24th June 1918
Southern Front
Right bank of Piave cleared of Austrians; Italians attack Austrians north-west of M. Grappa without much success. Further 8,000 prisoners.
Aviation
The Royal Air Force employs its new 1,650-lb (748-kg) bomb in combat for the first time when a Handley Page O/400 of No. 216 Squadron drops one on Middelkerke, Belgium.
Political, etc.
Speeches of Mr. Lloyd George in House of Commons and of von Kuhlmann, on the situation.
Emperor Charles refuses resignation of von Seidler.
Appeal of Irish Recruiting Council: Irish overseas aghast at inaction in Ireland.
Ship Losses:
Caroline (Denmark) The three-masted schooner was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean north west of Ireland (56°39′N 10°01′W) by SM U-102 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
HMS D6 (Royal Navy) The D-class submarine was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of Inishtrahull Island, County Donegal (55°37′N 7°15′W) by SM UB-73 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of 24 of her 26 crew. Both survivors were rescued by SM UB-73.
Maria (Greece) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea south of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy by SM UC-52 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Saint Antoine (France) The schooner was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Mahdia, Tunisia by SM UB-68 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Sophia (Italy) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea south of Syracuse by SM UC-52 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
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