Western Front
England: Home-based single-seat scout aircraft operate at night for the first time, when three Sopwith Camels of No.44 Squadron fly patrols against Gotha bombers attacking Chatham. Although no interceptions are made, the sorties proved that single-seat fighters could operate safely at night.
Five of 11 Gotha bombers sent (1 lost due to anti-aircraft fire) bomb London (night September 4-5, 90 civilian casualties, Cleopatra’s Needle scarred). British think 26 raiders bombed, only 2 fighters see them.
Rescue workers survey the aftermath of a German bomber raid on London:
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France: First US fatal land casualties, 13 (4 killed) in air raid on British base hospital.
Verdun: Legion RMLE relieved having captured 680 PoWs, 15 guns and 13 MGs since August 20 (Petain decorates its colors on September 27).
Eastern Front
Battle of Riga (aka the
Battle of Jugla): Russians fall back 30 miles along Riga-Petrograd road.
Baltic Provinces: II Siberian Corps (including women’s ‘Death’s Battalions’) counter-attack southwest in Hinzenberg area; Prussian 1st Guard Division later reaches coast, but Russians 30 miles east.
Southern Front
Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo: Austrian offensive in Mt Hermada seaward sector claiming 6,000 PoWs there and northeast of Gorizia. Italians inland take 1,600 PoWs pushing for Mt San Gabriele.
Salonika: 200-300 Bulgars (over 15 casualties) on rare raid into British Lake Doiran sector but soon driven out.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Allied Naval Conference (until September 5) including US Atlantic Fleet C-in-C Admiral Mayo, fixes 9 Mediterranean convoy routes and their priority.
North Sea: U-boat (30 rounds) shells Scarborough, 3 killed, 6 wounded.
Baltic: German warships in the Baltic pound Russian forces as they retreat 30 miles from Riga.
Indian Ocean:
Wolf lays her last 110 mines northwest of the Andamans, not found in 1917.
Political, etc
United Kingdom: Anglo-French Conference assembles in London to discuss the question of military assistance to ltaly. (see 25th). [Not I am unsure if this is the same conference mentioned under “Naval & Overseas operations”.]
Trades Union Congress declares against Stockholm Conference by overwhelming majority.
Mr E D Morel sent to prison.
Correspondence between Kaiser and Tsar (anti-British proposals) published. For the full details, see:
https://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/T...Nicky_Telegrams