1st September 1918
Western Front
Capture of Peronne; British take Bouchavesnes and Rancourt and make general progress south of Scarpe; on Lys front they advance and capture Neuve Eglise.
Over 57,000 prisoners and 650 guns re-taken by British during August.
French advance continues north of Noyon; above Soissons they capture Leury, Juvigny, Coucy and other places.
Eastern Front
Terrorism in Moscow; 5,000 social-revolutionaries sentenced to death by Bolsheviks.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
Turks begin attack on Baku.
Ship Losses:
Ami de Dieu (France) The trawler was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 47°32′N 8°55′W) by SM U-53 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
City of Glasgow (United Kingdom) The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 21 nautical miles (39 km) east of the Tuskar Rock, Ireland (52°17′N 5°38′W) by SM UB-118 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of twelve lives.
Etoile Polaire (France) The trawler was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 176 nautical miles (326 km) off Penmarc'h, Finistère (47°32′N 8°55′W) by SM U-53 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of a crew member.
Libertador (Portugal) The trawler was scuttled west of Gibraltar by SM U-22 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Mesaba (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 21 nautical miles (39 km) east of the Tuskar Rock (52°17′N 5°38′W) by SM UB-118 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of twenty of her crew.
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