A Concise Chronicle of Events of the Great War

by R. P. P. Rowe

Sept. 16 (Sun.)

Allied air-raids on Stuttgart and Colmar.

Sept. 18 (Tues.)

The British destroyer Contest is sunk by a submarine in the English Channel.

Sept. 20 (Thur.)

The British attack on an eight-mile front east of Ypres: Inverness Copse, Glencorse Wood, and other important positions are captured, with 2000 prisoners.

Sept. 21 (Fri.)

East of Ypres the British repulse counter-attacks and make further progress.

The Russians evacuate the important bridge-head of Jacobstadt (on the Dvina, 70 miles south-east of Riga).

East Africa:—The British advancing from the direction of the port of Kilwa break up an enemy force and drive it in flight towards the Mbemkuru River.