Oct. 9 (Fri.)
The end of the second Russian advance into East Prussia.
South Africa:—Maritz openly rebels and joins forces with the Germans on the border of South-West Africa (see Oct. 22).
A British naval air-raid on Düsseldorf, by which a Zeppelin is destroyed in its shed.
Oct. 10 (Sat.)
Antwerp is captured by the Germans.
Oct. 11 (Sun.)
The Battle of La Bassée begins (see Oct. 31); the British (2nd Corps) attack the La Bassée position.
A heavy attack on the British 7th Division at Ghent is repulsed.
The Russian cruiser Pallada is destroyed by German submarines in the Baltic.