[Jimbuna]

23rd March 1917

Western Front

French success at Artemps (south of St. Quentin).

Oise valley and La Fere flooded by enemy.

New detachments cross Ailette; progress north of Soissons.

Enemy thrown back to Grand Seraucourt.

Some fighting on British front between Arras and Bapume-Cambrai road.

Eastern Front

Russians lose trenches west of Moinesci, near River Trotus (Romanian front).

Germans massing troops on Riga-Dvinsk front seriously menacing Petrograd.

Southern Front

Bombs on Mudros from German airship.

Naval

Britain announces that it will expand its mine zones to cover the mouths of the Weser and Elbe rivers of Germany.

British destroyer HMS Laforey strikes a mine and sinks off Boulogne, France, resulting in the deaths of 59 of her 77 crew.

Political, etc.

Telegram from Mr. Lloyd George to Russian Prime Minister.

President Wilson and the Cabinet meets to discuss preparations for war.

Germany announces that bread rations will be cut by one-fourth starting on April 1st. Meat rations will be increased by 250 grams per week.

Ship Losses:

Achille Adam (United Kingdom) The coaster was scuttled in the English Channel 31 nautical miles (57 km) south east by east of Beachy Head, East Sussex by SM UB-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of six of her crew.
Amstelstroom (Netherlands) The cargo ship was shelled and damaged in the North Sea by SMS G86, SMS G87 and SMS V44 (all Kaiserliche Marine). The derelict vessel was sunk on 27 March 20 nautical miles (37 km) east north east of the Noord Hinder Lightship ( Netherlands) by SM UB-10 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Argo (Portugal) The full-rigged ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (47°46′N 10°45′W) by SM U-46 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Artemis (Greece) The coaster was sunk in the Tyrrhenian Sea off Porto Ercole, Tuscany, Italy (42°22′N 11°22′E) by SM U-34 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Bellatrix (Norway) The cargo ship was sunk in the Tyrrhenian Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Civitavecchia, Lazio, Italy by SM U-34 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Blomwaag (Norway) The coaster was sunk in the North Sea (51°40′N 1°20′E by SM UC-45 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Clan Macmillan (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) west of Beachy Head (50°41′N 0°01′W) by SM UB-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Eptalofos (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 47 nautical miles (87 km) north west of Malta (36°40′N 13°08′E) by SM U-64 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived, but eight survivors were taken as prisoners of war.
Exchange (United Kingdom) The coaster was shelled and sunk in the English Channel 30 nautical miles (56 km) north west of Cayeux-sur-Mer, Somme, France by SM UB-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of eight crew.
HMS Laforey (Royal Navy) The Laforey-class destroyer struck a mine laid by UB 12 (Ernst Steindorff) and sank in the English Channel off Boulogne, Pas de Calais, France (50°55′N 0°27′E) with the loss of 59 of her 77 crew.
Maine (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 9.5 nautical miles (17.6 km) south south west of Dartmouth, Devon (50°12′N 3°53′W) by SM UC-17 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Noli (Italy) The cargo ship was sunk in the Tyrrhenian Sea off Civitavecchia (42°11′N 11°37′E) by SM U-34 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Queenborough (United Kingdom) The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea 106 nautical miles (196 km) east of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire (57°28′N 1°32′E) by SM U-86 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her nine crew took to the lifeboats but were not rescued.
Tres Fratres (Netherlands) The trawler was scuttled in the North Sea (57°30′N 6°10′E) by SM U-62 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.