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Old 08-19-18, 08:23 AM   #3205
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19th August 1918

Western Front

North of Oise French capture Le Hamel; between Oise and Aisne French capture Morsain; British retake Merville (Lys front).

Eastern Front

Successful Bolshevist attack on Ussuri front. Allied line withdrawn 6 miles.

Political, etc.

Italian newspapers begin discussion re: difference in foreign policy between S'ri. Orlando (Premier) and Sonnino (Foreign Secretary).

Ship Losses:

Buoni Amici (Portugal) The sailing vessel was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 45 nautical miles (83 km) off Viana do Castelo by SM U-22 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Marie Suzanne (United Kingdom) The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the Aegean Sea 47 nautical miles (87 km) south west of Mudros, Greece by SM UC-37 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
SM UB-12 (Kaiserliche Marine) The Type UB I submarine departed from Zeebrugge, West Flanders, Belgium on patrol. No further trace, lost with all fourteen crew.
Zinal (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 360 nautical miles (670 km) north by east of Terceira, Azores, Portugal by SM UB-109 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of two of her crew.
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