Western Front
Germans re-capture ground north-west of Albert.
French advance north of River Aisne near Moulin sous Touvent (north-west of Soissons).
Pershing attends Canadian Corps’ Dominion Day celebration.
British captain at the Le Crotoy aerodrome in France with two dogs: © IWM (Q 12085):
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Southern Front
Piave (Mt Grappa sector): Successful Italian attack on Austrians in Piave delta begins; Italians claim 1,900 prisoners.
3 Italian brigades recapture Col del Migio and Mt Solaroli but lose latter to counter-attack. Italian 4th and 54th divisions clear Austro-Hungarians from between old and new river delta channels, taking 3000 PoWs, 20 guns and 80 MGs unti July 6.
Salonika: Franchet d’Esperey receives Paris directive for local attacks before autumn offensive. Georges Clemenceau soothes British at Supreme War Council over his unilateral action (exchange of C-in-C). British ration strength 162,332 lowest since November 1, 1916.
Naval and Overseas Operations
US troopships heead for Europe. The convoy systen was so successful tat not one loaded US troopship in convoy was lost:
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Kaiser refuses to extend unrestricted U-boat war to US waters (see political, below), but 3 U-cruisers operate according to prize rules, sink c.100,000t of shipping (June 7 – October), 42 steamers and small craft.
Political, etc
Austria-Hungary: Publication of Austrian Socialists' Declaration re: peace.
Germany: Kaiser and Chancellor hold war aims conference at Spa; veto proposed U-boat blockade of US East Coast, but Soviet Black Sea Fleet remnants to be German-crewed. Erich Ludendorff wants colonies, citizenship and conscription for German-speaking Russians.
France: British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour, Field Marshal Haig, General Henry Wilson, and U.S. General John Pershing in Versailles for the Supreme War Council: © IWM (Q 58100):
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United Kingdom: Opening of International Commercial Conference at Westminster; aim is postwar anti-German trade steps.
Establishment of (British) Central Council of Agriculture.
Statement of General Botha re: military and police measures.
United States: Woodrow Wilson declares that over 1 million Americans have sailed for France (only 8,165 casualties-291 lost at sea-out of 1,019,115 US troops sent).