Western Front
Battle of the Somme: German counter-attack near Thiepval. Australians capture heavily fortified Mouquet Farm. (Both also reported for yesterday). 1st Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment returning from Thiepval and wearing captured German trophies:
http://imgur.com/5P5uqj4 © IWM (Q 3930)
British take a short length of German trench north of Bazentin-le-Petit.
Eastern Front
2 French pilots arrive at Bucharest, Romania, from Verdun via London, Oslo and Archangel; request 50 pilots and 55 aircraft from Paris.
Galicia: Russians make slight advance towards Halicz.
Southern Front
Salonika: Activity on left flank of Salonika front.
Serbs beat off Bulgar counter-attacks north-west of Kukuruz and progress in Ostrovo region.
Macedonia: Bulgarian troops continue to push into Greece and have captured 50 square miles of Eastern Macedonia.
General Moschopoulos appointed Chief of Greek General Staff in place of General Dusmanis.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Adriatic: Austrian air raid sinks a Royal Navy Otranto drifter (96 on strength on September 10; spending 10 days at sea, 3 1/2 in port).
East Africa: Rhodesians and Baluchis occupy Morogoro on Central Railway (Smuts enters August 27), 115 miles east of Dar-es-Salaam; 28,000 British oxen lost since May 25. Lake Force begins advance south on Tabora, awaits news from Belgians 50 miles to west.
Political, etc.
Germany: Kaiser Wilhelm attempts to send Duke Albrecht as a special envoy to the Romanian King, but King Ferdinand rebuffs the Kaiser’s moves.
United States: President Wilson signs the “Organic Act,” which establishes the U.S. National Park Service.
Romania: Romanian Council of Ministers increases credit for its army from $40 million to $120 million, as Romania prepares for war.