalion refuses to march to trenches (relief due evening April 9).
British troops blinded by gas await medical treatment and evacuation to the rear:
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First Renault FT-17 tank battalion formed with 72 tanks.
Australian soldiers watch as French Army cooks work at Villers-Bretonneux: © IWM (Q 10865):
https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...622793958330369
American troops at a heavy artillery repair shop in St. Nazaire, France: © IWM (Q 108348):
https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...637900176285697
French and Australian soldiers pose together at Villers-Bretonneux: © IWM (Q 10868):
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Women of the Salvation Army serving donuts and coffee to American soldiers at Ansonville, France:
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Eastern Front
Ukraine: Kharkov captured by German forces.
Southern Front
A view of the German zeppelin
L-59, destroyed yesterday:
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Naval and Overseas Operations
Mozambique: Rosecol reconnaissance company skirmish east of Medo (84 miles from coast). Gambia Company returns home to Bathurst.
Political, etc
Germany: Germany answering Russian protests demands disarmament of Russian Fleet.
France: M. Georges Clemenceau discloses contents of Emperor of Austria's letter.
Canada: Sir Sam Hughes speaks on conditions in Quebec.
Turkey: Constantinople housing rents fixed at 50% of March 1, 1916 level for war plus 6 months, but law largely dead letter.
Italy: “Conference of Nationalities oppressed by Austria” opens.
Romania: Bessarabian Council of Land vote for autonomous union with Romania.
United States: National War Labor Board appointed.