23rd September 1918
Western Front
Series of local battles along front; Germans make stubborn resistance round Epehy.
French advance their line east of St. Quentin Canal; they reach the Oise, three miles north of La Fere.
Actions round Haumont on American front.
Eastern Front
Bulgarian rout; French cavalry enter Prilep, enemy stream northward toward Veles pursued by Allied troops.
Serbians in neighbourhood of Demir Kapu are well north of the Vardar.
British advance north of Lake Doiran and their cavalry pursue Bulgarians along road to Strumitsa.
Southern Front
East of Jordan, Colonial and Jewish troops pursue Turkish 4th Army in retreat towards Amman on Hejaz railway; British reach Es Salt.
Arab forces occupy Maan (south of Dead Sea); harass enemy retreating north.
Increasing number of prisoners.
British capture Acre and Haifa.
Ship Losses:
Aldershot (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east south east of Dartmouth, Devon by SM UB-113 (both Imperial German Navy) with the loss of a crew member.
Edlington (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 70 nautical miles (130 km) east by south of Cape Passaro, Sicily, Italy (36°42′N 16°37′E) by SM UC-54 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.
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