On This Day - 24 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
Aeroplane raid on London and south-east coast, 21 killed, 70 injured.
German attack north of Bezonvaux, Fosses and Chaume Woods, Verdun (north-east), repulsed.
Southern Front
Captain Marchese di Laureati flies from Turin to London, non-stop, 650 miles, 7 hours 22 minutes.
Naval and Overseas Operations
British destroy German food depots west of Kilwa; Belgian column within ten miles of Mahenge.
Political, etc.
Satisfactory Japanese Mission (Viscount Ishii) to U.S.A.
Great Britain apologises to Denmark for Jutland violation on 1 September 1917, and offers indemnity.
