2 October

Western Front

 * Battle round Arras: French hard pressed.
 * Antwerp: Belgians retire across the Nethe: Germans occupy Termonde.

Eastern Front

 * East Prussian Frontier: Russians recover Mariampol.

Southern Front

 * Bosnia: Serbians and Montenegrins renew their advance towards Sarajevo.

Naval and Overseas Operations

 * East Africa: British victory at Gazi.
 * HMS Cumberland captures nine German liners, etc., in Cameroon River.

Political

 * Great Britain: Mr. Asquith's speech at Cardiff disclosing German proposals to Britain in 1912.