10th June 1916
Western Front
At Verdun, German troops continue to make gains east of the Meuse and capture 1500 French soldiers in the last 2 days.
German artillery very active near Ypres.
Eastern Front
Russians take Dubno (Volhynia); enemy retire from Strypa; heavy fighting on whole front; 3,500 prisoners reported.
Southern Front
Further Italian progress in Trentino. French occupy Thasos.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
Turks sink three British munition barges on Tigris.
Hussein bin Ali, the Sharif of Mecca, orders his men to attack the Ottoman garrison in Mecca by firing a shot from a window in his palace. Garrison of Mecca surrenders to Sharif.
Naval and Overseas Operations
British occupy Mkalamo, on Pangani River (German East Africa).
Political, etc.
Compulsory service bill passed in New Zealand.
Italian Cabinet loses a vote of confidence in the Chamber of Deputies due to losses against Austria-Hungary. Italian ministry resigns.
7000 German-Americans, waving American flags, march in Newark to demonstrate their loyalty to the U.S.
Ship Losses:
Orion (Russia) The cargo ship was sunk in the Black Sea off Gagri by SM U-38 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Para (Sweden) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea off the Alamagrund Lightship ( Sweden). Her fifteen crew survived.
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