5th September 1918
Western Front
British still advance north and south of Peronne; approach high ground on Athies-Nurlu front; local fighting about Moeuvres and Neuville-Bourjonval.
Steady advance of General Humbert's Army from Noyon towards St. Quentin; crosses Somme canal and approaches within three miles of Ham.
Vesle front (east of Soissons) Franco-American troops drive Germans north towards the Aisne.
Eastern Front
North of Vladivostok Japanese capture Khabarovsk, an important enemy base, with much booty and 120 enemy guns.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
The Hejez Arabs continue to harry the Turks in frequent raids round Medina.
Naval
American troopship USS Mount Vernon is attacked by the German submarine U-82, killing 36 sailors, but the ship remains afloat.
Political, etc.
Arrest in London of M. Litvinov and other Bolsheviks, as guarantees for the safety of British subjects in Russia.
Ship Losses:
Dolphin (Soviet Navy Red Movement) The gunboat was shelled and sunk at Kazan on the Volga River by White Movement or Czech Legion artillery.
USS Mount Vernon (United States Navy) The troopship was torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) off the coast of France by
SM U-82 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of 36 of her crew. She was subsequently repaired and returned to service.
Rio Mondego (Portugal) The schooner was damaged by scuttling charges in the Atlantic Ocean 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Land's End, Cornwall, United Kingdom. The charges were placed by
SM U-53 ( Kaiserliche Marine). She was towed to the Isles of Scilly and beached. Despite being placed under guard, some of her cargo of port was liberated by the locals.
SM UC-91 (Kaiserliche Marine) The Type UC III submarine collided with
Alexandra Woermann ( German Empire) in the Baltic Sea (54°21′N 10°10′E) and sank with the loss of 17 crew. She was raised on 6 September, repaired and returned to service.