The Caucasus:--Mush and Bitlis are recaptured by the Turks (see Feb. 19, Mar. 2, and Aug. 23 and 24). The Italian dreadnought _Leonardo da Vinci_ is sunk by an internal explosion in Taranto harbour. A Zeppelin raid on the eastern counties of England. Aug. 3 (Thur.) Sir Roger Casement is hanged in Pentonville Prison (see June 29). Fierce fighting on the Stokhod; the Russian advance is checked. East Africa:--Ujiji is captured by the Belgians. Aug. 4 (Fri.) The Somme Front:--The British advance near Pozières. The Russians attack on the Sereth. The Turks attack on the Suez Canal (the Battle of Romani). Aug. 5 (Sat.) The Somme Front:--A further British advance near Pozières. The Italians attack on the Isonzo (the Battle of Gorizia: see Aug. 8 and 14). Egypt:--The Turks are routed in the Battle of Romani. Aug. 6 (Sun.) The Somme Front:--A German counter-attack at Pozières is repulsed. A Russian success on the Sereth. Aug. 7 (Mon.) The Russians attack south of the Dniester: Tysmienica (near Stanislau) is captured and many prisoners are taken. Aug. 8 (Tues.) The Isonzo Front:--The Italians capture Gorizia and take 12,000 prisoners (see Oct. 28, 1917). Aug. 9 (Wed.) The French advance on a four-mile front north of the Somme. A Zeppelin raid on England. A British air-raid on the Zeppelin sheds near Brussels. Aug. 10 (Thur.) The Somme Front:--The British and French advance at a number of points. Stanislau is captured by the Russians, with a large sector of the remaining Austrian defences in Eastern Galicia; over 80,000 prisoners and many guns are taken. Aug. 11 (Fri.) Macedonia:--Italian troops land at Salonika; a French success near Doiran. East Africa:--Mpwapwa is occupied by the British. British airmen bombard the Zeppelin sheds near Brussels and Namur. Aug. 12 (Sat.) The Somme Front:--The French advance near Hardecourt. The Italians advance on the Carso. A German seaplane bombs Dover. Aug. 13 (Sun.) The Somme Front:--The British advance near Pozières; the French advance near Maurepas. The British destroyer _Lassoo_ is sunk by a mine off the Dutch coast. Aug. 14 (Mon.) The end of the Battle of Gorizia (see Aug. 5), which results in an important advance and the capture of Gorizia and many prisoners by the Italians. Aug. 15 (Tues.) The Russians occupy Jablonica (Carpathians). Aug. 16 (Wed.) The Somme Front:--The French and British reach the Guillemont-Maurepas road. Aug. 17 (Thurs.) The Bulgarians attack near Salonika. Aug. 18 (Fri.) Gravelotte, 1870. The Somme Front:--The British attack along a front of 11 miles between Thiepval and Guillemont and capture important positions; the French gain ground near Maurepas. Macedonia:--The Bulgarians advance towards Kavalla. Aug. 19 (Sat.) The Somme Front:--The British capture important positions on the Thiepval Ridge.