22nd December 1917
Western Front
Germans drive in British advanced posts on Ypres-Staden railway.
Eastern Front
Peace negotiations proceeding at Best-Litovsk.
Southern Front
Austrian massed attack carries hills near Valstagna.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
Arabs under Sheikh Feisul capture Turkish troop train on Hejaz railway.
British advance north and east of Jaffa.
Political, etc.
Lord Rhondda's scheme for rationing by localities comes into force; main cause of queues removed.
U.S. Army during the past two months has court-martialed over 100 American soldiers at Camp Merritt, New Jersey, for pro-German views and activities.
Ship Losses:
Clan Cameron (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 23 nautical miles (43 km) south west of Portland Bill, Dorset by SM UB-58 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Colemere (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in St. George's Channel 35 nautical miles (65 km) west of the Smalls Lighthouse by SM U-105 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of four crew.
Mabel Baird (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west south west of The Lizard, Cornwall (49°57′N 5°17′W) by SM UB-57 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of five of her crew.
Piemonte (Italy) The cargo ship was damaged in the Gulf of Genoa south of Livorno, Tuscany by SM UB-49 ( Kaiserliche Marine). She was beached but was later salvaged.
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