Mr. Lloyd George is appointed British Secretary of State for War.
July 7 (Fri.)
The Somme Front:—The British line is advanced: Leipsig Redoubt is carried; Contalmaison is taken and lost.
East Africa:—The British occupy Tanga.
July 8 (Sat.)
The Russians cross the Stokhod.
July 9 (Sun.)
The Somme Front:—Heavy fighting on the British Front for Ovillers and in Trônes Wood; the French approach Péronne and capture Hardecourt.
The German cargo-carrying submarine Deutschland reaches Norfolk in Virginia (see Aug. 23).