On This Day - 4 July 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
Aeroplane raid on Harwich (17 killed, 30 injured).
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
Turkish cavalry reconnaissance from Beersheba (Palestine); shelled and forced to retreat.
Naval and Overseas Operations
German submarine attack in force on U.S. transports defeated.
Issue of report on operations in East Africa.
British mine-sweeper sunk in Mediterranean.
Ponta Delgada (Azores) shelled by enemy submarine.
