[Jimbuna]

14th May 1917

Western Front

British line advanced north of Gavrelle.

British troops make further gains at the Arras Battle, taking all of the commune of Roeux and advance north of Gavrelle.

Strong hostile reconnaisances north-east of Vauxaillon (Soissons), west of Craonne, Berry au Bac and in Champagne fail.

Southern Front

Strong Italian attack north and south of Gorizia and in northern sector of Carno, east of Faiti Hrib.

Naval and Overseas Operations

Sir John Jellicoe to be Chief of Naval Staff, Sir E. Geddes Controller.

German submarine SM U-59 accidentally hits a German mine and sinks. 33 crew members are killed with 4 survivors.

Political, etc.

King George tours industrial centres in the North.

Germans are banned from boarding any American ship heading to any Russian port.

Commander of the Petrograd (St. Petersburg) garrison & the Minister of War & Marine resign due to divisions in the Russian government.

Ship Losses:

Bel Lily (United Kingdom) The trawler struck a mine laid by
UC 49 (Alfred Arnold) and sank in the North Sea 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) east north east of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire with the loss of ten of her crew.
Cairnmoney (United Kingdom) The barque was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 150 nautical miles (280 km) west of the Fastnet Rock by SM U-49 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Elizabeth Hampton (United Kingdom) The schooner was scuttled in the English Channel 25 nautical miles (46 km) south by west of St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight by SM UB-18 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Farley (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 70 nautical miles (130 km) south west of the Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly (48°56′N 7°22′W) by SM UC-17 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Francesco Raiola (Italy) The brigantine was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea east of Sicily (37°41′N 15°29′E) by SM U-63 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Gravelinoise (France) The sailing vessel was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) east of Valencia, Spain (39°27′N 0°05′W) by SM U-34 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Tamon Maru No.11 (Japan) The cargo ship sank at Aburatsu, Hyūga, Miyazaki.
Tejo (Portugal) The sailing vessel was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea (38°58′N 0°18′E) by SM U-34 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
SM U-59 (Kaiserliche Marine) The Type U 57 submarine struck a mine and sank in the North Sea (55°33′N 7°15′E) with the loss of 33 of her 37 crew.
Volga (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea east of Sicily by SM U-63 ( Kaiserliche Marine). She was beached but was later refloated.