8 October

Western Front

 * General Foch takes supreme command of the Allied armies defending the Coast.
 * Fighting at Roye.
 * Antwerp: The city bombarded: Belgians and Naval Brigades leave (being cut off and losing 2,000 interned in Holland).
 * Sir John French's third despatch (published 19 October).

Eastern Front

 * East Prussia: Russians take Lyck.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres

 * Tsing-tau: Japanese capture "Prince Heinrich" hill.

Naval and Overseas Operations

 * British submarine E9 sinks German destroyer S 126 at mouth of the River Ems.