23rd November 1917
Western Front
British attack in the night and advance on line south-east of Ypres.
Further advance on enemy positions west of Cambrai; British attack Bourlon Wood.
Byng promoted to General.
Eastern Front
Lenin Government issues decree for further disbandment of Russian army.
Political, etc.
German residents in the U.S. are barred from entering tall buildings in New York that gives them view of the New York Harbor or the rivers.
Ship Losses:
SMS A60 (Kaiserliche Marine) The A26-class torpedo boat struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off the coast of Belgium with the loss of seventeen of her crew.
La Blanca (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) south south east of Berry Head, Devon by SM U-96 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of two of her crew.
Luigina (Italy) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea east of Sardinia (39°57′N 9°58′E) by SM UC-35 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of all hands.
Markella (Greece) The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea north of Monastagem, Algeria (35°18′N 0°20′W) by SM U-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Ocean (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east by north of Hartlepool, County Durham by SM UB-21 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Trombetas (Portugal) The three-masted schooner was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) south west of Santa Maria Island, Azores (35°30′N 20°40′W) by SM U-151 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Westlands (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of the Île Vierge, Finistère, France by SM U-53 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
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