Western Front
Third Battle of Ypres: Battle of Broodseinde: Number of German prisoners taken last five days on Ypres front totals 4,446. Congratulations from the King.
German regiment commander (center) and his staff captured by the British at the Battle of Broodseinde: © IWM (Q 2975):
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In 67 days’ fighting BEF has taken 36 square miles; 20,564 PoWs and 55 guns for 162,768 casualties.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Adriatic: Austrian torpedo boat TB-11 mutinies and deserts to Italians.
North Sea: Coastal submarine UB-41 mined and sunk off Flamborough Head.
East Africa: In Mbemkuru Valley (south-west Kilwa), German-aligned forces retiring before British, reach Nangano (35 miles south-east Liwali).
Column from Ruhuji river advance west.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Palestine: Royal Flying Corps Palestine Brigade formed for Allenby’s offensive under Brigade-General W Salmond, 5 new Bristol fighters fly first sortie on October 7 and destroy 2 German fighters on October 8 and 18.
British planes strafing a Turkish column in Palestine:
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Political, etc
France: Louis Malvy, former French Interior Minister, is accused of treason for trying to give war plans to Germany.
United Kingdom: A munitions factory in Nottinghamshire damaged by an explosion:
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United States: 20,000 women of the Red Cross march in a parade in New York City. The Washington Ambulance Corps, led by Florence Jaffray Harriman:
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Sweden: Swedish Government protests against seizure of their ships lying in British ports. Four taken over on October 11 as mainly British-owned.
Peru: Peru severs diplomatic relations with Germany. Eight German ships interned at Callao, seized on June 14, 1918.