On This Day - 10 April 1917
Theatre definitions:
Western Front comprises the Franco-German-Belgian front and any
military action in Great Britain, Switzerland, Scandinavia and Holland.
Eastern Front comprises the German-Russian, Austro-Russian and
Austro-Romanian fronts. Southern Front comprises the
Austro-Italian and Balkan (including Bulgaro-Romanian) fronts, and
Dardanelles. Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres comprises
Egypt, Tripoli, the Sudan, Asia Minor (including Transcaucasia), Arabia,
Mesopotamia, Syria, Persia, Afghanistan, Turkestan, China, India, etc.
Naval and Overseas Operations comprises operations on the seas
(except where carried out in combination with troops on land) and in
Colonial and Overseas theatres, America, etc. Political, etc.
comprises political and internal events in all countries, including Notes,
speeches, diplomatic, financial, economic and domestic matters.
Source: Chronology of the War (1914-18, London; copyright expired)
Western Front
British complete capture of Vimy Ridge, occupy Farbus (north-east of Arras) and Fampaux (four miles east of Arras).
Great French bombardment of Moronvillers massif (group of hills east of Reims) begins.
Naval and Overseas Operations
British hospital ship "Salta" sunk by mine in Channel (52 drowned).
Severe explosion of ammunition factory at Eddystone, near Philadelphia.
Political, etc.
Proclamation, dated 9 April of Russian Provisional Government re: Russia and war aims.
Note of Argentina to U.S.A. approving of U.S.A. action re: war.
