21st June 1918
Southern Front
Italians enlarge bridgehead at Cavazuccherina (near mouth of Piave); Austrian attempts to regain initiative in Montello and Grappa regions checked; 12,000 prisoners to date.
Political, etc.
Captain A.M. Shchastnyi, commander of naval forces in the Baltic Sea and chief architect of the Ice March of the Baltic Fleet, is executed in Moscow, following a dispute with Trotsky.
Food crisis in Vienna eased.
Mr. Balfour censures Pacifists.
Lord Curzon announces abandonment of Home Rule and conscription in Ireland for the present.
Ship Losses:
Eglantine (Norway) The sailing vessel was sunk in the North Sea by SM U-86 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of eight of her crew.
Montebello (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 320 nautical miles (590 km) west of Ouessant, Finistère, France (47°05′N 12°45′W) by SM U-100 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of 41 crew.
USS Schurz (United States Navy) The Bussard-class cruiser was rammed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of the Cape Lookout Lightship ( United States Navy) by Florida ( United States) with the loss of a crew member.
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