Sykes Picot Agreement Map. Image courtesy The National Archives (United Kingdom).
- Sir Mark Sykes of Great Britain and Francois Georges Picot of France secretly reach an accord for dividing the Middle East between the two countries following the fall of the Ottoman Empire. The Sykes-Picot Agreement
- The Leader reminds readers of the conditions of enlistment and the rates of pay for war service. To Intending Recruits
- One person is killed and two injured during a German air raid on the Kent coast
- The Trentino offensive in northern Italy stalls as Austrian forces sustain heavy casualties during their attempt to take Monte Pasubio and Col Santo
- Relatives of Cecil Lidster commemorate the anniversary of his death. In Memoriam
He laid down his life for his Empire,
He sleeps ‘neath the shell-stricken sod,
At peace, though the world is still warring,
At peace, and at rest with his God
