23rd February 1918
Western Front
French and American troops conduct a joint raid against German lines in the Chemin-des-Dames sector, capturing 22 Germans and 1 machine gun.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
Patrol activity on wide front north of Jerusalem, east of Jericho.
Political, etc.
End of Inter-Allied Labour Conference; statement of War Aims.
Central Powers now demand from Russia the ceding of the Baltic Countries, Poland, and Ukraine, as well as commercial concessions.
Ship Losses:
Aspasia (Greece) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Aegean Sea by SM UC-23 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Birchleaf (United Kingdom) The tanker was torpedoed, shelled and severely damaged in the Irish Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) west by north of The Skerries, Anglesey by SM U-91 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of three of her crew. Her captain was taken as a prisoner of war. Birchleaf was salvaged, repaired and returned to service.
British Viscount (United Kingdom) The tanker was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) north by west of The Skerries, Anglesey by SM U-91 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of six of her crew.
Florizel (Newfoundland) The passenger ship ran aground at Horn Head Point, Cappahayden and was wrecked with the loss of 94 lives.
Humberto (Portugal) The barquentine was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) south east of Cape Tortosa, Spain by SM U-35 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
HMT Marion (Royal Navy) The naval trawler struck a mine laid by UC 25 (Ernst von Wangenheim) and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Malta (35°45′N 14°23′E) with the loss of six of her crew.
Remus (United Kingdom) The collier struck a mine laid by UC 59 (Herbert Lefholz) and sank in the North Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) south south west of Copinsay, Orkney Islands (58°20′N 2°42′W) with the loss of five of her crew.
Sardinero (Spain) The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar (34°30′N 8°40′W) by SM U-155 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Ulabrand (Norway) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Crammag Head, Wigtownshire, United Kingdom (54°40′N 5°03′W) by SM U-86 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of thirteen of her crew.
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