Western Front
Somme: British troops repulse German “attack” on their new positions above Baillescourt Farm (north of river Ancre).
Eastern Front
In the Trotus valley (Moldavia), Russian surprise attack captures strong position on high ground.
Southern Front
Albania: (also reported for yesterday) Junction of French and Italian troops in southern Albania, isolating Greece from Central Powers.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Indian Ocean: Raider
Wolf lays 58 mines off Ceylon, later swept by 6 trawlers after loss of 2 large ships.
Political, etc.
Germany: Germany announces new war taxes to cover deficits that equals $312.5 million. Taxes will be applied to coal and transportation.
“Official” German Army deaths, excluding colonial troops, now numbers 988,329 men since the war’s start. Total casualties pass 4 million. [ed note: I have no idea whose “official” statistics these were: the source is not cited, no it is unclear if it was Official, as reported by German sources, or the Official estimates of the British War Office, which were consistently optimistic as to the effectiveness of the Allied war effort.]
Russia: General Khabaiov of Petrograd military district given special powers to maintain order.
Japan: Report shows that the Empire of Japan in 1916 increased its shipbuilding output of merchant ships by more than 150% compared to 1915.
United States: U.S. Treasury Department will no longer publicly disclose destinations &manifests of ships leaving the U.S. to protect them from submarines.
Former President Theodore Roosevelt expresses shock after seeing U.S. Army recruits practicing drills with broomsticks.
Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca, the first Hispanic Governor of New Mexico, passed away:
http://imgur.com/NxNXrWm
U.S. Army completes its plans for military intervention in Cuba, which will involve around 5000 to 7000 troops.
New York Harbor will close after dark as long as the current diplomatic crisis with Germany continues.
Switzerland: Swiss Federal Council proposes that it increase aid to people living in German-occupied areas of France and Belgium.