30th December 1917
Western Front
South of Marcoing (Cambrai) British regain portions of Welsh Ridge.
Southern Front
French storm Austrian trenches east of M. Grappa.
Padua again bombed.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
British continue advance north; take Bethel, etc.
Naval and Overseas Operations
H.M.S. "Aragon" torpedoed in Mediterranean.
Political, etc.
Tuskegee Institute releases report that 38 African Americans were lynched in the United States this year.
Cold weather and a coal shortages cause two riots in break out in New York City.
Ship Losses:
Aragon (United Kingdom) The troopship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Alexandria, Egypt (31°18′N 29°48′E) by SM UC-34 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of 610 lives.
HMS Attack (Royal Navy) The Acheron-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Alexandria (31°18′N 29°49′E) by SM UC-34 ( Kaiserliche Marine) whilst rescuing survivors from Aragon ( United Kingdom). Ten of her 70 crew were killed.
Hercules (United Kingdom) The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east north east of Whitby, Yorkshire (54°32′N 0°39′W) by SM UB-21 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of twelve of her crew.
Joachim Mumbru (Spain) The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of Madeira, Portugal (31°17′N 17°20′W) by SM U-156 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Zone (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off St. Ives, Cornwall (50°16′N 5°29′W) by SM U-110 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
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