On This Day - 4 September 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
Verdun: Red Cross stations in rear of, bombed during night.
Aeroplane raid on London and south-east counties, 19 killed, 71 injured.
Eastern Front
Russians fall back 30 miles along Riga-Petrograd road.
Southern Front
Heavy fighting north-east of Gorizia and on southern Carso; Italians take positions round Monte S. Gabriele and 1,600 prisoners.
Italians fall back from, but recover, positions between Brestovica valley and sea.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Scarborough shelled by submarine; 30 rounds, 3 killed, 6 injured.
Political, etc.
Trades Union Congress declares against Stockholm Conference by overwhelming majority.
Mr Morel sent to prison.
Correspondence between Kaiser and Tsar (anti-British proposals) published.
