Western Front
Third Battle of Ypres: British line advance 200 yards astride St. Julien-Poelcapelle road.
British officers outside of their dug-outs on the banks of the Yser Canal at Ypres: © IWM (Q 5947):
https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...741094001659904
A British patrol walking in the ruins of a village near Ypres: © IWM (Q 5929):
https://twitter.com/CenturyAgoToday...831701617418240
"Second Offensive Battle" of Verdun: Right bank of Meuse heavy German counter-attack repulsed.
Renewed activity on the Aisne.
Eastern Front
Central Powers gain against Russian forces where the borders of Russia, Romania, and Austria-Hungary meet, taking 1000 prisoners.
Southern Front
Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo: Austria-Hungary, aided by reinforcements from the east, slow down the Italian offensive on the Bainsizza (Banjšice) Plateau.
Salonika: British artillery shelling until August 30 and small raids on Lake Doiran sector.
Turkish reservists gather:
https://i0.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...vists.jpg?ssl=1
Naval and Overseas Operations
East Africa: Publication of official communication regarding operations in East Africa; Germans slowly being pressed back, eight miles in Masasi district.
Belgian columns from Kilossa drive enemy to south bank Ruaha river.
Midway between Lake Nyassa and sea, considerable German force closely invested.
Political, etc
Russia: (Listed for yesterday): Russian Premier Aleksandr Kerensky at the Moscow conference warns “blood and iron” for foes within Russia.
At Russian National Conference, General Lavr Kornilov appeals for measures to restore discipline in the army.
Turkey: ‘Armenian Conspiracies’ Report published. This was one of the first attempts to justify the genocide committed by the Ottoman Turks, and honestly, there’s not much information in general on this report itself. For other denail attempts, see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_Genocide_denial