18th November 1917
Western Front
Artillery very active on both sides; German raids north-west of St. Quentin.
Southern Front
Italians driven from fortified positions on Mt. Tomba, but offer strong resistance.
Austrians attack in southern Albania and attempt to cross River Voyusa, 12 miles north of Valona.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
Death from cholera of Sir Stanley Maude in Mesopotamia.
Naval and Overseas Operations
In East Africa force of 262 Germans and 700 Askaris surrdeners to British, 18 miles south-east of Chivata.
British patrol boat sunk in Mediterranean by enemy submarine, 9 killed.
Political, etc.
Petrograd completely held by Bolsheviks. Rumours current that Russia will shortly withdraw from war.
Ship Losses:
Antwerpen (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south south west of the Runnel Stone (50°06′N 5°31′W) by SM UC-77 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
HMS Candytuft (Royal Navy) The Anchusa-class sloop was torpedoed off Bougie, Algeria by SM U-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine). She drifted ashore and sank with the loss of nine crew.
Gisella (United Kingdom) The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south west by south of Skokholm, Pembrokeshire by SM UC-77 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of two of her crew.
HMS K1 (Royal Navy) The K-class submarine collided with HMS K4 ( Royal Navy) off the coast of Denmark. All 56 crew were rescued by HMS Blonde, which scuttled the ship.
HMS Marsa (Royal Navy) The auxiliary minesweeper collided with another vessel and sank off Harwich, Essex.
SM UC-47 (Kaiserliche Marine) The Type UC II submarine was depth charged, rammed and sunk in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom by the patrol craft PC-57 ( Royal Navy) with the loss of all 26 crew.
SM UC-57 (Kaiserliche Marine) The Type UC II submarine departed Hamnskär, Finland. No further trace, believed struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea with the loss of all 26 crew.
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