22nd May 1917
Western Front
Confused fighting on Arras front; successful French actions on the River Aisne front.
Southern Front
Italians frustrate hostile attacks in Travignolo valley.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
Demolition of 13 miles of Hejaz Railway by Anzac Mounted Brigade and Camel Corps.
Political, etc.
Brigadier-General Nash succeeds Sir E. Geddes as Inspector General Transportation.
Crisis in China; President replaces Tuan-chi-jui by Wu Ting Fang, as Prime Minister.
Count Tisza, Hungarian Prime Minister, resigns.
Former President Roosevelt states he will do “everything” in his power to help Liberty Loans, which will fund the U.S. war effort.
President Brás of Brazil urges the Brazilian Congress to give up neutrality due to Germany’s submarine warfare.
Premier Ribot announces French war aims: the assurance of lasting peace, restoration of Alsace-Lorraine, & reparations from Germany.
Ship Losses:
HMT Epworth (Royal Navy) The naval trawler was lost on this date.
Jeune Albert (France) The fishing vessel was sunk in the Bay of Biscay by SM UC-21 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Lanthorn (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was sunk in the North Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Whitby, Yorkshire (54°30′N 0°29′W) by SM UB-41 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Lapa (Brazil) The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 130 nautical miles (240 km) west south west of Gibraltar (35°28′N 8°03′W) by SM U-47 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
HMT Merse (Royal Navy) The naval trawler struck a mine laid by UC 65 (Otto Steinbrinck) and sank in the Firth of Clyde 6 nautical miles (11 km) south east of Garroch Head, Isle of Bute with the loss of all seventeen crew.
Milo (United Kingdom) The collier collided with another vessel and sank in the English Channel off St. Alban's Head, Dorset.
Nann Smith (Norway) The cargo ship struck a mine laid by UC 69 (Erwin Waßner) and sank in the Bay of Biscay between Belle Île and Groix, Morbihan, France (47°13′N 3°14′W). Her crew survived.
Tansan Maru (Japan) The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 80 nautical miles (150 km) west of Annagh Head, County Mayo, United Kingdom (54°10′N 12°40′W) by SM U-46 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
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