Western Front
French Army Mutinies: No additional developments today; previous protests and insubordination continue.
German daylight aeroplane raid on Sheerness and the Naval establishments on the Medway: 22 Gotha bombers (1 lost; other sources claim 6) attack Sheerness and Shoeburyness (47 casualties). Only 5 out of 68 British fighters get within range, although 10 RNAS Dunkirk fighters attack formation on its way home after German fighters meet it.
Gotha G-V Bomber on the ground, while the service crew is resting in a trench behind it:
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British troops firing a 6-inch Mark VII gun near Feuchy, France: © IWM (Q 5459):
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The view of the ruined village of Fampoux after the British capture: © IWM (Q 6243):
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Artillery still active near Wytschaete.
British make small advance south of Souchez river, and begin an attack north of river Scarpe.
German “attack” near Hurtebise (Chemin des Dames) fails.
Eastern Front
Russia: Alexj Brusilov farewell to Southwest Front (200,000 men short) ‘I carry luck everywhere with me … now I will lead all the armies of Russia to victory’.
Rumania: General Johannes von Eben in command of German Ninth Army (until June 18, 1918) replacing Erich von Falkenhayn.
Southern Front
Tenth Battle of the Isonzo: Austro-Hungarian counterattack against Italian lines south of Jamiano succeeds and claims the capture of 6,771 Italian prisoners.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Germany: The ‘Leader of U-boats’ Commander Bauer relieved of command. Bauer has advocated mass ‘wolf-pack’ tactics, ie using cargo submarine Deutschland as radio and fuel vessel for U-boat flotilla; U-66 is used (June 5-10) to try radio-location equipment but U-boats only work in pairs radioing convoy reports. Captain Andreas Michelsen replaces Bauer.
North Sea: Harwich Force (8 cruisers and 17 destroyers) covers Dover Patrol bombardment of Ostend by 2 monitors (20 of 115 shells land in or near dockyard damaging several craft), sinks German destroyer S-20 (9 survivors) and damages another. UC-70 also sunk, but raised to sink more ships. Royal Navy Air service bomb Ostend and Zeebrugge.
Political, etc
Germany: Germany offers to pardon any deserter who returns to their units by July 15.
Russia: Petrograd Soviet issues a statement urging all nations to unite in favor of peace without annexations or indemnities.
United States: Draft Registration Day for nearly 10 million men aged 21-31; 56,830 exemptions recognized including Quakers.
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US propaganda photo, featuring men smiling after registering for the U.S. draft:
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Contrast to: 3,000 ‘slackers’ fled to Mexico. In New York City, riots break out as anti-conscription protesters clash with militia troops.