Western Front
Seven of 11 Zeppelins drop 201 bombs (57 on London), 2 civilian casualties. Second Lieutenant WJ Tempest in B.E. 2 of No 39 Squadron RFC shoots down Navy airship L-31 (Mathy) at Potters Bar, north of London, 19 dead, no survivors (night October 1-2).
In October German Army now has 205 divisions (198 in September), 128 in the West.
Battle of the Somme: The British begin two limited-objective attacks as sub-phases of the Battle of the Somme:
Battle of the Transloy Ridges (until October 18): British Fourth Army advance with 5 Tank Mk I between Eaucourt and Le Sars (on Albert-Bapaume road) on 3000-yards front. This is a joint attack with the French 6th and 10th armies.
Battle of the Ancre Heights (until November 11) begun by Reserve Army with 4 Tank Mk Is.

Eastern Front
Transylvania: Battle of Petrosani (until October 3): Rumanians retreat to frontier. Falkenhayn put in command of Austrian First Army (Arz) as well.
Russian troops advance towards Lemberg (Lviv) and claim to have captured 4000 German and Austro-Hungarian prisoners.

Southern Front
Austro-Hungarian troops save 7 Italian soldiers who were trapped for a week underneath the rubble of a bunker on Monte Cimone.
Italians take trenches in Transvenanzis Valley (Trentino).
Serbs progress north-east of Kaymakchlan, and occupy important Bulgar positions.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Armenia: In October Turkish Third Army (reformed into 6 divisions of I and II Caucasian Corps) has 50,000 deserters till heavy snow forces many back for food. Kemal takes over Second Army which loses 2 divisions to Mesopotamia and 3 more dissolved. Turks muster only c. 94,000 yet Russians estimate 344,000 so Yudenich overmans winter lines.

Naval and Overseas Operations
Germany: In October 119 U-boats in service, 96 available for operations. Flanders new longer-ranged coastal submarines UB-II type sink 298 ships (104 neutral) worth 289,558t (until January 31, 1917) esp British colliers supplying French industry (39% reduction of delivery). UC-II minelayers lay 128 new minefields (953 mines) that sink 60 (13 neutral) ships worth 82,379t between Flamborough Head (British East Coast) and Gironde estuary (Southwest France).
North Sea: Mediterranean: Kaiser telegram congratulates the Mediterranean based U-boats on sinking over 1 mt.
U-35 fetches German agent Lt Canaris from sailing boat off Cartagena for return to Germany from Spain; she sinks new British-built French sloop Rigel off Algiers (October 2).
East Africa: British begin to evacuate 12,000-15,000 malaria cases (until October 31). Over 12,000 South African soldiers sent home.

Political, etc.
Germany: Germany moves back their clocks one hour as the very first daylight savings time ends for the country.
United Kingdom: Great Britain move back their clocks, as its daylight savings time also ends for the first time.
The time in Ireland is also adjusted to match the rest of Britain. Before, it was 25 minutes 21 seconds behind Greenwich Mean Time.
Major General F.B. Maurice: “We are perfectly satisfied…The tide has turned strongly against the Germans.”
United States: Galusha Pennypacker, an American Civil War veteran who was the youngest brigadier general at age 20, died: http://imgur.com/

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More good stuff! Interesting are some of the side notes ... like DST ending in Germany and the UK. Or that Ireland adjusted their clocks by 25 min. and 21 sec.

Western Front
Battle of the Somme: German counter-attack at Eaucourt, and successfully win back part of Eaucourt l’Abbaye village. British lose Le Sars, weather breaks: ‘rain fell in torrents, and the battle area became a sea of mud … men died from the effort of carrying verbal messages’ (official historian General Edmonds). Preparations for another great British attack c. October 12 are soon abandoned.
German First Army report recommends that Germany produce her own tanks.
Haig tells President Poincare that Germans must not be given ‘a moment’s peace’.

Eastern Front
Brusilov offensive, Carpathians: Two regiments of VII Siberian Corps twice refuse to attack (until October 3); 3 soldiers shot and 6 imprisoned; first of more than 12 mutinies until January 13, 1917.
Transylvania: Rumanian First Army breaks through Rotenturm Pass taking 3,000 Bavarian PoWs and 13 guns.
Rumania: Manoeuvre of Flamandra: Averescu crosses Danube against Mackensen’s rear, takes 13 guns, but poor bridges, Austrian monitors, and sudden flood force withdrawal until October 3.
Zlota Lipa furious fighting continues. Russians take 1,000 prisoners, but front remains unchanged.
On the Brody-Zloczow road, the Autro-Hungarians claim recapture all positions lost on 30th.

Southern Front
Italian Front: Alpini seize crests of Mts Colbricon, Costabella (October 5), over 6,000 ft.
Albania: Italians occupy Santa Quaranta on coast (until October 4) and Premeti at inland on October 9.
Salonika: Bulgarian poet Dimcho Debelyanov killed, aged 29, in action with British between Dolno and Gorno villages.
In Kaymakchlan region Bulgars retire north in direction Monastir, and evacuate Mt. Starkov Grob.
Bulgarian counter-attack on Struma front repulsed by British.

Naval and Overseas Operations
Arctic: U-43, U-46 and U-48 carry out 8-day operation against Allied shipping off North Cape and Murmansk coast; 14 ships sunk, 9 captured. (In summer 600 steamers – mainly British - have delivered 1 mt of coal and 1 1/2 mt supplies to Russia.) In response, 3 RN submarines operate from Archangel.

Political, etc.
Germany: Field Marshal von Hindenburg celebrates his 69th birthday at his headquarters on the Eastern Front.
United States: Dr. Harry M. Wegeforth founds the Zoological Society of San Diego (San Diego Zoo): http://imgur.com/PcvRGx3
Greece: Greek Cabinet announces its resignation as the country becomes split into pro-war and anti-war factions. Further migration of Greek officers to Venizelos Provisional Government in Crete.

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And this one has one of the most interesting side notes that I've come accross in this effort: the San Diego Zoo.

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Western Front
Battle of the Somme: Successful British 47th Division counter-attack at Eaucourt l’Abbaye.
Fighting continues at the Somme, but rains and mud prevent large-scale infantry attacks and artillery bombardment.
Battle of Verdun: 800 French guns begin silencing German artillery (until October 20).

Eastern Front
Transylvania: Battle of Kronstadt and the Geisterwald (until October 9): Falkenhayn attacks Rumanian Second Army, forces it from Fogaras (October 6) and retakes Kronstadt (October 8), takes Torzburg and pass (October 8-9). Rumanian Fourth Army continues advance in north.
Another source claims that the Romanian Second Army takes offensive near Fogaras and in region Roter Turm Pass.
Austro-Hungarian gunboats destroy a Romanian pontoon bridge over the Danube River.
Romanian Northern Army (4th) left wing, 12 miles south-east of Maros Vasarhely, continues to advance.
Brusilov offensive, Pripet: Russian Eighth Army gains some ground west of Lutsk (until October 5), objective Vladimir Volymski.

Southern Front
General Bulgarian retreat on whole line Nidje Planina to Krushograd (Florina).
After considerable fighting British take Yenikeui (also spelled Yenikoi ) on left bank Struma, and hold against Bulgarian attacks (until October 4), casualties 1,248 since September 30; 1,375 Bulgars killed; 342 PoWs taken.

Political, etc.
Japan: Japanese Prime Minister Ōkuma Shigenobu announces his resignation due to a corruption scandal: http://imgur.com/TOCZW20
Belgium: Gouverneur-General Bissing decrees forced labour in Germany for Belgian unemployed; 15,000 deported by 24; 50,000 by November 19.
Greece: Greek Cabinet (Kalogeropoulos) resign; more officers leave to join Venizelos in Crete (see October 2).
Philippines: The first ever Senate elections are held in the Philippines, a U.S. colony. Manuel L. Quezon’s Nacionalista Party wins 20 out of 22 seats.

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Very cool find. Everybody needs a good zoo. The Roger Williams Park Zoo, in RI, is great. I like the elephants and monkeys best.

Western Front
Battle of the Somme: Heavy rain and increasingly poor ground postpones Rawlinson’s planned offensive operations for 48 hours.
French carry German line between Morval and St. Pierre Vaast wood.

Eastern Front
Transylvania: Romanian Second Army retreating, Fogaras evacuated. Troops who crossed Danube at Rjahovo withdrawn.
Romanians progress in Dubruja.
Battle west of Lutsk still in progress, Austro-Hungarians obstinately hold positions on Zlota Lipa (Galicia).

Southern Front
Allied forces reach Kenali (10 miles from Monastir).
East of Monastir, Serbs cross Cherna.
British make progress (Struma) towards Seres.
Italian success in the Travignolo Valley (Avisio region, Trentino).

Naval and Overseas Operations
Eastern Mediterranean: U-35 (Arnauld) sinks French auxiliary cruiser Gallia (14,900t) off Cape Matapan, carrying 2,000 French and Serb troops. Panic ensues, 600 dead. Coastal submarine UB-47 (Steinbauer) sinks empty British (ex-Cunard) troopship Franconia (18,150t) 195 miles southeast of Malta, 12 lives lost.

Political, etc.
United Kingdom: Viscount Bryce, former ambassador to the US, warns, “To indulge in revenge [against the Germans] will be to sow the seeds of future wars.”
Russia: Russia won’t negotiate a trade pact with US, as it “can’t spare the time now for any negotiations which has no direct bearing on the war.”
Japan: Lieutenant General Count Terauchi Masatake is named the new Prime Minister of Japan by the Emperor: http://imgur.com/y95nTD9
Sweden: Swedish Prime Minister Hammarskjöld states he seeks more “intensive collaboration of neutrals” to help stop the spread of war.

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Western Front
Battle of the Somme: British advance northwest of Eaucourt; French advance east of Morval.
Battle of Verdun: OHL letter to German Crown Prince decrees that ‘every unnecessary saphead and length of trench must be evacuated’ to spare troops for the Somme.

Eastern Front
Germany and Austria announce an independent Kingdom of Poland.
Romania ends the Flămânda Offensive into Bulgaria due to pressure by gunboats on the Danube and the deteriorating situation in Transylvania.
Battle of the Cerna and Monastir begins, aimed at Bulgaria (see November 19th and December 11th).

Southern Front
After two days of fighting, Italian troops successfully defend Mont Colbricon from Austro-Hungarian attacks.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Armenia: Russian forces renew their offensive against the Ottomans, with the attack aimed at Sivas.

Political, etc.
France: Second War Loan (until October 29) earns Fr 10 billion.
United States: William Andrews Clark, Jr. donates $2 million he made in war profits to aid French widows and orphans.
Greece: Due to a shortage of cash, the Greek government suspends payments to civil servants and other financial obligations.

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Western Front
Battle of the Somme: View of the ruined village of Combles at the Somme: http://imgur.com/ZeLOAsc* © IWM (Q 58331)

Eastern Front
Transylvania: Falkenhayn's offensive extending east against Kronstadt, Romanian retreat continues.
Brusilov offensive, Galicia: Third Battle of the Narajowka and Zlota Lipa: Russian Seventh Army attacks Turkish XV Corps (3,015 casualties).

Southern Front
Macedonia: Allied attack on Sarrail‘s orders, only Serbs gain shallow Crna bridgehead at Brod for heavy losses (until October 7) but Germans move 3 battalions to sector from Vardar (until October 10) after the Bulgarian battalion opposite Serbs mutinies.
Lively actions with seven miles of Monastir.
Trentino: Alpini Battalion repulse counter-attacks on Busa Alta (October 10).

Naval and Overseas Operations
German High Seas Fleet U-boats ordered to resume merchant shipping targeting, but no torpedoeing without warning (until January 31, 1917); also to send 4 more U-boats to Mediterranean.
East Africa: Deventer’s patrols reach Malongwe and Lake Force troops, whole Central Railway in Allied hands. First trolley vehicle reaches Dodoma.

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Western Front
Battle of the Somme: Franco-British attack at 1345 hours on Albert-Bapaume road. British advance 1,000 yards and 23rd Division recaptures Le Sars; 5 divisions in attacks on Butte de Warlencourt (until November 5).
French advance northeast of Morval and threaten Sailly (gains there on October 8, fighting in village October 16-17).
Northumberland Fusiliers after attack on Le Sars; some are wearing captured German helmets: http://imgur.com/0X8ohUY* © IWM (Q 1359)

Eastern Front
Transylvania: Battle of Brasov (7th/9th): city retaken by Austro-German forces (see August 29th).
Combined German-Austro-Hungarian forces retake Kronstadt and Szekely.
Romanian forces withdrawing to frontier on whole line Predeal to Orsova.

Southern Front
British advance towards Seres continues (Struma front).
Italians capture one of the peaks of the Busa Alta (Avisio, Trentino).

Naval and Overseas Operations
German U-boat U-53 visits Newport, Rhode Island: http://imgur.com/pF1KAlz* © IWM (Q 54420)

Political, etc.
Germany: German newspaper Die Zukunft is suppressed by the government for printing an article describing the horrors of war.
United Kingdom: British government prohibits the importation of cotton knit goods, aluminum powder, birds, bone, horn, ivory, and celluloid.
Austria-Hungary: Austria-Hungary calls up all healthy men up to age 44 for military service.
Turkey: Provisional Law of Agricultural Service promulgated.
United States: Viscount James Bryce, former British ambassador, appeals to the U.S. to provide aid for the Armenians and Syrians.
The most lopsided college (American) football game occurs, with Georgia Tech beating Cumberland College with a score of 222-0.
Sweden: Sweden halts all exports to Britain due to a British requirement that no enemy interests” can be involved in goods shipped to Britain.

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222-0!!

Western Front
Battle of the Somme: British advance north and east of Courcelette; German counter-attack achieves slight success. Canadians capture, then lose, Regina Trench and the ‘Quadrilateral’.

Eastern Front
Transylvania: Battle of Brasov: Troops under Falkenhayn advance on a 75-mile front, forcing Romanian troop back towards their frontier of Transylvania at many points.
Germans occupy island in Danube near Ruschuk.

Southern Front
Artillery activity on whole Italian front.
Italians inflict heavy losses on Busa Alta.
Serbs occupy the Dobropolye summit (east of Kaymakachlan).

Naval and Overseas Operations
FIRST U-BOAT SINKING OFF US COAST: 5 merchant ships (3 British, 1 Dutch, 1 Norwegian) worth 20,388t captured and sunk off Newport (Rhode Island) by U-53 (Rose) after refuelling there (left base September 17, returns October 20).
Atlantic Ports International Merchant Marine orders no vessels to sail pending instructions.

Political, etc.
Germany: AIR FORCE (LUFTSTREITKRAEFTE) ESTABLISHED: Imperial Order in Council to amalgamate ‘all means of air combat and air defence with the Army, in the field and in the home areas, into one unit’.
United Kingdom: Prohibition on Sunday munitions work in force.
Denmark: Nielsine Nielsen, the first female physician and academic in Denmark, passed away.

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I was wondering if anyone would notice that little item.

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I bet the Georgia Tech receivers and running backs were tired by the end of the game.

Western Front
Battle of the Somme: British advance east of Le Sars towards Butte de Warlencourt, 25th Division captures Stuff Redoubt.
French 320th Infantry Regiment on the road from Bussang to St. Amarin: http://imgur.com/2yPR3m0* © IWM (Q 58152)
After France published the names of 11 French flying aces, Germany responds by publishing a list of 29 German aces, 7 with 10+ kills.

Eastern Front
Germans take Torzburg (south-west of Kronstadt).
East of Brzezany (Galicia) Austro-German armies assume offensive, fighting on Volhynia front.

Southern Front
Eighth Battle of the Isonzo begins. Italian Second and Third Armies’ 225 battalions; 26 dismounted squadrons; 1,305 guns and 883 mortars against Austro-Hungrian Fifth Army 107 battalions with 538 guns. Bombardment begins.
Trentino: Italians regain north slope of Mt Pasubio, more progress in Vallarsa valley (October 11-15 and 17), repel counter-attacks (October 19); 372 PoWs and 8 guns taken.
Allied forces in Macedonia advance on both wings.
Serbs attack Bulgaria's 3rd and last line of defence in Cherna loop, capture positions at Slivitza; Bulgarians retire north of Brod.
British advanced posts within 5,000 yards of Seres.

Political, etc.
United Kingdom: British Royal Commission on Wheat and Flour Control appointed.
Greece: M. Venizelos arrives at Salonika (see August 30th and September 25th and 29th). Lambros heads new official government.

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