Western Front
In light of the German air raids on Britain, a Cabinet Committee is set up to consider air organisation and air defence. Although nominally under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister, David Lloyd George, in practice the Committee consisted solely of Lieutenant General Jan C. Smuts.
Western Front: After bad weather delay, Royal Flying Corps Flanders pre-Third Ypres offensive begins, including night-bombing.
A new British Airco DH-4 bomber, which entered service in spring 1917:
https://i2.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...o-DH4.jpg?ssl=1
Eastern Front
Galicia: “Kerensky” Or “Second Brusilov (Summer)” Offensive: Capture of Kalusz (western Stanislau, Galicia) by Russians.
Southern Front
Statistics of health of British army at Salonika published.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Report of British operations in East Africa published.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
British column from Feluja (Euphrates) engages Turkish force up the river and inflicts considerable loss.
Despatch on operations in Mesopotamia published. India Secretary Austen Chamberlain resigns his PUS Montagu succeeds on July 17.
Mesopotamia: c.2,500 British, 4 armored cars, 14 guns with 127 vans and lorries (600 infantry carried) attack 820 Turks with 6 guns at Ramadi; but make little progress due to accurate Ottoman fire, a dust storm, & burning heat (321 out of 566 casualties to heat). British beat off 1,500 Arabs in retreat to Dhibban.
121°F heat evaporates water in 3 Royal Flying Corps aircraft trying to support Ramadi attack (2 German aircraft similarly lost on July 9).
Political, etc
Germany: Kaiser promises an equal franchise in the next elections to the Prussian Diet.
Russia: Overworked and insomniac Lenin travels to Finland to rest (Until July 17).
United Kingdom: Announcement of judicial enquiry into the conduct of all persons affected by Mesopotamia Reported.
Kiplings poem ‘Mesopotamia’ published in
Morning Post.
Ireland: Sinn Fein candidate Edward (Éamon) de Valera, Irish commander during the Easter Rising, defeats Nationalist in East Clare election.