Western Front
Battle of the Somme: Army Group Crown Prince Rupprecht created for duration. General Gallwitz in command of German Second Army records that since June 26 1,068 field guns of 1,208 plus 379 of 820 heavy guns have been captured, destroyed or become unserviceable in his two armies.
British troops eating rations in a ruined house in Mametz:
http://imgur.com/YL4UT0G © IWM (Q 4182)
Battle of Verdun: French gain ground south-east of Thiaumont work and repulse German attacks against Fleury and against a position near Vaux Fort.
Eastern Front
Germany declares war on Romania.
Prince Leopold of Bavaria replaces Hindenburg as C-in-C East (Hoffmann his CoS is the “real” chief; the reflects a widely misunderstood aspect of the German Command Structure.).
Austro-Hungarian river monitors shell Danube towns in Romania.
First German Army Zeppelin raid on Bucharest (night August 28/29, 4 more in September).
Southern Front
Serbians progress east of Cherna River.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
General Sir Stanley Maude succeeds Lieut.-General Sir Percy Lake as Commander-in-Chief, Mesopotamia. Major-General Cobbe (Victoria Cross) takes over Tigris Corps which now has 64 river steamers supplying 460t per day (but 560t needed), 3 railways being built. 11,000 troops invalided out in August.
Armenia: Encounters take place south of Erzerum.
Political, etc.
France: Around a thousand Chinese laborers arrive at Lyons, France to work in munition factories.