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Jimbuna · 01-18-18, 08:57 AM

18th January 1918

Western Front

German raids near Neuve Chapelle and Lens repulsed.

Eastern Front

Bolsheviks send further two hours' ultimatum to Romania demanding passage of troops.

Germany refuses undertaking to withdraw troops from Russia.

Constituent Assembly meets in Petrograd and denounces Bolsheviks.

Southern Front

Italian patrols active on Asiago plateau.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres

British advance at Dura, 12 miles north of Jerusalem.

Arabs capture important Turkish convoy east of Medina.

British bomb Samaria.

Naval

HMS Cavendish (later HMS Vindictive), Royal Navy cruiser converted into an aircraft carrier, is launched. The ship later in the year after completion:

Political, etc.

Mr. Lloyd George again addresses Man-power Conference.

Australia: Mr. Hughes' Government defeats "No confidence" vote.

Hungary: Serious strikes in Budapest.

All passenger railroad traffic in Germany is reduced by 60 percent in order to free up capacity for the transport of soldiers and war-related materials.

Factories in the U.S., with the exception of those engaged in war work, will be shut down for 5 days, starting today, on order by the government to conserve coal supplies.

Ship Losses:

HMS Blackcock (Royal Navy) The Admiralty tug ran aground near Tsip Navalock, Russia and was abandoned. She was later crushed by ice and sank.
HMT Gambri (Royal Navy) The naval trawler struck a mine laid by UC 71 (Ernst Steindorff) and sank in the English Channel 0.75 nautical miles (1,390 m) off the Royal Sovereign Lightship ( United Kingdom) with the loss of 21 of her crew.
Maria P. (United Kingdom) The barquentine was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean 75 nautical miles (139 km) west of Cape Mannu, Sardinia, Italy (39°52′N 6°36′E) by SM U-63 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Ville de Bordeaux (French Navy) The troopship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Caccia, Sardinia (40°29′N 6°49′E) by SM U-63 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of eight lives.
SM UB-66 (Kaiserliche Marine) German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy was sunk by HMS Campanula (38°30′N 24°25′E) on 18 January 1918, 30 crew members died in the event.

01-18-18, 08:57 AM	#2770
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	18th January 1918 Western Front German raids near Neuve Chapelle and Lens repulsed. Eastern Front Bolsheviks send further two hours' ultimatum to Romania demanding passage of troops. Germany refuses undertaking to withdraw troops from Russia. Constituent Assembly meets in Petrograd and denounces Bolsheviks. Southern Front Italian patrols active on Asiago plateau. Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres British advance at Dura, 12 miles north of Jerusalem. Arabs capture important Turkish convoy east of Medina. British bomb Samaria. Naval HMS Cavendish (later HMS Vindictive), Royal Navy cruiser converted into an aircraft carrier, is launched. The ship later in the year after completion: Political, etc. Mr. Lloyd George again addresses Man-power Conference. Australia: Mr. Hughes' Government defeats "No confidence" vote. Hungary: Serious strikes in Budapest. All passenger railroad traffic in Germany is reduced by 60 percent in order to free up capacity for the transport of soldiers and war-related materials. Factories in the U.S., with the exception of those engaged in war work, will be shut down for 5 days, starting today, on order by the government to conserve coal supplies. Ship Losses: HMS Blackcock (Royal Navy) The Admiralty tug ran aground near Tsip Navalock, Russia and was abandoned. She was later crushed by ice and sank. HMT Gambri (Royal Navy) The naval trawler struck a mine laid by UC 71 (Ernst Steindorff) and sank in the English Channel 0.75 nautical miles (1,390 m) off the Royal Sovereign Lightship ( United Kingdom) with the loss of 21 of her crew. Maria P. (United Kingdom) The barquentine was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean 75 nautical miles (139 km) west of Cape Mannu, Sardinia, Italy (39°52′N 6°36′E) by SM U-63 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived. Ville de Bordeaux (French Navy) The troopship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Caccia, Sardinia (40°29′N 6°49′E) by SM U-63 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of eight lives. SM UB-66 (Kaiserliche Marine) German Type UB III submarine or U-boat in the German Imperial Navy was sunk by HMS Campanula (38°30′N 24°25′E) on 18 January 1918, 30 crew members died in the event. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)