18th August 1918
Western Front
French advance between Oise and Lower Aisne, capturing plateau about Nampeel and village of Nouvron-Vingre.
British advance between Vieux Berquin and Bailleul, capturing Oultersteene.
Political, etc.
British Government announcement re: representation of Dominions in Imperial War Cabinet.
Ship Losses:
Gasconier (Belgium) The cargo ship struck a mine in the North Sea off Udsire, Rogaland, Norway and sank.
Idaho (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 120 nautical miles (220 km) north by west of Cape Villano, Spain by SM U-107 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of eleven crew.
USAT Montanan (United States Army) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 500 nautical miles (930 km) west of Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Gironde, France (46°47′N 13°42′W) by SM U-90 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of five of the 86 people on board. Survivors were rescued by USS Moma ( United States Navy).
Nordboen (Denmark) The cargo ship was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Palamos, Spain (41°20′N 3°48′E) by SM UB-48 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
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