Kimpolung (Southern Bukovina) is captured by the Russians. The Great Eastern Railway Company's steamer _Brussels_ (master, Captain Charles Fryatt) is captured by a German torpedo flotilla and taken to Zeebrugge (see July 27). June 24 (Sat.) Verdun:--Fleury is stormed by the Germans; this is the extreme point of their advance. The Russians are in possession of almost all the Bukovina. June 25 (Sun.) Verdun:--A French success at Fleury. Asiago is recaptured by the Italians (see May 31); the Austrians are pressed back along the entire Trentino Front. June 26 (Mon.) The trial of Sir Roger Casement for high treason begins (see June 29). June 27 (Tues.) Western Front:--Heavy bombardments and many trench raids by the British. A Russian reverse near Kovel. The Italians recapture Arsiero (see May 31) and Posina. June 28 (Wed.) It is announced in the House of Commons that the British and French Governments have abandoned the Declaration of London. June 29 (Thur.) Sir Roger Casement is sentenced to death (see April 21, Aug. 3). June 30 (Fri.) Verdun:--The French recapture Fort Thiaumont. Heavy bombardments of the German lines along the Western Front. The Russians capture Kolomea (Galicia). July 1 (Sat.) (The Battle of the Boyne, 1690). The Battle of the Somme begins (see Nov. 17): Montaubon, Mametz, and other villages are captured by the British; the French capture Dompierre, Becquincourt, and other villages. The German offensive at Verdun is virtually at an end (see Feb. 21). July 2 (Sun.) The Somme Front:--The British capture Fricourt; the French capture Curlu and Frise. The Battle of Baranovitchi (an important junction on the railway running south from Vilna) begins (see July 14): the Russians advance. Persia:--Kermanshah is retaken by the Turks (see Feb. 27, 1916, and March 13, 1917). July 3 (Mon.) The Somme Front:--Fighting is in progress for Ovillers, Contalmaison, and La Boiselle; the British capture Serre; the French take a number of villages beyond the German second position. July 4 (Tues.) The Somme Front:--La Boiselle is captured by the British; the French advance towards Péronne. July 5 (Wed.) The Russians advance towards the Stokhod. July 6 (Thur.) 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). July 10 (Mon.) The Somme Front:--The British capture Contalmaison. Mesopotamia:--A Turkish attack on the British position near Sanna-i-Yat. July 11 (Tues.) Oudenarde, 1708. A German submarine bombards Seaham harbour.