9th August 1918
Western Front
On the first day of the Battle of Amiens, Allied forces advance 7 miles on a 20-mile front against the Germans, taking around 16,000 German prisoners. German General Ludendorff calls it “the black day of the German Army.”
Second Battle of Lassigny begins.
British occupy Morlancourt and reach Lihons (2 miles from Chaulnes).
French 3rd Army advances on Montdidier from north and south, capturing Assainvillers (on south) and Pierrepont (on north).
Eastern Front
News of arrest of Messrs. Lockhart (British Consul-General at Moscow) and Wardrop (British Consul) by Bolsheviks.
Southern Front
Italian air raid on Vienna dropping leaflets, not bombs.
Political, etc.
Appeal of Executive of Miners' Federation of Great Britain to miners to increase output of coal by avoiding unnecessary absenteeism.
Ship Losses:
Emma (Russia) The three-masted schooner was sunk in the Skagerrak 37 nautical miles (69 km) off Ryvingen, Rogaland, Norway (57°29′N 8°09′E) by SM UB-89 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Girola Ciolino (Italy) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Malta Channel (36°18′N 13°34′E) by SM UC-22 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Glenlee (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east of the Owers Lightship ( United Kingdom) by SM UB-57 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of a crew member.
Orkney (Denmark) The barque was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean west of Gibraltar (39°50′N 17°47′W) by SM U-157 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of five crew.
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