Western Front
Flanders and Artois: British-Canadian trench raids (and on July 28); Canadian 116th battalion (74 casualties) captures 53 PoWs from German 36th Reserve Division west of Lens.
Aisne: Heavy German attacks against French lines at the Aisne continues, and the first line trenches on the Californie Plateau are captured.
Canadian soldier visiting a war grave at Vimy Ridge:
https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...094017941745665
Eastern Front
Galicia: Russian retreat on 150-mile front, Stanislau and Halicz given up as Austrian Third Army (Kritek) recrossed river Lomnica.
Battle of Smorgon-Krevo: Russian diversion at Dvinsk and Smorgon followed by “voluntary” withdrawal of troops. The only further information I can find is that this Russian attack petered out this day; but no further details are available.
Battle of Marasesti: Averescu’s Rumanian Second Army advances 12 1/2 miles on 20-mile front, takes 30 villages; 2,977 PoWs; 57 guns from German Ninth Army (Kosch), but Russian Fourth Army refuses help.
Rumanian gunners of a M1896 Vickers 127mm howitzer:
https://i1.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...nners.jpg?ssl=1
Political, etc
United Kingdom: Amendment to Corn Production Bill defeated.
United States: U.S. provides Russia with a new $75 million loan, signaling faith in the Russian Government despite recent defeats & instability.
President Wilson bans “disorderly” saloons and resorts within a 5-mile radius of any military camp.