24th April 1918
Western Front
Violent attacks on junction of British and French in Amiens sector south of Somme; Villers-Bretonneux lost.
Battle very severe at Hangard; Germans finally capture village.
Attacks beaten off east of Robecq and north-east of Bailleul.
Heavy artillery fire in Woevre.
Eastern Front
Manchuria: Cossacks under Colonel Semenov defeat 500 armed Hungarian prisoners of war and drive them back towards Chita.
Southern Front
Macedonia: Lively fighting west of Doiran and in Cherna Bend.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
During past week, a 53-mile section of Hejaz railway south of Maan effectively occupied by Arab troops.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Naval aircraft over Zeebrugge and Ostend.
Political, etc.
Rectification of Anglo-Turkish agreement for exchange of prisoners announced.
French papers publish Lichnowsky memorandum in full.
Hungary: Count Serenyi tries to form Ministry; and fails next day.
Ship Losses:
Agnete (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south by west of Start Point, Devon by a Kaiserliche Marine submarine with the loss of twelve of her crew.
Leonor (Portugal) The trawler was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal by SM UB-105 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Mabrouska (France) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea (32°44′N 32°40′E) by SM UB-53 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
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