Western Front
Flanders: Out of 7,080 Allied casualties resulting from the Battle of Fromelles yesterday, 5,533 were incurred by the Australians.
Battle of the Somme: Struggle in Longueval and Delville Wood continued; 778 surviving South Africans relieved at Delville Wood. British advance 1,000 yards between Bazentin and Longueval. 4 British divisions begin attacks on High Wood (until July 30).
North of Somme French carry enemy trenches from Hardecourt Hill to the river. South, they take enemy first position from Estrees to Vermandovillers, and Barleaux to Soyecourt.
Battle of Verdun: Mangin’s French attack in Souville-Thiaumont sector gains ground (and on July 24 and 28). French gain a position south of Fleury.
French airman drops leaflets over Berlin; is captured in Poland.

Eastern Front
Heavy fighting on Riga front resumed.
Brusilov Offensive: Sakharov defeats Austrians on south-west of Lutsk salient; attacks and captures Berestechko on river Styr, Galician border, crosses river taking 14,000 PoWs (until July 21).
Heir apparent Austrian Archduke Charles in command ofSuedarmee, Seventh and Third Armies.

Southern Front
Demobilisation of the Greek army nearly completed.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Armenia: V Caucasus Corps occupies Ardasa. Russians continue advance; they capture Gumishkhanek, on Trebizond-Erzingan road.
Turkish aeroplanes bomb Suez and Port Tewfik.
Mesopotamia: Shamal northwest wind begins 6 weeks late.
Persia: Niedermayer arrives in Tehran from Afghanistan via Russian Turkestan (invalided home from Baghdad in February 1917).

Naval and Overseas Operations:
East Africa: British main body meets troops from Tanga. Anglo-Belgian Entebbe Conference (until July 23).
Lake Tanganyika: Major-General Wahle evacuates Kigoma.

Political, etc.
United Kingdom: Debate on Mesopotamia campaign in both Houses of Parliament. Premier Asquith promises to investigate the defeats that the Dardanelles and Kut after heated debate in the House of Commons.
Russia: Russia mobilizes indigenous men in Turkestan, Astrakhan, and Sakhalin for non-frontline duties.
Greece: An Anglo-French Loan of £800,000 is made to Greek Government.

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