Aug. 3 (Sat.)
The Marne Front:—The Allied advance continues; the Germans are driven across the Vesle.
The Albert Front:—The Germans retire behind the Ancre, evacuating Hamel, Dernancourt, and other villages.
British troops are landed at Vladivostok.
The British ambulance transport Warilda is sunk by a submarine (123 lives lost).
Aug. 4 (Sun.)
The Marne Front:—The Americans capture Fismes; the French cross the Vesle: this ends the Second Battle of the Marne (see July 15).
The Germans retire on a front of ten miles south-east of Amiens.
The Caspian:—A British military mission reaches Baku; it is subsequently reinforced (see Sept. 14).
Aug. 5 (Mon.)