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Old 07-13-2016, 08:15 AM
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13 July 1916

Western Front
Battle of the Somme:
Battle of Albert ends; British capture German howitzers and munitions.
Champagne: French trench raid success.
Flanders: German raids west of Wytschaete and south of La Bassee Canal repulsed.
French soldiers with a Chauchat machine gun at Chalons-sur-Marne: http://imgur.com/1BN6gDl © IWM (Q 99246)

Eastern Front
Brusilov Offensive:
Heavy fighting in Südarmee centre northwest of Buczacz on river Styrpa; Russian Seventh Army claims to take 12,000 PoWs.
Still no decisive results on the Stokhod.

Naval and Overseas Operations:
German submarine sinks two trawlers and two fishing boats off Whitby.

Political, etc.
Finance ministers of Britain, France, Russia and Italy meet in London to discuss the coordination of finances for the war (continues until 15th).
United Kingdom: Lloyd George on Battle of the Somme: “We have crossed the watershed and now victory is beginning to flow in our direction.”
Premier Asquith asks munition workers to dispense with their August holidays, as a constant supply of shells is needed for the Somme.
Bank Holiday suspended.
France: Government announces that tax revenues for the first six months of 1916 were 14% higher than last year at 1.7 billion francs.
United States: Shark attacks today along Jersey Shore results in two deaths and one injury, bringing the total to five attacks in the past 2 weeks.
Americans offer up to $50,000 (today $1.1 million) to travel in a submarine to Germany. North German Lloyd Line refuses the offers.
President Wilson meets with a delegation of Polish organizations and promises aid to relieve the “tragical” situation in Poland.
Greece: Tatoi Forest fire nearly consumes royal summer palace and King.
Spain: Martial law declared across the country due to a railroad strike, which has caused rioting and a standstill in transportation.
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