22nd September 1918
Western Front
Hostile attacks north-west of La Bassee fail.
South of St. Quentin French reach outskirts of Vendeul and gain ground east of Sancy.
Southern Front
Great Allied victory in Balkans; Brilliant Serbian attack; Bulgarians retreat on 100-mile front, from Monastir to Lake Doiran.
Allies cut Vardar railway and line from Prilep to Gradsko. They advance on Babuna Pass.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
British seize passages of Jordan north of Dead Sea and close enemy's last means of escape. 25,000 prisoners and 260 guns taken. The 7th and 8th Turkish armies are virtually wiped out.
Ship Losses:
HMT Elise (Royal Navy) The naval trawler was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north east of St. Mary's Lighthouse, Northumberland (55°06′N 1°27′W) by SM UB-34 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of fourteen of her crew.
Euthamia (United Kingdom) The trawler strucke a mine and sank in the North Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) east by north of the Humber Lightship ( United Kingdom).
Gaia (Portugal) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores (37°13′N 23°19′W) by SM U-157 ( Imperial German Navy).
Gorsemore (United Kingdom) The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 44 nautical miles (81 km) south east of Cape Colonne, Italy (38°28′N 17°51′E) by SM UC-53 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.
Polesley (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of the Pendeen Lighthouse, Cornwall (50°13′N 4°46′W) by SM UB-88 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of 43 of her crew.
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