British aeroplanes bomb the Austrian naval base at Cattaro with great effect.
A British air-raid on Mannheim.
July 2 (Tues.)
Italy:—The Italians advance on the Lower Piave and capture 1900 prisoners; they also make important progress on Monte Grappa.
July 3 (Wed.)
Death of Viscount Rhondda, the British Food Controller (see July 9, and June 15, 1917).
Death of Mohmed V., the Sultan of Turkey.
The French advance between Autrèches and Moulin-sous-Touvent and capture over 1000 prisoners.
July 4 (Thur.)
A hundred merchant ships are launched in the U.S.A. to celebrate Independence Day; the day is celebrated in London and the Dominions, in Paris, and in Rome.